Juliet Morrison
Juliet has been writing about the independent retail sector for 30 years, including most recently for Consortium as well as Independent Retail News, where she was deputy editor in the late 90s.
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- News
Failure to pay incidents continue downward trend
Incidents of motorists failing to pay for fuel are continuing to fall, with more than 5% fewer incidents in the first quarter than in the last three months of 2023, with numbers of drive-offs declining even faster.
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Sewell on the go recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has been named one of the UK’s best companies to work for.
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Highway Stops uses Essar lease package to invest in core sites
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail has divested two of its sites to Essar under the energy company’s leasing package so that it can concentrate on developing its remaining portfolio of 14 forecourts mainly in the southeast of England.
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Jos Richardson & Son acquires new to industry site in Malton
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson is planning to start work by the end of summer on its 11th forecourt – a new to industry site with a 4,200sq ft shop, at the entrance of an industrial estate in Malton, North Yorkshire.
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Highway Stops Retail rolls out AdBlue pumps for cars and vans
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail, which fitted AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid pumps as part of a site renovation last year and has added the technology to five other locations in recent months, describes the decision as one of the company’s “best investments”.
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Blake family plans to make its forecourt a multi-business hub for the community
Oasis Garage, renowned for its local charity work, wants to go a step further in supporting its neighbourhood with a major investment developing its Long Riston forecourt into a community hub, with add-on businesses including a butchery.
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AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED: Ten reasons you should still enter this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards
Petrol retailers have one more week to stake a claim to be recognised as one of the best forecourt businesses in the country.
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MFG motors ahead with initial £40m investment into Morrisons sites
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is spending an initial £40m on upgrading the 337 Morrisons petrol forecourts it acquired this year, to align the sites with its existing stations with an improved convenience and food to go offering.
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ANALYSIS: Where next for EG as target date to sell forecourts to Zuber Issa approaches?
Is Zuber Issa edging closer to a deal to buy what is left of EG Group’s UK forecourt network, in a move that – depending on your perspective – could either simplify or complicate further the tangled corporate empire he oversees with his older brother Mohsin?
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BP looks to future with self-scanning tills, an EV-only site, and HVO
An EV-only site, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) on pump, and self-scanning tills are among concepts BP is trialling for its network, UK retail operations director Joanne Hall revealed at the Forecourt Show this week.
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BP Pulse and Lincolnshire Co-op bring EV charging to rural communities
BP Pulse has introduced another 32 electric vehicle chargepoints at Lincolnshire Co-op sites, taking its total across the network to 60.
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AWARDS: Industry accolades are good for business say former Forecourt Trader winners
With just days before the closing date of May 7 to enter this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards, operators should consider that the business benefits of winning one of these top industry accolades lasts much longer than one night of glory.
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Roadchef ‘super hub’ brings number of sites with EV charging to 30
Motorway service operator Roadchef has opened a high-powered electric ’super hub’ at Rownhams Services on the M27 eastbound, just outside of Southampton.
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EG Group gets green light to swap pumps for EV charging and bike storage at Blackburn site
Top 50 Indie EG Group has been given the go-ahead to demolish Blackburn Service Station and to rebuild the site with fewer petrol pumps, a larger shop with potential for food to go, two ultra-fast vehicle chargers, and a cycle storage area.
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Scottish chargepoint operator FOR:EV joins Zapmap platform
Scottish electric vehicle charging network FOR:EV has joined Zapmap’s platform, which allows drivers to find charging sites and pay to top up their EV battery via an app.
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PRA demands stronger police action ahead of elections as shoplifting reaches record levels
The Petrol Retailers Association is demanding tougher police action to combat store theft after a report that shoplifting offences in England and Wales rose 37% in 2023 to the highest figure since records began 21 years ago.
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SMMT calls for action to decarbonise UK’s truck fleet
Better government incentives are needed to convince road hauliers to switch to zero-emission trucks, says the automotive manufacturers’ trade body the SMMT.
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CWA accuses Thames Water of failing to stop rogue car washes
The UK’s largest water company is ignoring its legal responsibilities by failing to clamp down on rogue car wash providers. That is the accusation levelled at Thames Water by Gordon Balmer, executive director of the Car Wash Association.
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Penny on the Move rolling out parcel lockers to most of its sites
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move is expanding its number of parcel lockers to a possible 87 of its 93 forecourts, citing the pick-up and return service as a footfall driver, as well as a hassle-free revenue stream.
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Local protest helps Seevaratnam Muresh secure latest site
Ambitious forecourt operator Seevaratnam Muresh is opening his sixth freehold site next month: a redevelopment of an acre plot near Bristol after a campaign by locals to keep it as a petrol retail outlet.