All Focus On Feature articles – Page 5
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FOCUS ON TOBACCO & VAPING: Single-use drives vape sales
There’s no disputing the growth of the vaping category, in particular the meteoric rise in sales of disposable vapes.
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FOCUS ON PROPERTY: Roadside remains resilient
In the face of rising operational costs and record inflation levels in 2022, the UK’s petrol filling station market (PFS) has proved to be more resilient than ever.
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FOCUS ON BUILDING & DESIGN: Plan for success
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and in areas like design that is definitely true. Up and down the country forecourt owners apply for planning to extend or even knock down and rebuild their businesses.
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FOCUS ON EPOS: Reporting for duty
Darren Moir is the manager at the busy Westhill Service Station in the suburbs of Aberdeen. It has BP fuel and a Spar store. Darren has been with the business for 32 years and has therefore seen a lot of changes over those years.
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FOOD TO GO: Proper pizza pronto
If you go down to Lawrence Garages’ BP Sholing site in Southampton, you’re sure of a big surprise. And that surprise is quality pizza, 24/7, from a robotic vending machine courtesy of Pizza Rebellion.
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SOFT DRINKS: Energy’s still got oomph
For Forecourt Trader of the Year Best Soft Drinks Outlet category winner, Ziheed Mohammed of Woodman Service Station in Leeds, energy drinks are big business.
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TECH TALK: Spotlight on fuels - hydrogen gaining traction
There’s no doubting the fact that people in the UK have been buying into the concept of plug-in EVs. SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) data shows that last year was the most successful year ever for sales of new battery EVs and hybrids.
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FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE: Planning ahead
While consumers and retailers are focused on cutting costs – and quite rightly so given the horrendous increases in energy bills, among other things – there are some areas of the forecourt trading environment where cuts could do more harm than good.
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SOFT DRINKS: Show off your softer side
We look at some of the latest soft drinks trends.
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Ready for growth
Costa Coffee has been busy over the last few weeks giving away free cold drinks to Costa Club loyalty club members – and the good news is that this included those using its Costa Express machine.
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Fresh summer savings at Nisa
Nisa’s current Midweek Meal solution is providing consumers with healthy meal ingredients that won’t break the bank.
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FOCUS ON WET STOCK: Peace of mind
Over the last 20 years, the fuel retailing industry has become more technologically advanced, and retailers now have access to a vast array of wet-stock management and tank-gauging products and services.
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Penelope makes first-ever pitstop at Northway Garage
A baby girl made her way into the world via a grass verge next to Northway Garage in Bishopston, Swansea last week (July 12).
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SHOP FOCUS: The value seekers
Prices at the pumps have gone through the roof but so too have prices at the supermarkets.
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TECH TALK: You’ve invested in the tech, now make the most of it
Despite the challenges of the last few years, one market that has continued to grow exponentially is electric vehicles – EV passenger car sales increased by 186% in 2020 and continued on this trajectory throughout 2021, when more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold than the previous five years combined (2016 – 2020).
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The advent of ‘charging anxiety’ shows retailers need a good maintenance regime to keep charging points up and running
Easily accessible charging away from home or the workplace is essential to support the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and an excellent charging experience is paramount to gaining and keeping customers happy.
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FOCUS ON PUMP-TOP PROMOTIONS: Plugged-in sales
Just when you thought you had all the charging cables known to man – one for your car, another for your bedroom, one for kitchen – there comes news that might send you into a spin. Apparently Apple may be changing its charging cable again – from the lightning connection to the USB-C.
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FOCUS ON RETAIL TECH: The route to (h)appiness
Snappy Shopper says its mission is to ensure that retailers are educated about the benefits of an online presence and how to grow their customer base by developing an omnichannel business, using its technology.
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FOCUS ON PROTEIN: Weighing in
Snacking hasn’t changed, but what consumers snack on has.
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HFSS: the rules so far
When it comes to the new HFSS (high fat, salt and sugar) regulations and whether he’s worried about them, Goran Raven who owns Raven’s Budgens in Abridge, Essex, answers “yes and no”.