All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2019 – Page 3
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NewsElectric and hybrid cars achieve most successful year
The Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign has released a report highlighting the record sales figures for electric cars in the UK. The total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year was 59,911, making it the most successful year for electric cars to date, and up ...
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NewsKent service station for sale with £4m price tag
A site comprising an Esso-branded petrol station, car showroom and a convenience store has gone on the market with Christie & Co with a £4m price tag. CB Motors in Rolvenden Road outside Tenterden, in Kent, is being sold by the Eggleshaw family, who have run the site since 1980. ...
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NewsHIM analyses trends in Future of Convenience Report 2019
Vital trends crucial to success in the convenience retailing sector have been identified and analysed in the HIM Future of Convenience Report 2019. The report focuses on seven trends highlighting four established ones – the war on plastic, responsible retailing, consumers’ evolving interest health and whether retailers should focus on ...
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KitKat kicks off 2019 with on-pack promotion
Nestlé Confectionery’s flagship brand KitKat is to kick off 2019 with an on-pack promotion giving consumers the chance to win a special break. Ten holidays worth up £8,000 to destinations such as Miami, Cuba, Thailand and Barbados, will be available to be won instantly by purchasing a promotional pack of ...
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NewsAlfa Power launches EV charger at forecourt on A1
A service station in Lincolnshire has become the latest site to offer an Alfa Power electric vehicle (EV) charger. The 40kW DC charger, at Ponton Main Service Station, is located on the A1 in Grantham and is available to all EV motorists. Alfa Power is working to find a solution ...
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Wall’s to give away £5,000 to community clubs
Wall’s has launched a campaign which will see it give away £1,000 to five community clubs. Community groups can register via the brand’s dedicated Wall’s Collectors’ Club website. Wall’s customers, club members, as well as their friends and families, will then have the chance to collect points by purchasing Wall’s ...
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NewsGovernment rejects MPs calls for earlier ban on petrol and diesel cars
The Government has dismissed calls by MPs to bring forward the date when sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. Last year the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee called for the date to be brought forward from 2040 to 2032. In its report, ...
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NewsRural filling station attracts long queues of traffic with low prices
A small rural petrol garage in Hawes, North Yorkshire, has attracted long queues as motorists flock to benefit from its low fuel prices, according to The Sun. Gulf-branded Dale Head Garage is a community-run petrol station operating on a not-for-profit basis, and Hawes is one of four places in England ...
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NewsPlanners assess two more Euro Garages schemes
Euro Garages burst of developing new sites is continuing with another scheme set to be given consent, while it has also applied for permission to demolish and rebuild a site in Staffordshire. Plans for the new-build scheme, off Park Farm Way in Wellingborough, have been recommended for approval by planning ...
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NewsSpar UK announces interim managing director roles
Spar has announced that Chris Lewis and Jackie Mackenzie will take on new interim MD roles leading the Spar UK team in Harrow. The move follows the announcement in November that Debbie Robinson was stepping down from the role as managing director to become chief executive of Central England Co-operative. ...
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NewsACS calls for greater flexibility in planning system
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater flexibility in the planning system to enable retailers to respond to changing consumer demands.The ACS was responding to a consultation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government on changing the planning system to allow for greater changes of ...
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NewsShell announces new food-on-the-go venture with Jamie Oliver
Shell will launch its new food-on-the-go range - created with chef Jamie Oliver - at the end of this month. More than 80 new products will be available at more than 500 of Shell’s service stations across the UK, from January 31. The aim is to give customers a bigger, ...
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NewsTexaco rolls out Supreme ’5p off’ promotion
Texaco has launched a nationwide ‘Save 5p’ on Supreme fuel promotion. Customers filling up with Supreme Unleaded or Supreme Diesel will receive 5 x Star Rewards Points per litre, equivalent to a 5p per litre saving, throughout the promotion, runs until February 24. The ’Save 5p’ offer is available ...
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Winning ways
Up to 4 MLPA Rubesh Navaratnam Rontec Bilston, Stow Heath, West Midlands Rontec Bilston was one of the original Morrisons Daily trial stores, opening in December 2016. That’s when commission operator Rubesh Navaratnam took over the site and began to weave his magic. The site earned its place as a ...
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Puffing out profits
Public Health England (PHE) is currently doing its bit for the vaping sector with a new film showing the harm that traditional smoking does to the body and how this can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette. The film, which has been released as part of PHE’s Health Harms ...
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Low-calorie snack packs from Metcalfe’s
Metcalfe’s has launched Corn Chips and Mini Ricecakes. The Corn Chips are popped, triangular boldly-seasoned snacks available in two flavours: Nacho Cheese (92 calories) and Sizzlin’ BBQ (94 calories). Rrp is 75p. New Mini Ricecakes, which contain a mix of wholegrain and white rice, come in three flavours: Milk Chocolate ...
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Quorn launches Healthy Protein, Healthy Planet
Quorn is investing £12m in a ’Healthy Protein. Healthy Planet’ campaign for 2019. The activity promotes how eating Quorn can help consumers reduce their meat consumption and in so doing, the environmental impact of their diet. The campaign includes support for Veganuary as well as sponsorship of the Lawn Tennis ...
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Signing up to growth
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go has increased like-for-like sales by 10% since it relaunched its eight forecourt sites in London and the Home Counties under the Spar fascia. The company now has eight Spar-branded stores supplied by Blakemore Trade Partners. It has 10 sites altogether two are leased to ...
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Going underground
With all the talk (and hype) about electric vehicles, Edward Wheeler, group managing director at Eurotank, is concerned that there’s a big risk that retailers will stop investing in their underground fuel systems, because they don’t know what the future holds. "The financial rationale to replacing underground tanks and pipework ...
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Is fuel price war over?
Three of the big four supermarket groups appear to have stopped trying to compete with Asda on fuel prices, according to the RAC. Its Fuel Watch reports that since mid October the other supermarket fuel retailers have chosen not to compete as closely on the price of unleaded petrol, and ...