All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2015 – Page 3
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Budgens signs up for offers via O2 mobile phones
Budgens has signed up to take part in the O2 Moments initiative, which sends O2 members targeted offers to their smart phones. The retailer is now live on the O2 Moments platform which claims around five million active users in the UK. Budgens started the relationship last week by offering ...
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Industry reacts in horror to government vote on plain packaging
The Government has caused uproar among tobacco companies and trade associations with its confirmation that a vote on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging will take place before Parliament breaks ahead of the General Election. Health Minister Jane Ellison announced during an evening adjournment debate yesterday (January 21) that ...
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Armed robbery at Edinburgh filling station
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at the BP petrol station at the Leith end of Ferry Road. The incident occurred at around 10pm on Sunday, January 18, when a man entered the premises brandishing a handgun. He threatened the lone member of staff and ...
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Police seeking gang after burglary in Dover
A five-strong gang travelling in a white van, who broke into a Dover petrol station and stole cash and other items including food and cigarettes, are being sought by police. Between midnight and 1am on Monday, January 19, the vehicle stopped at the Shell garage in Guston and the five ...
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JTI removes gantries after prosecutions over illegal tobacco
JTI removed tobacco gantries from Metro Food and Wine Limited in Slough and Quality Food & Wine in Reading on January 14 following prosecutions for selling illegal tobacco. Paul Williams, UK head of corporate affairs, commented: “Given the offences committed by these retailers we cannot allow the JTI display equipment ...
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ACS calls for tougher action over shop theft
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for a tougher stance on shop theft from police and the justice system after figures released by the British Retail Consortium revealed that the cost of shop theft across the retail sector has increased. Recently published government data also reflects this trend, ...
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Monthly price fall well short of record reports AA
Average prices dropped by 7.41ppl over the past month, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report, but that is still some way short of the largest monthly fall, and it says oil prices will still have to fall substantially more if an average price of £1 per litre is ...
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NewsCCTV image released after £500 diesel theft
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with a substantial diesel theft at Louth in Lincolnshire. Around £500 worth of fuel was used to fill up an HGV at the Shell garage on Bolingbroke Road on December 10. The driver left without ...
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NewsEuro Garages boosts sales by nearly 50% to £646m
Euro Garages has grown sales by nearly 50% by further expanding its UK footprint and attracting new customers to its existing network. In results for the year to July 31, 2014, the Blackburn-based company saw turnover climb to £646m, a rise of 47% compared with 2013 (£439m), and profit was ...
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PRA presses for 2ppl duty cut at Treasury meeting
The PRA has met with the Exchequer secretary Priti Patel to press its case for a 2ppl cut in fuel duty funded by a tax windfall from the increased fuel volumes. At the meeting the PRA provided an analysis of Government data showing that the rapid fall in crude oil ...
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Analysis
Shop Talk with Tracy West
Happy new year to you all let’s hope it’s a good one for you and your business. And, if you look at new research from Barclaycard, it seems things are already looking up as 2014 was the year when we all started spending again. The biggest increases in spending were ...
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More record-breaking profits for Symonds
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts Group has announced an increase in turnover in its annual results.Turnover across the group has increased by 3.9% to £37m, with EBITDA up to £888,000, a year-on-year increase of 29%.Managing director Nick Lloyd commented: "This has been another amazing year. We’ve had four consecutive years ...
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Vegas theme for new WKD
New WKD limited-edition Vegas follows the success of last year’s Brazilian limited line, which generated nearly £1.5m-worth of sales.Available in 275ml four-packs and 70cl multi-serve bottles, the WKD logo on the bottles has been transformed into a Vegas-style sign while the four-pack and case outer graphics convey the colour and ...
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Top of the morning
Breakfast biscuit brand BelVita has a new line called BelVita Tops. These are crispy biscuits, made with wholegrain cereals, with either a choco hazelnut or strawberry topping.Brand owner Mondelez says that with these new additions it aims to drive incremental sales and attract new consumers to the market by offering ...
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A seller’s market
It depends who the seller is, states Steve Rodell, director and head of retail at Christie & Co, when asked if it’s a buyer’s or seller’s market. "For example, if you’re an oil company and have a structured disposal programme that is linked to supply deals, it’s a seller’s market ...
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Nicolas Hamilton joins up with Jet
Jet has announced that Nicolas Hamilton, brother of the Formula One World Champion Lewis, has been appointed as the fuel brand’s ambassador for 2015.Nicolas, who has a form of cerebral palsy and is an avid racing driver and vocal campaigner for disability in motoring will also help to ...
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PRA hails volume increase
There has been a 1.5% year-on-year increase in retail and commercial road fuel volumes the first increase since 2008 according to the latest fuel statistics issued by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), driven mainly by record diesel volumes.Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association, ...
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New Year offers from Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root (GVR) is supporting the recent launch of its wet-stock management service, Insite360, by offering all new gauge customers its Insite360 Visibility service free for six months when a new gauge is purchased before March 31, 2015.The company says it is important that retailers proactively manage their wet stock, ...
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Washtec invests in two new forecourt products
By John WoodWashTec has launched two new products for use in the forecourt car wash sector.The WashTec Plus online car wash management system enables operators to monitor the current status of all car washes when they are on the go, on their tablet or smartphone.WashTec says all data is available ...
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Tony Mills joins Fairbanks leadership team
Fairbanks, the global fuel management service provider, has announced that Tony Mills (pictured) is joining the business to deliver the company’s global sales and marketing strategy.Tony Mills will join the Fairbanks leadership team which includes joint managing directors Steve Jones and Bob Conlin. Bob said "We are committed to growing ...