All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2011
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P&H scoops Park Garage Group award
Palmer and Harvey (P&H) has been named Supplier of the Year by one of the largest independent forecourt groups, Park Garage Group. P&H, which supplies the group with FMCG products, was up against other branded blue-chip manufacturers as well as Esso, BP and Total at the group’s annual awards, which ...
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Bad management led to Gulf oil disaster, says US report
Better management could have prevented the Gulf of Mexico oil well disaster in which 11 people died last April, according to a US government report. The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling concluded that the well blew out “because a number of separate risk ...
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Perfect storm brewing for fuel prices, says Madderson
As fuel prices continue to spiral following the new year’s 1ppl fuel duty hike, 2.5% rise in VAT and rising oil prices RMI Petrol’s chairman Brian Madderson continued to beat the drum of the independent petrol retailer with another high-profile TV interview. Madderson was interviewed for the BBC Breakfast programme ...
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Forecourt Watch launches in Clydesdale
Strathclyde Police has broadened its association with the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) and independent retailers to introduce Forecourt Watch in Clydesdale. The Clydesdale scheme, being rolled out at 11 key sites in the district, is the latest addition to some 70 schemes already operating throughout the UK. BOSS estimates ...
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Roll-your-own tobacco is vital source of income for retailers
With more than one in four adult smokers now choosing to smoke roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco, new research commissioned by tobacco manufacturer JTI has identified that retailers are now capitalising on this profit opportunity and recognise that RYO is an important source of income for their store. The majority of retailers ...
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Big brands at IFFE 2011
Many of the biggest names in the petrol retailing business have already confirmed their presence at IFFE 2011, which takes place from Sunday February 27 through to Tuesday March 1 at the NEC Birmingham. Gulf, Murco, Pace Harvest Energy, AIR-Serv, Brulines, Convenience Distribution Group, Dresser Wayne, E&S Environmental ...
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Analysis
2011 - here we come
James Lowman,chief executive, ACS"Last year saw a change of government and 2011 will be about real policy change. Public sector cuts, the VAT rise and other budget reforms will start to bite, consumers will retrench, and forecourt retailers will not be immune from the effects."Also as Councils are given more ...
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Jac starts 2011 with lots of sound advice and tips to get you through the year
Two warnings for a Happy New Year Happy New Year but let’s get the warnings out of the way first. Have you finished amending your shelf labels to accommodate the 2.5% Vat hike? A pain but there’s no way round it as I’m sure everyone ...
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New K9000 offers dogs a more comfortable wash
The K9000 Dog Wash, which was launched at Automechanika in Germany last autumn, is now available in the UK from Dognostic Ltd. It will be on show at IFFE in Birmingham next month.Dognostic reckons this is the first self-service coin-operated dog wash system in the UK. More than 400 have ...
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Aah... Bisto kids are back
Bisto is bringing back its ’Bisto Kids’ this year as part of an’Aah Night’ campaign, where families pledge to have one extra night a week when they sit and eat together.
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Small & Mighty addition
Unilever is relaunching its Persil washing capsules under the Small & Mighty banner. The new capsules feature a new formula which offers the extra cleaning power of pre-treaters.
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Nisa Local store is star of new TV ads
An independent forecourt in the North East of England has become the location for Nisa-Today’s first ever TV advert. The Total-branded forecourt’s Nisa-branded convenience store in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, features in the £1.3m campaign that will be screened until February 6. The advertising campaign, which runs ...
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Tchibo win for Aleef
Tchibo recently won a three-year contract with Aleef forecourts nationwide which means that now all 23 Aleef forecourts have Tchibo bean-to-cup coffee machines either the Coffea Gourmet or Coffea Choc.The Coffea Gourmet fresh milk bean-to-cup machine offers premium speciality coffee options ranging from latte macchiato to ristretto and creamy ...
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POS that caters for all
Gardiff has launched the Fedelta foodservice pos system in the UK. Fedelta POS can cater for a wide range of catering establishments from quick service to fine dining. Table & Tab management and Pick-up & Delivery are just two of the modes available. Support is provided for the ordering of ...
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Tesco bans hand washes
Tesco has confirmed that it has banned all hand car washing from its car parks nationwide, but not as a direct result of campaigning by the Car Wash Association. David Charman, chairman of the CWA, said: "The CWA understands that contrary to its statement made in the December ...
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Bubbly Caramel bar
New Aero Caramel is a bar of bubbly chocolate topped with caramel and encased in smooth milk chocolate. The launch later this month will be supported by a £5m media campaign including TV, outdoor and digital advertising, which forms part of Aero’s biggest-ever media spend. Retailers are advised to put ...
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Cadbury updates bars
Cadbury Picnic and Starbar both have new pack designs. Cadbury Picnic has been updated to improve its stand-out within the market. The new pack has a re-drawn logo and a more modern feel. Starbar has bold new lettering and a swirling ingredient story on pack.Susan Nash, Cadbury trade communications manager, ...
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Trend for convenience beats grocery sector
The £32.1bn UK convenience sector will continue to outperform the grocery market and is projected to increase sales by 5.8% a year to £42.6bn in 2015, according to the latest figures released by food and grocery analyst IGD. The UK Grocery Retail Outlook: Opportunities Beyond 2010 report reveals ...
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Community best
We catch up with the four winners of the Forecourt Trader of the Year Neighbourhood Store category. Independent Dealer with up to nine sites Jay, Lata and Bhupa Gohil (pictured right) not only won the overall category award for Best Neighbourhood store, they also took ...