All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2008
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NewsACS hits out at business rate hike
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has hit out at the government’s decision to increase business rates in April 2009 by 5%. The ACS said the government wrote to Billing Authorities earlier this month informing them of the rise. The rise was calculated on September’s Retail Price Index (RPI) rate, ...
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New venue for APEA 2009
APEA, the conference, exhibition and awards event run by the Association for Petroleum & Explosives Administration, is moving to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry for 2009. Next year’s event will be held on October 15th at the Jaguar Exhibition Hall, which the group says offers more than 3,000 squaremetres of ...
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Bank Machine celebrates 10th anniversary
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first independent cash ATM being installed in the UK. The cash machine was installed by Bank Machine in a Spar store in Birmingham, creating a market that it says has been one of the fastest growing of the last decade.Commenting on the ...
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Exxonmobil to invest £1bn in cleaner burning diesel
ExxonMobil is set to invest more than $1 billion in three refineries to boost supply of cleaner burning diesel by about six million gallons per day. ExxonMobil Refining and Supply will construct new units and modify existing facilities at its refineries in Baton Rougein Louisiana, Baytown, Texas, and Antwerp in ...
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Tobacco ban proposals branded anti-competitive
Reacting to yesterday’s Government announcement proposing banning the display of tobacco products in England and Wales, Imperial Tobacco has re-iterated its view that the proposals are anti-competitive; undermine the principle of adult choice; create a huge work and cost burden for retailers; and will further fuel the illicit ...
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Tobacco display ban announced
The government is to ban the open display of tobacco in shops in England and Wales. Health secretary Alan Johnson said this morning that the big supermarkets would have to implement the ban first. There will also be steps put in place to prevent underage access to vending machines.Today’s ...
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Diesel drops to under £1 a litre
Morrisons has slashed the price of a litre of diesel to under £1 a litre. The supermarket was the first to announce the price drop, effective from today, which will see diesel sold for 99.9p alitre at all Morrisons UK forecourts. The move was followed by Tesco, which announced ...
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Fuel sales up at Morrisons
Fuel sales at Morrisons are up 5.4%, according to its quarter three results, contributing to an overall sales increase of 14.9%. Like-for-like sales including fuel increased by 13.3% (8.1%excluding fuel). Morrisons has gained a lot of publicity through its forecourts in recent weeks, sparking a price war by being the ...
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Jonathan James to trial M&S franchise
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Jonathan James is to be the first independent retailer to pilot the Marks & Spencer Simply Food franchise. The trialwill take place at his Witchford Road Service Station, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, which he runs with his wife Rebecca. The announcement was ...
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Greenergy doubles fuel capacity in Scotland
Greenergy announced today it had consolidated its position as the biggest independent oil company in Scotland after doubling its fuel storage capacitynorth of the border. The UK fuel supplier confirmed it had secured exclusive use of the Clydebank fuel terminal, which is near Glasgow on the west coast ...
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New partnership deal for Gulf and Arval
Gulf Retail and fleet and fuel management specialist Arval, have entered into a new partnership agreement that will see the continued acceptance of Arval-issued fuel cards throughout the Gulf network. The new agreement ensures that Arval’s 1.3m fuel card holders have access to the ever growing Gulf Retail operation and ...
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ACS welcomes government alcohol crackdown
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed plans outlined by the Government yesterday to crack down on irresponsible alcohol misuse.The organisation said ministers had also indicated there would be extra powers for local authorities to act against the minority of premises which do not retail responsibly or who ...
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Chevron may sell some refineries
Chevron Corporation may sell some refineries and parts of its fuel businesses, according to John Watson, the company’s executive vice president of strategy and development. He isreported to have made the comments during a presentation to an energy conference in New York earlier this week. Watson said that the ...
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Soaking up spills
Ixtar has extended its product range to include two varieties of absorbent granules that are ideal for clearing away any garage spillage.The company says the 10kg packs are available both in standard and environmentally-friendly vegetable-based organic versions and can cover an area of 80 to 140 square metres. The granules ...
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PIN protector unveiled
A Portsmouth-based company is launching a new piece of equipment designed to protect retailers from credit card cloning. Pin Protect says its Pin-Defender units aim to "eliminate the weak point of Chip & PIN" by preventing shoulder surfing, covert cameras and viewing or tampering with point-of-sale card readers or PIN ...
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Starting Over
It’s only a matter of weeks since GNE Group announced it had completed the sale of its fuel retailing subsidiary, Petrol Express.But GNE isn’t a company to rest on its laurels - it’s already back on the acquisition trail and says it’s got £50m to invest in its business. It ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Has the sharp drop in fuel prices caused any problems for your business?YES55%NO45%A fairly even split among retailers, although the majority of you say you have been suffering as a result of the tumbling fuel prices. Hopefully things will start to improve now that forecourt prices seem to be falling ...
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Mo’gas
So the question is where is the dividing line between stubborn resistance and futile gesture? And at what stage, if ever, does dogged determination cross over into a reckless inability to accept reality?What prompted this delve into philosophy was a recent visit to a nearby Tesco hyper. Under the canopy, ...