All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2007 – Page 2
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AnalysisWaiting game
News that Torex Retail plc was being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, shortly after it had announced a dire profits warning followed by a suspension of share dealing, has sent shivers down the spines of the many forecourt operators who use the company’s retail systems.There are estimated to be ...
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More meat, less fat
Peperami has been relaunched with reduced salt and fat levels across the range, and is being supported by a £4m marketing campaign.Unilever UK has cut saturated fat by 10% and salt by 16% in the core range, while Peperami Minis have 30% less saturated fat and come in a grab ...
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NewsLittle extras
In just six weeks in 2004, DSL sold 1.8 million solar lights from garage forecourts up and down the country. Talk about having the right product at the right price, in the right place at the right time."They were just stab-in-the-ground solar lights selling at £3.99 but they generated ...
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Easter impulse lines
A four-strong range of seasonal confectionery products is being launched by Cuisine De France in the run up to Easter.The eye-catching new products, aimed at impulse buyers, are: chocolate-coated, egg-shaped shortbread biscuits; chocolate mallow nests; chocolate sponge cup-cakes with mini eggs; and a pack of six hot ...
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Final countdown
== Best oil company initiative - winner ==With many company-owned sites being located in residential areas, the aim of Total’s award-winning Little Learners initiative was to deliver a marketing campaign that had community value, at the same time as increasing awareness of the brand.The road safety campaign - which is ...
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Commission goes local for latest look
As the Competition Commission’s investigation into the grocery market moves on to local retailing issues, PRA boss Ray Holloway has admitted he’s pessimistic about the results. "My money is firmly on the CC deciding that the general offer by all supermarkets is competitive and beneficial to communities, and as a ...
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Twix’s icy comeback
Masterfoods has unveiled its ice cream line up for 2007, following bumper sales during last year’s hot summer when the impulse ice cream market grew by 7.9%.This year sees a new Twix Xtra bar joining the impulse range (rrp £1), following a three-year absence of the brand in ice cream ...
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NewsXmo Strata calls for tougher canopies
Sign installation and maintenance specialist Xmo Strata has called for sign and canopy manufacturers to make forecourt signs more robust in the wake of a two-month spell of abnormally high winds during which a 58-year-old man was killed when a canopy on a Sainsbury’s forecourt in Lancashire fell on him. ...
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NewsRetailers fret as Torex crisis builds
Anxious retailers have demanded reassurance from retail systems provider Torex Retail after it became the subject of a Serious Fraud Office investigation this week. The Oxfordshire-based company suspended dealing in its shares following a shock dire profits warning. And as Forecourt Trader went to press, news came that chief executive ...
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In brief
BP has agreed to sell its Coryton Refinery to Petroplus Holdings AG for $1.4bn, subject to required regulatory approvals. The two companies have also entered into a long-term supply agreement which will provide BP’s UK-based retail and other businesses with the products they require.Bioethanol company Green Spirit Fuels has secured ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper - Give us a break
Neil McCarthy, who runs MPM Services in Suffolk, rang to ask if he had heard right. Was holiday entitlement for workers going up from 20 days a year to 28? And is it a done deal?Well, he’s almost right. It is actually going up by four days this year (on ...
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Forecourt property boom continues
Growth in forecourt property values has more than doubled in the past year, according to agents Christie & Co.Average retail property values rose by 5.9% in 2006 - down from 7.9% in 2005, the company reported. But the forecourt sector easily out-performed this, recording double-digit percentage growth, said Allen Shepherd, ...
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Big pay off
Texaco has reached an agreement with branded payment collection network, Payzone, which will see services actively marketed to its dealer network.The full range of Payzone products will be available, including energy pre-pay and bill payments and mobile top-ups, as well as some newer services that Texaco has said offer retailers ...
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NewsFull of beans
Inside the home, we Brits remain a nation of tea drinkers, but step outside the front door and premium coffee has become the hot drink of choice. As big brands such as Starbucks and Costa dominate the high-street coffee bars, discerning drivers are also increasingly on the look out for ...
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NewsProtect your assets
Crime on the Forecourt has long been a huge headache for the petrol retailing fraternity, as was confirmed by a recent survey which showed that safety and security at work concerned nearly half of all forecourt staff questioned. The survey - by research company HIM, as part of its Convenience ...
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NewsAll hands to the pump
Imagine the scene 14 years ago. A half-acre plot of land - part of the Ministry of Defence Army barracks - on the outskirts of Honiton in Devon, comes up for sale. It is surrounded by nothing more than fields and open spaces - and a minor road. Interested? Steve ...
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Rustling up TV ads
Kepak Convenience Foods is doubling its annual investment in the Rustlers range of microwaveable snacks.A £4.5m development programme is planned for this year and is said to include highest-ever levels of TV support, with a new 30-second ad breaking this month. There will also be product launches, on-pack promotions ...
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Owner told to clean up his act
In the first case of its kind in Northern Ireland, a Hollywood filling station owner has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay compensation of £3,500 to a motorist under the Clean Air Act.Gavin Joseph Vallely of Craigantlet Filling Station was found guilty of two charges after a customer complained ...
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Curb rogue washers says ACS
Greater enforcement of existing car wash regulations is being demanded of the government by the Association of Convenience Stores. Chief executive, James Lowman, said: "There needs to be greater enforcement against rogue operators who regularly flout environmental and health and safety laws."His comments follow the huge growth of unregulated hand ...
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