All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2007
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NewsForecourts under water as floods hit the west
Many forecourt retailers have been badly hit by the floods as large areas of the West Midlands and south west spent the weekend under water.One of the worst-affected areas was Tewkesbury, where Guy Warner – managing director of Warners Retail Ltd – owns a site. Today (Monday) it stands in ...
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Smartly does it
As margins on fuel are driven further down, and the forecourt sector becomes increasingly competitive, operators are always looking for ways to cut costs - and maintenance is often the first casualty."The multiple grocers spend a lot of time making sure their image is right and that sites are tidy, ...
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Yazoo promotion takes off
Flavoured milk drink Yazoo is running a ’Rocket’ on-pack offer to help retailers boost their soft drinks sales over the summer months.The promotion gives consumers the chance to win a two-week trip to the US, where they’ll spend four days in Denver watching a rocket launch and 10 days on ...
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Summer of music
Duracell has teamed up with iTunes for an on-pack promotion as part of its ’Summer of music’ activity. Consumers get a free iTunes download with every purchase of special AA4, AAA4, C2 and D2 packs of Duracell Ultra M3 and Plus batteries.The promotion is supported by online advertising, ...
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Trident’s latest Splash
A raspberry & peach flavour is being added to the Trident Splash gum range. It is the best-selling Splash line in Sweden and also a top seller in Norway so Cadbury Trebor Bassett (CTB) has high hopes for it here. Rrp is 50p.At the same, CTB is launching a ...
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It’s lighting up time
Gallaher is launching Brio lighters in the UK. Available in Maxi and Micro formats, they both incorporate a ’smooth spark wheel’ system to ensure they are child resistant but at the same time retain a smooth lighting mechanism for adult users.Rrp is 69p for the Maxi and 49p for the ...
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Inflationary tale
A new ’green’ tyre inflation system that aims to conserve energy, save fuel and extend the life of car tyres has been launched by Buckinghamshire-based Car Wash UK.Nitrogen instead of conventional compressed air is pumped into a tyre, a method used to inflate tyres by Formula One teams because of ...
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Q&A - Iain Watkins
Imperial Tobacco’s trade communications manager answers questions on the smoking ban...== How was the tobacco market performing in the immediate run-up to the ban on smoking in enclosed public places? ==Last year adult smokers spent over £13bn on products. Around 50 billion duty paid cigarettes were sold through UK retail ...
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Handy pack for RYO smokers
Swan has launched a new Combi pack which contains 50 filters and 50 green papers. It has a handy flip-top and is no wider than a packet of papers. A recent consumer survey carried out by Swan brand owner Swedish Match, found that the glue is ...
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Wash group premiere
The first meeting of the Car Wash Campaign Group took place last month in London, during which the nuts and bolts of setting up the group and membership criteria were discussed.This month the ACS will make its submission to Defra on its consultation on water usage and management of waste ...
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Wheely good jelly sweets
Rotella, a selection of fruit jelly sweets shaped like catherine wheels, is the latest addition to Haribo’s hanging bag range.During the launch period, bags will sport the Tour de France logo to acknowledge Haribo’s position as official supplier to the tour. The bike race goes from London to Canterbury ...
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Hand in glove
The Car Wash Campaign Group got under way in London with its first meeting last month, with independent retailer David Charman at its helm as chairman. But the organisation fundamental to its formation was the Association of Convenience Stores, which is headed up by James Lowman, who took over as ...
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Fresh look for frozen
Birds Eye is relaunching its entire product portfolio with a fresh new look, as part of a £25m investment for 2007.The aim of the packaging update is to communicate the taste and freshness of the products and also make it easier for consumers to shop the freezer. According to IRI ...
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Off licences still an issue on forecourts
A Burnley forecourt has won its appeal to sell alcohol around the clock.Local residents had expressed concerns about the threat of anti-social behaviour if the station was granted a 24-hour licence, which prompted the council licensing committee to rule that Rossendale Road Service Station would only be ...
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The fuel faithful
Investment in shops across the continent should sometimes be treated with caution, and retailers could encourage more convenient channels of quick payment for fuel-only customers. That’s the message from Datamonitor in its latest report: The Competitive Landscape in European Forecourt Convenience Retailing."As margins on fuel have dropped, there has been ...
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Cute mints
Canadian company Little i is launching its Mirror Mints range onto the UK market via distributors ICA.The sugar-free peppermints come in little pink tins complete with a mirror.There are five designs with messages including ’cute’, ’spoilt rotten’ and ’high maintenance’.Target audience is women aged 16 upwards.Rrp is £1.50, and ...
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Coke’s the ticket
Consumers of Coca-Cola and Coke Zero will get the chance to win tickets to top football matches in a new promotion that kicks off next month.Using the theme ’Win a Real Saturday’, the on-pack activity will have codes printed on packs. Consumers can check to see if they’ve won on ...