All articles by John Wood – Page 102
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Equipment NewsBreak Fluid launches new coffee machines in partnership with Liquidline
A new range of coffee machines for retailers has been launched by caffeine-based adventure sports brand Break Fluid in partnership with Liquidline.
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Equipment NewsMichael O’Loughlin joins Eurotank Service Group as non-executive director
Eurotank Service Group has appointed former Applegreen UK boss Michael O’Loughlin as non-executive director to help the fuel system specialist with its expansion.
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NewsDfT corrects error in Covid-19 guidance over motorists using petrol stations
Clarification from the Government that motorists and shoppers should be visiting petrol stations during the latest period of caution over Covid-19 has been welcomed by PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He explained: “We noted the misleading advice from the Department for Transport (DfT) for travellers which was reported by the Evening Standard in their Wednesday 23rd edition.
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Equipment NewsNew emergency cabinet designed for unmanned forecourts by STA Technical
STA Technical has redefined the design of the emergency cabinet to meet the needs of non-manned petrol forecourts.
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Product NewsLavazza ventures into coffee-to-go sector with the launch of new machine
Coffee brand Lavazza is venturing into the coffee-to-go sector, with the launch of its Coffee To Go system.
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Fuel volumes increase as traffic nears pre-lockdown levels
Weekly forecourt fuel sales have begun to increase again after the recovery in business stalled during August, and traffic volumes have also increasing and are nearing pre-lockdown levels.
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NewsShop staff working behind perspex screens exempted from wearing face covering
Shop staff working behind perspex screens will not have to wear a face covering after the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) clarified guidance it issued on Tuesday.
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NewsConvenience retail market is set to grow by 9.2% in 2020 says Lumina Intelligence
The convenience retail market is set to grow by 9.2% or £3.8bn in 2020, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the new UK Convenience Market Report Update 2020 from Lumina Intelligence.
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NewsHereford forecourt achieves 20% increase in shop and fuel sales after joining Murco
Following a chance meeting with Murco at the April 2019 Forecourt Show at the NEC, Karl Hawkins of the Forge Filling Station in Wormbridge, Hereford, is now seeing a 20% increase in shop and fuel sales from his village forecourt.
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NewsJTI launches two schemes designed to tackle problem of cigarette butt littering
Tobacco company JTI has announced two new schemes designed to change consumer behaviour around cigarette butt littering.
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Product NewsGrolsch returns to UK market with new look and lower ABV
Grolsch Premium Pilsner is set to return the UK market this autumn, now brewed back at its historic home in Enschede, The Netherlands, and with a new look.
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NewsPRA demands corrections after press claims motorists advised use petrol stations only if they “really need to”
The PRA is demanding corrections from two major regional newspapers after they wrongly claimed the government was advising motorists not to stop at petrol stations “unless you really need to”. The Evening Standard in London and the Liverpool Echo both carried stories about the tightening of restrictions and new advice from the Government aimed at clamping down on the spread of Covid-19.
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NewsFace covering for retail staff made mandatory from Thursday
From Thursday September 24, all colleagues working in retail will have to wear a face covering, under new restrictions aimed at helping to slow the spread of Covid-19 announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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NewsParliamentary group calls for greater protection under law for shop workers
A group of lords and MPs have called for retail workers to be given the same level of protection under the law as is offered to emergency service workers.
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NewsPolice investigate attempted murder on petrol station forecourt
Officers from Greater Manchester Police are investigating an attempted murder at a petrol station.
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NewsKay Group opens new-to-industry service station in South Yorkshire
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group, has opened the doors to its new service station in Beighton, Sheffield. After postponing the original June opening date due to lockdown, the company has unveiled its latest new-to-industry site, which is situated just off the M1, on the main A57 towards Sheffield.
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NewsApplegreen reports sharp recovery in sales following a 26.6% fall in first half
Applegreen has reported a sharp recovery in sales following the lockdown as it recorded a 26.6% reduction in sales for the first half of 2020.
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Equipment NewsMFG introduces TLM Technologies’ evoPOS at all four of its sites on the island of Jersey
MFG has installed TLM Technologies’ evoPOS at all four of its sites on the island of Jersey.
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Equipment NewsMaxol deal marks 600th installation of Henderson Technology’s EDGEPoS system
Henderson Technology has marked 10 years of its EDGEPoS till system by completing the 600th installation of the technology at Maxol Glenabbey, having been awarded the POS contract by Maxol for 17 company-owned sites.
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NewsSourced Market introduces local artisan food to Leeds Skelton Lake Services
An all-day food marketplace that is inspired by farmers markets has opened at Extra MSA’s new Leeds Skelton Lake Services, at Junction 45 off the M1.