All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2011 – Page 3
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Pall Mall rolls out
BAT says the launch of Pall Mall roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco meets the growing demand for a value-for-money quality tobacco from an internationally-recognised brand.Pall Mall RYO comes in a red vertical pouch. It is available in price-marked packs £2.79 for 12.5g and £5.47 for 25g. The 12.5g size uses a ...
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Worth a mint
It may be one of the most impulsive categories in forecourt stores but the mints and gum category hasn’t been without its share of problems. An influx of product development and lack of focus sent the category into decline for a while, but 2010 saw a return to growth.According to ...
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NewsMolineux S/Station, Wolverhampton
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Molineux Service Station is situated at a great location on the A449 a main route between Wolverhampton, the M54 and Stafford. And this busy site is clearly identified by its Texaco/Lifestyle Express pole. FORECOURT: This 24-hour site is tight on ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Does the success of RMI Petrol’s year-long campaign to achieve reductions to business rates, make you more inclined to sign up to the organisation as a member? yes 94%no 6% It seems RMI Petrol’s campaign is a big hit with forecourt retailers, with a massive 94% ...
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P&H named top supplier
Palmer and Harvey (P&H) has been named Supplier of the Year by top 50 indie Park Garage Group. P&H was up against other companies including Esso, BP and Total at the group’s annual awards which recognise individuals and companies that have contributed to Park Garage Group’s success over ...
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New year resolution
Happy New Year although what a start as increases in VAT and fuel tax conspire with rising crude prices to send fuel prices rocketing to new record averages almost on a daily basis. This is bad news for the fuel retailing industry as motorists start to avoid ...
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New Year, new VAT rate
Brace yourself for the New Year...Back to the grindstone! You’ve survived the Christmas and New Year festivities, not to mention the first proper ’cold snap’ of the winter. Hopefully the more-than-seasonal weather will have sent some additional customers into your shop for the necessities, even if you didn’t have any ...
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New Sentinel size
Signwaves has added a new A0 size Sentinel poster unit to fill the size gap between its existing 30" x 40" and 40" x 60" Sentinels. The company says some of the biggest names in retail use Sentinel to be their ’silent salesman’. Product design manager at Signwaves, Simon Harvey, ...
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OPW on YouTube
OPW Fuelling Components has launched its new YouTube channel, which can be found at www.youtube.com/opwglobal.The new OPW channel has been designed to be a reference point for distributors and customers on OPW and its products.The YouTube channel already features a number of videos such as the OPW corporate video and ...
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Pantene protection
The Pantene range is being boosted with the launch of Pro-V Colour Protect products that offer protection for coloured hair in addition to benefits of either smoothness or volume.
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Under pressure
Bearing the signage of a successful global brand can bring huge benefits to any retail environment. A company like BP, for example, represents a known quantity, with known values, and displaying its brand on a forecourt can therefore be a great boost to business.Until disaster strikes.The fallout from last April’s ...
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Sandwich solutions
New from Warburtons are Square-ish Wraps and Sandwich Thins. These sandwich alternatives have been created to appeal to a younger profile than traditional bakery products.The white Square-ish wraps come in resealable packs of six with a rrp of £1.45. They have a nine-day shelf life. The new Sandwich Thins are ...
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WKD Valentine’s tips
WKD Red’s Valentine’s Day campaign features posters giving men advice on matters of the heart. Tips include: ’Any chocolates you buy her must be your favourites’.
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Former Asda CEO joins Euro Garages
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has appointed the former chairman and CEO of ASDA as executive chairman.Andy Bond will make an undisclosed investment in the business alongside owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa, who founded the company in 2001 with a single petrol filling station in Bury, Lancashire.Euro Garages is one ...
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Media frenzy pressures government over fuel duty
Soaring fuel prices have hit the headlines this week, as the national press get behind the RMI Petrol’s campaign to cancel the next fuel duty increase due on April 1. With prices rising to record levels on a daily basis, RMIP chairman Brian Madderson has this week written again to ...
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Minister opens eco site in Northern Ireland
Minister of the Environment Edwin Poots officially opened the new eco-friendly Spar forecourt in Lagan Valley – the first of its kind in Northern Ireland.Located on the Hillsborough Road, the knock-down rebuild development introduced several eco-friendly solutions that lowers the store’s carbon footprint and protects the surrounding environment.The new larger ...
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Mary Portas to appear at Pro-Retail 2011
New initiatives designed to showcase best-in-class retailing practice will feature alongside traditional favourites at Palmer and Harvey’s Pro-Retail 2011 show.The future of retail, new food-to-go concepts, and the popular category zones, will all feature at the packed show alongside appearances from Mary Portas, the straight-talking star of makeover TV and ...
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National Convenience Show wins industry support
The National Convenience Show looks set to fulfill its promise to be the UK’s biggest convenience retail event in 2011 as the industry lines up in support.The organisers have signed partnership deals with eight of the industry’s largest suppliers with more in the pipeline. The current line up includes wholesalers ...
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Shell concept lubricant achieves 6.5% fuel economy benefit
A collaboration between research teams at Shell and Gordon Murray Design (GMD) has led to the development of an innovative concept engine lubricant, which is said to be capable of achieving a 6.5% improvement in fuel efficiency,Using GMD’s new T.25 city car as the test bed, Shell engineers have been ...
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FWD slams missed opportunity on below-cost sales
The Government has missed an opportunity to impose a realistic ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol, as the definition of the cost of alcoholic drinks announced on Monday will do nothing to prevent the very cheap supermarket promotions that such a ban is intended to address, says the Federation ...