All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2015 – Page 4
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Topaz Irish expansion
Topaz Energy has agreed a deal to buy Esso’s retail business in the Irish Republic. Under the agreement, the Topaz parent company, Kendrick Investments Ltd, will purchase the shares of Esso Ireland Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ireland ROC Ltd and Esso Ireland Manufacturing Company Ltd.The deal covers 38 ...
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Energising waters
New Rockstar Energy Waters from AG Barr are a combination of two of the fastest-growing soft drinks categories flavoured energy (+10%) and flavoured water (+9% Nielsen). There are two variants: blueberry, pomegranate & acia and peach. Both come in a 355ml can. Rockstar Energy Waters have a high ...
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Double trouble
If a site has the latest double-skinned steel tanks and double-skin piping it’s as secure as it can be against leaks, but too many operators are taking risks with much older equipment, warns Phil Prow, sales and marketing director at Vianet Fuel Solutions.He says: "There is still a large installed ...
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Petrol dents Sainsbury’s results
Falling fuel prices have hit Sainsbury’s sales figures hard.In its third quarter trading statement for the 14 weeks to January 3, it said retail sales were down 2.5% compared with the same period a year ago; but when fuel was stripped out of the fall was 0.4%. Like-for-like sales were ...
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Money Talk: We’re now trading in a deflationary universe
It seemed that many consumer spokespersons and media commentators were in a state of glee with each seemingly daily fall in the price of oil in the closing weeks of 2014. At times there was an almost vicious element to some of the pieces; some celebrating the oil industry getting ...
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Day in the Life: Jenny Lockwood
I aim to be up each working morning at 5.15am in readiness for Boot Camp at 6am. It’s part of a new health regime there’s also a personal trainer to keep the pressure on! It may be a far cry from the days when I was playing for the YMCA ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Tile Hill Service Station, Coventry
LOCATION: Paul and Pinda Cheema are well known in the convenience store sector as award-winning retailers. Last year was a significant one for them they purchased their first service station, left Costcutter and agreed a partnership with Nisa. FORECOURT: The Texaco-branded pole and canopy are distinctive and highly visible ...
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Cutting costs
The January slump: a financial trough following the Christmas spike. So, times are quiet and money scarce. What better time to plan to save money on your overheads? Some of the energy reduction costs you can make will cost you nothing and others, which will require a bit of investment, ...
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Greater clarity
A new system offering greater clarity for video surveillance has been launched by Ovation Systems. FourSight-DVI is an HD video quad display monitoring system, designed for fixed and portable installations, which enables the output from up to four cameras to be viewed on a single high resolution LCD display.David Millar, ...
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Mars gets Xtra Chocolate edition
The latest limited edition from Mars is Xtra Choc, an extra chocolatey bar comprising chocolate caramel and chocolate nougat with a thick milk chocolate coating. Mars reckons limited editions are the key to driving chocolate bar sales growth and Nielsen data backs this up.Xtra Choc is available now, with singles ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on the latest scams; problem customers; and new technology
You’re not paranoid they ARE out to get you Happy New Year and all that. I wish you a bright, shiny start. But some things never change. This very minute someone will be trying to scam somebody in the forecourt world. The one doing the rounds just before Christmas was ...
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Bring out the cake
Premier Foods says it is cementing its place as the leading player in the Easter cake market with a packaging revamp across the Mr Kipling range to bring it in line with the ’Life is better with cake’ campaign launched last year. In addition, the company hopes to generate early ...
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in brief
Gulf in BP fuel card dealGulf and other Certas Energy supplied forecourts have been given access to BP’s fuel card from 1 December 2014 as the company looks to drive new business to its forecourts.New CEO for NisaNisa has announced the appointment of Nick Read as its new chief executive ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: Good year - good start
A happy and prosperous New Year to you all, and as we kick off 2015, it’s not looking at all bad for the independent dealer sector is it? The big story during the past few months has been the ongoing fall in fuel prices, which currently shows no sign of ...
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Analysis
Kevin Eastwood - BOSS executive director
About 900,000 times each year motorists drive away from service stations either without paying or having drawn fuel then claiming that they have no means to pay. These problems cost each forecourt retailer an average of £3,000 every year. The success of BOSS Payment Watch lies with its tried and ...
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Orbit joins Extra to give brand a New Year boost
Wrigley is strengthening its Extra portfolio by incorporating Orbit into the range, as well as launching two new soft-chew flavours.There’s a new Extra branded pack for Orbit peppermint and spearmint flavours that will strengthen the range via the addition of a soft- chew option.The move coincides with the launch of ...
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Tesco sales figures bolstered by filling station performance
Tesco’s filing stations are helping to boost its sales performance, according to its latest figures. The rise comes despite deflation in fuel prices over the period and its Fuel Save promotion, which it says enables its Clubcard customers to obtain the cheapest fuel in the UK.In its trading statement for ...
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More protein per bar
New Nature Valley Protein bars boast a combination of nuts and seeds and, as a result, each bar contains 15% (8g) of daily protein needs and 30% less sugar than average adult cereal bars. There are two varieties: peanut & chocolate; and roasted peanuts with pumpkin & sunflower seeds. Recommended ...
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Coke backs the Cup
Coca-Cola has agreed a deal with Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) to become the official soft drink, sports drink and water supplier of the Rugby World Cup 2015. This new partnership continues the rich heritage that Coca-Cola has in the international game and marks almost two decades as a partner ...
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MFG offers to sell site to avoid probe
MFG has offered to sell off the Murco petrol station in Hythe in a bid to avoid a full merger investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into its acquisition of Murco’s retail business.Last month the CMA said the deal might be expected to result in a substantial lessening ...