All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2020 – Page 2
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury’s cut cost of fuel by 3ppl as oil price declines
Supermarkets have cut up to 3ppl from their petrol and diesel prices two days after the RAC said there was scope for cuts due to falling oil prices. Asda announced its cut would take effect from today (Wednesday January 29) and would mean the price across its network would not ...
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NewsSales of battery electric vehicles forecast to rise 260% in 2020
Sales of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are forecast to rise more than 260% in the UK in 2020, according to figures from DriveElectric, an electric vehicle leasing company.DriveElectric has used its own model, built from its intelligence of the UK market, to forecast EV registrations, and predicts that at ...
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Top 50 Indies Dinner 2020
The Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies Dinner took place on Tuesday 25th February 2020 at The Belfry Hotel & Resort. In its 14th year, this exclusive event, the only one of its kind in the industry, heralds the publication of the latest Top 50 listing ¬ an annual league table ...
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NewsMcColl’s sells off six of its forecourt sites
Six petrol forecourt sites have been sold off by the neighbourhood retail giant McColl’s. With just seven forecourt sites among its 1,550 managed convenience stores and newsagents, the fuel side of McColl’s operation was a tiny part of its overall business. Six of the sites sold Gulf Fuel with ...
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NewsCouncil forced to compensate resident over car wash failings
A council in Wales has been ordered to pay a resident £3,500 compensation for failing to take adequate action against an unlicensed car wash. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales ruled that maladministration on the part of Flintshire County Council resulted in years of “persistent and intrusive” disruption to a ...
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What would you do for a Maryland? campaign returns
Burton’s Biscuit Company is bringing back its ‘What would you do for a Maryland?’ campaign to the nation’s TV screens in February as well as by social media activity.The £350k campaign breaks on 1st February, with the TV commercial premiering with ITV’s ‘The Voice’ during prime time Saturday night viewing, ...
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NewsGang of burglars breaks in to petrol station with crowbar
Warwickshire Police are appealing to the local community for information after a burglary at a petrol station in Southam. Police are investigating the burglary which occurred at 9.30pm on Tuesday January 21 in Northfield Road at the Kineton Road Industrial Estate. The petrol station was unmanned at the time and ...
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PG tips unveils Cuppas Taste Better Together campaign
PG tips is launching a new initiative ‘Cuppas Taste Better Together’ – its biggest campaign in five years. The Unilever brand will be working alongside mental health, community and wellness charities, Samaritans, Time To Change and The Big Lunch, to help reduce loneliness by bringing people together over a cuppa. ...
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Batchelors Peas renews rugby league partnership
Canned peas brand Batchelors Peas has renewed its partnership with rugby league’s Betfred Super League for the fifth consecutive season. The partnership will see Batchelors Peas continuing to drive category awareness through media relations activity including: press competitions, on-pack promotions, digital and social support in addition to money-can’t-buy prize draws. ...
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Premier Protein bars make their debut on UK market
Premier Protein, which is already available in the US and across Europe, is launching its range of bars in the UK this month, with a targeted plan for distribution in the convenience and forecourt channel. The bars are aimed at those who want protein products as part of their ...
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NewsRetailers warned to prepare for menthol cigarette ban in May
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes, which comes into force in less than four months.The European Union Revised Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) makes it an offence for manufacturers to produce menthol cigarettes and retailers to sell menthol ...
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Opal Fruits brought back for a limited period
Mars Wrigley has announced that Opal Fruits are to return to British shops.The treat will be offered in its original flavour format, meaning, that for the first time in over a decade, the public will be able to enjoy both a lemon and a lime treat (the two were combined ...
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Blakemore Spar stores trial waste fighting app
The Spar Fairfield forecourt store is one 15 Blakemore Retail Spar convenience stores based in Lincolnshire which are trialling the Too Good to Go food waste fighting app, which enables people to purchase short-dated food for a reduced price.The app, which was launched in the UK in June 2016, was ...
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NewsMinimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales set to change market
The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales, due to take place on March 2, has the potential to radically alter the shape of the market, according to Robert Botkai, partner of law firm Winckworth Sherwood.The new law is similar to legislation introduced in Scotland in 2018, ...
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Spar Scotland launches new advertising campaign
Spar Scotland is launching a new advertising campaign, aimed at surprising shoppers with deals on key food and drink products available in Spar stores in Scotland.In a series of TV ads being aired exclusively on STV, the new media campaign from Spar Scotland focuses on six headline products including Goodfella’s, ...
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Robinsons adds new flavour to Fruit Creations range
Squash brand Robinsons is adding Blackberry and Blueberry flavour to its Fruit Creations range. Phil Sanders, out of home commercial director at Britvic, commented: “As the latest addition to the Robinsons Fruit Creations portfolio, the Blackberry and Blueberry flavour will build on the great success of this range, which won ...
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NewsACS urges police chiefs to make tackling violence a top priority
Police chiefs and the government are being urged by The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to make tackling violence a top priority.ACS has also warned that new figures from the Office for National Statistics’ annual Crime Survey for England and Wales vastly underestimate the level of shop theft - which ...
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NewsGovernment to double funding for EV chargers on residential streets
The Government has announced it will double funding for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets to £10m next year. The transport secretary Grant Shapps said this could fund up to another 3,600 chargepoints across the country and make charging at home and overnight easier for those without an off-street ...
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NewsEuro Garages wins consent for development in Bridgnorth
Euro Garages has won planning permission for a petrol filling station and convenience store next to a business park in Bridgnorth in Shropshire. The site already had planning permission for a petrol station, but the developer, Lancroft Developments, then brought in Euro Garages, which suggested improvements could be made to ...