All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2008 – Page 2
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ExxonMobil quits US retail market
ExxonMobil Corp is quitting the retail fuel market in the US, and sticking to wholesale operations. The company said the exit from its direct served - dealer and company operated - business would "include the conversion of a majority of markets to branded distributor to build on the strength of ...
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Exotic infusions
Summer 2008 sees the launch of two limited-edition Eastern flavour additions to the Pringles Rice Infusions range. The new sweet & sour and Peking duck with hoi sin sauce variants are both expected to drive increased "consumer engagement" with the UK’s number one large sharing brand overall, and the Rice ...
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Total snack is just Divine
Total has started stocking fairtrade Divine Chocolate in a 45g countline bar.Divine says the milk chocolate bar, rrp 70p, is perfect as an impulse purchase for those wanting a fairtrade snack on the move.Iain Cracknell, Total UK marketing manager, says: "We are committed to offering customers a ...
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Da Vinci roll-out
Kruger Tissue is expanding its Da Vinci range of washroom products. There are four toilet tissue dispensers, including two twin roll models. The compact, transparent Arctic blue Versatwin has a gravity-assisted mechanism for a more ergonomic transfer to the second roll.The stylish stainless steel Mini-Max holds the equivalent of seven ...
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Would you credit it?
Customers can no longer fill up at the pumps using their Arval fuel cards at Nuns’ Bridges Filling Station in Norfolk. Due to rising fuel costs pushing up the amount of commission he was paying, the site’s owner, Steve Jones, found he was running the service at a loss. But ...
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NewsControl freakery
There’s a sense of panic on many forecourts these days with customers fuming at prices, blaming the retailer, but then queuing up if your prices stay a penny or two cheaper than the ones down the road for a few hours. Then there are tanker drivers threatening to cut off ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Accepting cards can be a costly business ==How many of you have noticed that accepting Arval cards is costing you money?Steve Jones, who runs Nuns’ Bridges Filling Station at Thetford in Norfolk, reckons that independent operators will have noticed because they receive their statements directly."But if you are with ...
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PayPoint card deal
PayPoint has launched a credit and debit agreement with Lloyds TSB which aims to ensure retailers get the best deal on credit and debit card payments. The deal means retailers pay a maximum of 1.4% on credit card payments and 14p on debit cards.According to the company, credit and debit ...
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in brief
Harvest Energy has signed up three Jet-branded forecourts owned by Sectorsure Limited. The sites, Grange Filling Station, Rayleigh in Essex; and London sites Cricklewood Broadway Service Station and Goldhawk Road Service Station, will be rebranded over the next couple of months.Three Ways Service Station near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire has been ...
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Booze news
Rarely a day goes by without alcohol being the subject of a news story in the national newspapers. It could be about the middle classes indulging in too much wine, or the grocery multiples being slammed for selling alcohol at too low a price. But whatever the story nothing seems ...
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Biofuels the hottest topic at Esso forum
Concerns over handling biofuels on the forecourt were the hot topic at last month’s Esso Dealer Forum, which was themed ’In Good Company’. The two-day event, held at The Belfry hotel in the West Midlands last month, included a series of seminars on topical issues, with the biofuels seminar proving ...
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New class of ’bilking’
Soaring fuel costs have led to a new class of ’bilkers’ in one East Midlands city. Forecourts in Leicester are reporting a growing number of people wearing hooded jackets going to the pumps, quickly filling jerry cans with petrol, and running off. And outlets in the city are now being ...
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Oven with benefits
The Fri-Jado Bake Basic 3P programmable oven, designed for small-scale baking needs, is now available exclusively from Equip Line.Operating off a 13-amp plug, it is ideal for anywhere offering a range of bake-off products throughout the day.It has three baking positions, water injection, oven fan and an alarm signal.Programme time, ...
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Back to school
Leading stationery manufacturer Bic has teamed up with Forecourt Trader to give away one fully stocked free standing display unit containing a selection of Bic back to school stationery.Filled with a selection of writing, correction, marking and colouring products, along with a range of accessories, the display unit is perfect ...
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Arval promises card fee review
Fuel card company Arval has agreed to review its charges, following uproar by retailers in the wake of soaring fuel prices. In a statement issued to Forecourt Trader, Arval said it was talking to retailers about making changes to its current system. Danny Clenaghan, Arval card development director, stated: "We ...
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Taste the Big Apple
Ginsters has added a New York-style steak & cheese pasty to its range. The new snack is part of the company’s Pasties of the World range and is also part of a brand relaunch - it replaces the company’s Indian-style pasty.Ginsters says the new addition is made with some traditional ...
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Threat to Scotland’s alcohol licences
Four out of five forecourts in Scotland are in danger of losing their alcohol licences under new legislation. And the ramifications could spread to the rest of the country, retailers have been warned by licensing practitioner Chris Mitchener.Under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, forecourts will not be able to sell ...
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Manor - flying high with airport deal
Manor Service Stations, number 19 in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies 2008 listing, has won the contract to run the two service stations at Manchester Airport. The two sites, at Terminals One and Two, will be run by the Macclesfield-based business for 10 years.Both will continue ...
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Cleaning up your act
UK company Ecologia has developed what it calls a "ground-breaking remediation technique", which can be used to clean up forecourts.The Environmental consultancy is using its patented radio frequency technology to extract volatile chemicals from contaminated land without the cost of removing the soil.The new technique is currently being successfully ...
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Diageo sponsors C4
Diageo GB has announced that Guinness and Baileys Irish Cream will be joint sponsors of network films on Channel 4. The sponsorship is worth almost £5m and will run for a year from mid-July.The deal means all films from 6pm on Channel 4, E4, More4 and the 11pm showing on ...
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