All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2010 – Page 2
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It pays to display
Cadbury has launched a Cadbury Creme Egg display competition for independent retailers. There are three national prizes to be won with the first place winner receiving a prize worth £7,000 plus 28 regional rewards worth £500 each.To enter, retailers should get in touch with their sales representative or call the ...
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World Cup link up
Lucozade Sport has announced it will be joint sponsor, with Hyundai, of ITV’s World Cup 2010 coverage. Lucozade Sport will be the official sport drink of Team England, and Hyundai, the official car partner of the FIFA World Cup 2010. As such they will be ITV’s exclusive joint broadcast, online, ...
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Nestlé’s Cocoa Plan sees Kit Kats go Fairtrade
The first Kit Kats to carry the Fairtrade mark in the UK and Ireland will appear from this month. According to Nestlé, the move follows the October launch of Nestlé’s global Cocoa Plan which represents a £65m investment over the next 10 years in programmes to address the key economic, ...
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Murco cleans up
Murco Petroleum has chosen Hampshire-based waste management specialist Cleansing Service Group (CSG) for a major forecourt-servicing contract. According to Murco, CSG will be cleaning forecourt and car wash interceptors as well as the silt traps and associated surface and underground drainage channels and gullies.The company also uses mobile ’de-watering’ units ...
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Eco certificate
Dresser Wayne has been awarded the International Standards Organisation 14001 certification for major locations in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.The company said the ISO14001 is an environmental management standard that specifies environmental management requirements it aims to help organisations identify the impact and risks associated with carbon ...
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Here comes the cavalry
Like a knight on a white horse Brian Madderson has charged into view to boost the dwindling reputation of the Petrol Retailers Association and give it some direction and leadership. He has wasted no time in getting right to the heart of the problems, with the serious concerns over business ...
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New winter car kit
Astra Automotive has launched a new Motoring Winter Kit which it says contains the highest quality screen wash concentrate, de-icer and robust ice scraper.Developed by a leading automotive chemist, the kit comes in a presentation box with a rrp of £6.33 (plus VAT) and includes a 300ml bottle of screen ...
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Calorie counting
Walkers has brought four of its leading single serve snack brands together under a new ’99 Calories or Less’ banner. The range comprises Quavers, Wotsits, Squares and French Fries. There are also new pack designs to coincide with a ’New Year New Me’ consumer message.Delphine Haas, marketing manager at Walkers ...
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MP calls for rethink on Business Rates
MP Philip Dunne has joined retailers in their fight against the new Business Rates, calling for the revaluation to be postponed. The Conservative MP for Ludlow in Shropshire said the anticipated increases under the new rating methodology were unfair and threatened the livelihood of retailers. He said: "This was brought ...
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Business as usual
Gulf dealers have been reassured that everything is ‘business as usual’ since the sale last October of Bayford Oil – which operates the Gulf franchise in the UK – to an emerging force in the oil market, GB Oils Ltd, part of the DCC Group. The £22.5 million deal was ...
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in brief
DCC buys Brogans DCC plc, the business support services group, which bought Bayford Oil last year, has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Brogan Holdings Ltd, a leading fuel distribution and fuel card business which is based in Motherwell, Scotland, and operates from 15 fuel distribution depots ...
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Brand investment pays off for Spar stores
Spar UK has announced strong results for Christmas with total convenience store sales rising by 10.39% since December 14, according to Jerry Marwood, the company’s managing director. He said figures showed investment in stores had helped boost performance of both existing and new stores. "We have worked very hard to ...
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Boost your energy sales
Firestar Energy Booster is described as a revolutionary sherbet confection that has been developed to provide long-lasting energy with none of the inconvenience of drinks. The product is eaten like a sweet and the company behind the product, Firestar Energy Ltd, says it is seen as the ultimate energy shot. ...
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Shop refit boost to Windermere site
When Rohan Xavier took ownership of Windermere Service Station, his priority was to renew the site’s fuel agreement with Gulf Retail. This was preceded by a revitalisation of the business in the form of a shop refit and the introduction of the Londis brand. "Our site is situated in Windermere ...
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NewsSupplies run low in big chill
It was snow joke for retailers battling against the elements as Britain was gripped by the big chill. Many had to go and buy basic goods and deliver them to sites themselves after main suppliers were unable to access roads. Guy Warner, managing director of Warners Retail, said: "We had ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month – Bexhill Service Station, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This Jet forecourt and Spar shop on the Barnhorn Road at Bexhill-on-Sea only opened a couple of months ago. The site had been derelict for five years. FORECOURT: The Jet-branded pole is clearly visible and the illuminated prices show that this service station sells cheap fuel ...
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Simply the best
Site with a licence to sell Alcohol Sewell Retail won this award for the fabulous alcohol section at its Chanterlands site in Hull, East Yorkshire also Forecourt Trader of the Year 2009. The judges said a lot of thought had clearly gone into planning the alcohol section. According to ...
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Gatorade gives back
Gatorade is launching an on-pack-promotion called ’Gatorade Gives Back’ which aims to recognise and reward the effort individuals at all levels put into their sport and active life.
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Valerie Dowling - sales assistant with a big heart
I have worked for Mace Approach, a BP site in Andover, Hampshire, for six years and I love it. I was extremely chuffed last year to win the forecourt category of the Sales Assistant of the Year awards run by Forecourt Trader’s sister publication Convenience Store. The judges said really ...
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NewsDid you see Forecourt Trader appear on HIGNFY?
Fame at last for Forecourt Trader magazine, which made an appearance as the ’guest’ publication on an episode of ’Have I Got News For You’, just before Christmas. HIGNFY is the very popular and long-running BBC comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week’s top stories and news. ...
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