All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2010 – Page 3

  • News

    Amscreen expands with exclusive MRH deal

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    MRH (GB) has named Amscreen as its exclusive digital signage partner. The close proximity signage units will be installed across the Top 50 Indies retailer’s sites as part of a five-year deal.The screens will carry customer information such as live traffic updates as well as advertising for MRH’s products and ...

  • News

    WKD’s all heart

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    WKD has produced a set of Valentine’s Day posters designed to guide men through the pitfalls surrounding the most romantic day of the year.Under the theme of ’Bloke Rules’, Beverage Brands says the snippets of male wisdom support WKD Red and are intended to set minds at rest when dealing ...

  • News

    Help and advice from jac roper

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Heading them off at the passForecourt retailer Jonathan James proves you can win at least sometimes. There was, until recently, a hand car wash next to his Slade End site."It was right next door just 20ft away and sharing the same access road so all my ...

  • News

    Get bio active

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Industry experts say that forecourt operators are not taking the introduction of biofuels, and the problems associated with them, seriously enough.John Davis, director at Cyrus Energy, comments: "Forecourt owners are under-estimating the amount of damage that can be done. Not just physical damage to tanks and pipework, but the financial ...

  • News

    Take action now, urges Madderson

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Retailers are being urged to write to their MPs to air their objections about the new Business Rates scheme. Brian Madderson, the new chairman of RMI Petrol, is also urging those retailers who are either lessors of a service station, or are renting their forecourt to other operators, to provide ...

  • News

    ACS demands evidence for alcohol restrictions

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores is concerned by the recommendations of the Health Select Committee’s report into alcohol, which includes a range of measures to restrict price, availability and marketing of alcohol. Of note is legislation to introduce a minimum price of 40p per unit and regulations to restrict alcohol ...

  • News

    A 99p Boost

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Boost Drinks has launched a new 99p stimulation shot which it says is the lowest-priced shot on the market. The Boost shot is a blend of caffeine and natural extracts of ginseng and guarana.

  • News

    Wrigley’s 5 on TV

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Wrigley’s 5 chewing gum is back on TV from mid January. The ads for the electro and cobalt variants are designed to bring to life the brand’s proposition of ’Stimulate Your Senses’.They include a man lying down on thousands of metal ball bearings that begin to vibrate and beat beneath ...