All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2010
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Murco UK network put up for sale
Murphy Oil has confirmed plans to put its UK network of sites up for sale as well as its Milford Haven Murco refinery. In a statement, the company said its Board of Directors had "approved plans for exiting the Company’s refining businesse. The refineries at Superior, Wisconsin; Meraux, Louisiana and ...
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Rural site gains grant for pay@pump
A remote community-run petrol station in the West Highlands of Scotland is now offering petrol 24 hours a day,seven days a week thanks to the installation of pay@pump machines.Funding from the Big Lottery Fund, the Scottish Rural Development Programme and the Applecross Trust has enabled the Applecross Community Company (ACC) ...
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Retailers urged to respond to Licensing Act proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned fuel retailers that proposals to overhaul the Licensing Act threaten their rights and are ’poorly conceived’. The Home Office yesterday unvieled the plans which include a ban on the below cost sale of alcohol and new powers for local authorities. James Lowman, ...
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AA backs RMI Petrol fight to scrap Dartford Crossing toll
The AA has added its support to RMI Petrol’s new campaign to scrap the tolling system on the Dartford Crossing. RMI Petrol said the toll, which currently costs £1.50 for a car and £2 for a van, regularly causes huge tailbacks which are not linked to ’incidents’ but are ...
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BP sites reopen after Greenpeace action
BP said today that most of the forecourts targetted by Greenpeace activists yesterday had been able to reopen. Greenpeace yesterday stopped dozens of sites in London from selling fuel while putting up signs which stated ’Closed. Moving beyond petroleum’. In a statement on it website, Greenpeace said: "50 stations have ...
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Xmas time
For those of you thinking about giving up on Christmas confectionery and handing it over completely to the grocery mults, the advice from the experts is ’think again’. Jonathan Summerley, purchasing director at specialist confectionery cash and carry chain Hancocks, comments: "Competition will always come from the supermarkets for every ...
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Tea-break treats
United Biscuits has launched the McVitie’s VIP Club which rewards consumers by giving away tea-break treats. Digestives, jaffa cakes and Hobnobs are all involved.
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Service with a smile
Stefan Wulkan has been working with ConocoPhillips for a little over 20 years and is now on his third period working in the UK this time as manager, UK & Ireland marketing. He took up the role last autumn and says he is thrilled to be back, although he ...
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Tank robbers
There are two good reasons why forecourt operators need to take their wet-stock management seriously safety and the environment; and because it makes good business sense. So says Tokheim marketing manager, David MacHale. He explains: "Responsible petrol retailers are conscious of their safety and environmental obligations when ...
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The slice is right
Border Homebake has launched a range of individually-packed slices for convenience retailers, with recommended retail prices from 99p to £1.79. They are available in seven varieties: caramel shortcake with either milk chocolate or white chocolate coating; biscuit tiffin; honeycomb crunch; caramel crispie cake; brownie; and rocky road. Also ...
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Retailers right on track
Forecourts will evolve into a "showcase of brands", retailers at last month’s Top Indies Track Day were told. Speaking at the Forecourt Trader event at Prestwold Hall, Leicester, forecourt design guru Robert Onion revealed his vision of how sites may look in the future. He made his comments alongside fellow ...
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Real raspberry rush
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has extended its Ribena range with the launch of a raspberry variant available in a 500ml bottle and 288ml carton. The company says the new addition adds a "delicious new dimension to the Ribena brand, driving incremental sales and building on the recent phenomenal success of ...
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Squeezing out summer sales
Copella is offering retailers the chance to squeeze the most out of their summer juice sales with £250-worth of its premium product up for grabs. Pressed in the heart of the English countryside, Copella says it already boasts sales of £3.2m. And this figure is set to soar ...
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Torex works for MRH
Top 50 Indie retailer MRH (GB) has finished installing Torex’s Iridium POS and Prism SQL for back office across 220 of its sites. According to Torex, the technology aims to "help business development, giving head office a holistic view of fuel sales, operator performance and the ability to ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
How do you feel about the effect the measures taken in the Emergency Budget will have on your business - particularly the rise in VAT to 20% in January 2011? Positive 17% resigned 30% extremely concerned 53% Not a great start for the coalition ...
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News from Mini Moos
Fox’s Biscuits is extending its Mini Moos range with the launch of a choc chip variety. Mini Moos choc chip are malted milk biscuits with chocolate chips. They come in individual mini bags within a six x 25g multipack ideal for lunchboxes. Recommended retail price ...
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Verco rolls out Midi
Following the recent launch of its new-generation open-chill Cambridge range, Verco has added three Midi versions. They are 1.5m high and have been designed to match the height of gondola units to help improve visibility in forecourt stores. Like the Cambridge, the Midis are designed to fit within ...
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MPK leases latest site
Top 50 Indies retailer MPK Garages has leased a site in Cheadle, Staffordshire. The deal was done by property agents, Barber Wadlow. Partner Adam Wadlow said: "Our client did not want to sell the property but instead use it to generate an income." He added that this type ...
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Snakes and ladders
Working capital it’s not all wet stock! Following our look at the effect of wet-stock holdings vis-à-vis retailers’ cash flow last month, a number of retailers have contacted us with their own views on some of the factors that are impacting on their ...
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Hard work paying off
Some good news could be on the horizon it seems for our valiant Car Wash Association chairman David Charman, and the few trusty souls that have continued to support the car wash cause, particularly through some rather dark and lonely days. David reports (in his column on page ...