All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2012 – Page 4
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Choose a champion
Nestlé Confectionery has launched the Kit Kat Choose a Chunky Champion campaign.Four new flavours have been launched orange, white choc, double choc and peanut butter and consumers are encouraged to try each one before casting their vote on a dedicated Facebook page. They will then be in with ...
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Drivers will cut car use
Petrol sales, which were down 2.4bn litres in the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2008, look set to collapse further in 2012, according to a new report by the AA.A poll of 20,181 members revealed that motorists plan to cut back even more on car use, with nearly ...
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Keeping calm can get you through troubled times
Welcome to January, the bleakest of months the darkness, the weather, and the bills arriving after that little extravagance at Christmas. And that was just in the good times. This year the economic and trading situation is likely to be the worst in most of our lifetimes, and the ...
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Broadband savings
PayPoint has extended its range of support services by offering a competitive rate for business grade broadband exclusively for its retailers. The new Business Broadband deal through TalkTalk Business is being offered to all retailers with a PayPoint terminal from £10.50 a month, and is said to provide faster speeds, ...
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in brief
Rebate registrationFuel retailers can now register for the rural fuel duty rebate pilot scheme, following confirmation of the legislation in Parliament. The pilot was given the go-ahead last month by the European Union, to start in March 2012. It allows for a 5ppl tax discount to apply on fuel sold ...
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BOSS pioneers project to stop rural crime
BOSS has launched a pioneering project with Strathclyde Police to help fuel retailers in rural communities tackle crime on their sites.Strathclyde Police and BOSS are building on an existing partnership to develop closer ties between police and out-of-town fuel retailers around Dunoon, Cowal and Oban. The rural scheme was introduced ...
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NewsShop Doctor: Windmill Service Station, Blashford, Ringwood, Hampshire
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Windmill Service Station, a BP forecourt and Budgens store, is about two miles north of Ringwood on the A338. It is well signed (BP-branded pole and canopy) and is located at an entrance to the Headlands Business Park. FORECOURT: Access to the pumps is ...
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Bishop Retail sold
Top 50 Indie Bishop Retail has been sold to to KSC Worldwide Ltd, following completion of a deal with the Stamford Group. The sale will see KSC take ownership of the nine sites in the North East of England trading under the Harvest Energy and Mace brands.Bishop Retail, which was ...
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Big push for Sugarfree
Red Bull Sugarfree is being backed by a £1.5m investment with activity to remind consumers that it has all the energy of original Red Bull, but just eight calories.According to Nielsen Homescan data, cutting back on sugar is the third-highest concern for people when making healthy food and drink choices. ...
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Behind closed doors
Apart from the Total deal and Murco still up for sale, little seemed to be happening in the forecourt market last year, but according to Adam Chapman, associate in the automobile and roadside team at GVA, a lot was going on in private. "From a public perception it’s been ...
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Orange in the bag
Aero orange is now available in a sharing bag. This follows the successful launch of the Aero orange block this time last year already that product is worth £4m (IRI data).According to Aero brand owner Nestlé, the sharing bag category is driving the total confectionery market and is now ...
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Ronson awarded a CBE
Rontec and Snax 24 boss Gerald Ronson has been recognised in the New Year Honours list with a CBE.The 72-year-old business and property tycoon has recently come to the fore with Rontec Investments, a consortium comprising Snax 24, Investec and Grovepoint Capital, created to acquire the assets of Total Oil ...
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Autogas opens two more LPG sites in the Midlands
Autogas has opened two new LPG refuelling sites in the Midlands at the Shell-branded forecourt at Hopwood Park Services at junction two of the M42 and Shell Bridgetown in Stratford-upon-Avon. The two sites have received commendation from local MPs. Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid, who officially opened the Shell Hopwood ...
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Allstar sold to FleetCor
Arval UK has announced the sale of its AllStar fuel card business to FleetCor Technologies, a leading independent global fleet card provider, for £194m.In addition to providing FleetCor with a strong presence in the UK market, the transaction includes a commercial agreement between the two companies for at least the ...
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The year ahead
Happy New Year to you all, and no prizes for suggesting it’s going to be a difficult one! Trading conditions are tough and everyone’s got to be at the top of their game, with many facing some hard decisions. Fuel prices will continue to be a battleground. Predatory pricing and ...
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No VAT on 5ppl rural fuel duty relief
The Treasury has confirmed that the 5ppl relief on fuel purchases as part of the rural fuel duty rebate scheme that kicks off on March 1 does not include VAT.In answer to questions posed by RMI Petrol on behalf of the retailers eligible for the scheme in Scotland’s Inner and ...
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Compelling offers in all departments is key to 2012 success, says BP’s Smither
Last year was a tough one for fuel and convenience retailers, and 2012 is unlikely to be much better," said Neale Smither, BP’s UK supply and retail manager, as he considered the year ahead. "Best case in 2012 would be for industry fuel demand decline to stabilise at around (1-2)% ...
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RMI Petrol kicks of 2012 with call for fuel tax reform
RMI Petrol has kicked off the New Year by writing to the Chancellor with a Briefing Paper urging reform of fuel tax ahead of the deferred duty increase on August 1.As detailed in the Autumn Statement on November 30, this will be 3.02ppl plus 20% VAT making a total increase ...
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Harvest Energy at FFE 2012
Harvest Energy will be hard to miss at this year’s Forecourt and Fuel Equipment show at the Birmingham NEC on March 25-27 this year, as the company is sponsoring the entrance to the exhibition. It also has a stand (J40).The fuel supplier has recently successfully cashed in on Jet’s ...
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Fears of record fuel prices following rapid Christmas and New Year increases
RMIP’s fuel price monitoring system, Big Oil, has seen the steepest and fastest-ever rise in wholesale costs over the festive period. From Monday 19 December to Thursday 5 January the cost of diesel increased by nearly 4.50ppl and unleaded petrol by as much as 5.00ppl with 20% VAT to be ...