All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2016 – Page 4
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Fuel sales down at Sainsbury’s despite festive boost
Sainsbury’s like-for-like fuel revenues were down 1.4% according to its latest figures - for the third quarter up to January 9. Like-for-like retail sales for third quarter were down 0.4 per cent (excl fuel), but down 1.8 per cent (inc fuel).Total retail sales for the same period were up 0.8% ...
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RAC predicts petrol-price drop to 86ppl as oil prices continue to fall-
Petrol prices could reach their lowest level since 2009 – down to 86ppl - as the major banks predict oil prices could fall to below $10-a-barrel. Oil prices have already collapsed by 15% this year prompting the major banks such as Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs, RBS and Morgan Stanley to ...
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Shop Talk - Tracy West
Happy New Year to you all. Can you believe that we’ve already had 15 years of the 21st century? Every time I think of the 21st century, I’m transported back to my school days when we all imagined that by now, some of us would be living on the moon. ...
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Share your shelfie
Cadbury Creme Egg is giving retailers a chance to win prizes worth £250 in the lead-up to Easter via a ’shelfie’ competition. For the chance to win up to £250 in stock or Love to Shop Vouchers, retailers need to upload a photo of their Gooless Cadbury Creme Egg display ...
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Sites to be seen
We catch up with more Forecourt Trader of the Year 2015 regional award winners as well as three from the specialist categories midlands: up to 4 mlpa Bought by the Cheema family in December 2013, Malcolm’s Stores Nisa Local in Coventry has benefited from substantial investment and development. Coupled ...
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Be polymer ready
With the Bank of England recently extending its paper-to-polymer transition to include £20 notes, Cashmaster International, one of the leading companies in the global cash management sector, is reminding retailers to keep ahead of upcoming changes.The company has introduced a ’Be Polymer Ready’ upgrade pack, which allows UK customers to ...
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Whiskas with Pockets
Whiskas is building on the success of its best-ever pouch recipe launch last year, with a new recipe and complete pack redesign for its range of dry cat food.The all-new Whiskas Dry comes in Chicken and Tuna flavours, available in 340g and 825g. Also available are £1 price-marked versions of ...
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Positive outlook
Last year saw a major landmark for the dealer sector in the UK as it powered ahead to represent nearly 70% of all UK forecourts.The decision by the major oil companies to continue selling off many of their retail assets has enabled a few of the larger independent groups to ...
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Vaper money
The last time Forecourt Trader ran an in-depth piece on e-cigarettes just a few months ago an expert independent review had concluded that e-cigs were less harmful than tobacco. As this article was being written, scientists had said e-cigs may be no better than their tobacco counterparts. However, their tests ...
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MFG pilots Morrisons
The first Morrisons convenience store on a Motor Fuel Group (MFG) site has been launched in Crewe the first of five pilot stores. The shop will be branded with a new fascia, ’Morrisons Daily’ using a logo that has been trialled in two of Morrisons’ Leeds stores. It will receive ...
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More Mars price-marks
Mars Chocolate is extending its portfolio of price-marked packs (PMPs) to include an additional six products. The new additions are Mars, Snickers, Twix, Bounty and Maltesers singles, all of which are available for an rrp of 50p, as well as a Maltesers Teasers single which will be released soon. Bep ...
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Smaller Love Hearts
Swizzels has extended its Love Hearts range with the launch of a 10p roll, available in display outers of 60. Rolls contain classic messages such as ’I love you’, ’Be mine’ and ’Hug me’ as well as more modern additions including ’#selfie’ and ’Tweet me’. Swizzels marketing manager Louise Heslop ...
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Quick recovery for some service stations in pre-Christmas floods
The recent flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire has brought mixed fortunes for service stations. While some have only just been getting back into business, and others had to close for short periods at the peak of the floods, sites nearby who have been able to remain open have seen a ...
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Fifty years of service
Nigel Plumb and Kathy Early are this month celebrating the 50th anniversary of the foundation, by their father David Plumb, of the company that would later become DP Fuel Tank Services (DP FTS), of which they are both directors. Nigel Plumb said: "Over the years, the size of the tanks ...
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’Rocket and feather’ a myth
Representatives of key elements of the road fuels industry came out in force in London last month to give evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Fuel for motorists and hauliers, and were unanimous in refuting claims of ’rocket and feather’ pricing. The meeting was led by James McCartney, ...
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Smart energy solution
FireStar is a new energy product that is small enough to fit in a wallet, contains only 10 calories and claims to offer a sustained energy boost that improves mental and physical performance for up to four hours. Andrew Guise, who devised Firestar, said: "FireStar contains twice the energy-giving properties ...
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Ginsters’ spicy editions
Ginsters has launched two new limited editions Chicken Balti Pasty and Spicy Meatball Slice.Chicken Balti Pasty contains 100% British chicken marinated in a spicy balti sauce with potato, onion and peppers, while the Spicy Meatball Slice contains 100% British pork and beef meatballs with onions and mozzarella in a ...
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Westomatic cracks hot food vending problem
Westomatic believes it has cracked the problem of producing a vending machine that offers hot food of sufficient quality to satisfy today’s demanding consumers.Its new hot food vending system stocks the Pot Stuff and Westlers products from The Big Kitchen, which offers a wide range of meals such as Irish ...
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Day in the Life: Colin Levy
My day usually starts at 6.30am, when I get dressed then take our two spaniels for their morning workout. I live close to a country park which is a blessing as both dogs are young with plenty of energy to burn. I use the time to think through the day ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Micheldever Service Station, Cocksford Down, Popham, Hampshire
LOCATION: Micheldever Service Station is located on the A303 eastbound at Popham and was, until recently, an Esso ’On the Run’. It is now one of the growing numbers of Euro Garage sites in the south. There are the usual ’service station ahead’ signs on the A303, but the service ...