All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2008 – Page 2
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Leading light
Battery manufacturer Varta is teaming up with Wales Rally GB (running from December 4-7) to provide all 4,500 event marshals with a Varta Dynamo Light wind-up torch - a green link-up which the company says will save over 36,000 batteries from going to landfill. The company says the hardy, waterproof ...
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Give and take
With well-known high street names collapsing like a pack of cards at what should be their busiest time of year - and as we’re still suffering the after-shocks of the failure of the big banking institutions -it’s anyone’s guess where it will all end. But certainly by all accounts the ...
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Retailers get their own Question Time
Forecourt and convenience retailers came out in force last month to attend the inaugural Heart of the Community Seminar organised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Its aim was to highlight the importance of community retailing and the vital role that local shops play.With presentations from MPs from the ...
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Winning formula
Wow what a season for avid followers of Formula One motor racing - and, come to that, even those who are not remotely interested in motor racing, but are just grateful to see somebody British winning anything at all. And so it was that - up to 13.1 million of ...
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Five-star sites
Tates Spar Battlefield, Shropshire, opened 18 months ago and is Tates’ flagship site. It recently got a new store manager, Sharon Stanley, who took over from David Hammond after he was promoted internally.But it’s not all been plain sailing for Sharon, who says: "A week before I took over we ...
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Festive sandwich
Ginsters has introduced a limited-edition Christmas sandwich.The sandwich comes in seasonally-themed packaging featuring a snow-dusted logo and is made with traditional festive flavours including British turkey, stuffing with bacon and extra fruity cranberry sauce. It is the Sandwich of the Month throughout December with a rrp ...
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the x-tra factor
== Site with a licence to sell alcohol ==Shaw Petroleum won the award for the outstanding alcohol section at its Huddersfield site.Store manager Tracy McGuire says she tries to offer a wide range of alcohol which is arranged into sections, such as red, chilled white and rosé wines, and a ...
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Rustlers gets facelift
Kepak Convenience Foods has given its Rustlers range a facelift.Kepak says the key elements of the relaunch include a new pack design that emphasises taste and quality reassurance rather than cooking speed.All beef and pork is now sourced exclusively from the UK and Ireland. In addition, the taste appeal ...
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NewsFab Festive freebies
Premier Foods says it is promoting its leadership in festive foods with a Christmas Made Easy campaign. According to the company, it has all the key ingredients to create a successful Christmas for everyone, from cakes and treats for the run up to the big day, to products for the ...
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Energy savings
Original Equipment has launched refrigeration management device CoolerSave which it says cuts in-store energy costs.There are various combinations of controller available but the company says the most popular unit controls up to three coolers and is supplied ready to fit.The device works independently of any other electrical installation and ...
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Skin deep
Within your convenience store, health and beauty items probably fall way down your list of priorities. After all they’re not a daily purchase or even a major footfall driver. However they do matter if you want your store to be a one-stop shop. Yes, serious shoppers will go to Boots ...
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A GREAT DEAL FROM SWEDISH MATCH
Swedish Match has outers of Swan Menthol and Swan Green 5+1 multipacks up for grabs. The company says the flavoured menthol Pop-A-Tip filter tips are a favourite for the winter period and are easily accessible and kept fresh in the Pop-A-Tip format. With 120 filters per pack, and a rrp ...
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VAT cut will see retailer costs rise
The VAT and duty changes outlined in the Pre-Budget Report look set to cause a retailer hangover that will last well into the New Year.The warning comes from accountancy firm EKW Group. Jan Mikula, field operations and compliance manager of the company’s Petrol Convenience and Franchising division, said that in ...
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Wintermans’ global control
Henri Wintermans Cigars UK is bringing the distribution of its Café Crème Cigar range in-house from next month.The company says the decision is part of its international strategy to have global control of the brand group and continue to grow its share in all key markets. The change will take ...
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Susie’s pet project for Christmas time
Budgens and Londis stores have been getting into the Christmas spirit by creating their own hampers for the festive season.Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Susie Hawkins has really been inventive by making her own pet hampers for the Budgens store at her Barnwood site in Gloucester. These contain ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month - Texaco/Star Market Service Station, Chepstow, Gwent
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Located just off the A48/A466 Larkfield roundabout on one of the main roads to Chepstow town centre is the joint-branded Texaco/Star Market service station. It includes an impressive Countrywide store that has recently undergone a refit.FORECOURT: The service station has a Texaco pole that shows illuminated fuel prices. ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Screen savers? We have some solutions ==It’s been months now since Big Media went blankly to that big screen in the sky leaving retailers high and dry with some 230 dead screens in their stores. Then there was the hope of a rescue by Eurowide Media which had bought ...
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Car wash promoter
Wilcomatic has launched a new online facility aimed at boosting the business of its car wash customers.The website, [http://www.wherecaniwashmycar.co.uk], is designed to help motorists locate and promote car wash businesses in their area.When a driver puts their postcode into the search engine they are provided with the address and directions ...
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Red Bull gets monthly mag
Red Bull has teamed up with The Independent to roll out a monthly lifestyle magazine.The Red Bulletin - An Almost Independent Magazine - is currently distributed in Austria. The international version of the glossy title will be published monthly in the UK in the Saturday edition of The Independent from ...
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