All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2012 – Page 6
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Snooty folk drive around in dirtier cars, says AA
Poorer folk may not have so much to spend on cars but they keep them cleaner than better-off drivers, an AA Populus survey of car washing habits reveal.Closer to one-in-10 (average 8.5%) of drivers from blue collar, part-time, unemployed and pensioner backgrounds (socio-economic groups C2 / DE *) wash their ...
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NewsBouncing tyre blasts through Carsley site price poll
Staff at the Carsley Group’s BP North Muskham site on the A1 in Nottinghamshire realised they had suffered a very near miss/freak incident yesterday morning. The full story only emerged when they were trying to get to the bottom of why there was a huge hole blasted through the BP ...
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Analysis
Supermarket sweep
More than two thirds of UK motorists are more likely to refuel their cars at a supermarket petrol station than any other forecourt, according to new research by customer intelligence company Market Force.The poll of 9,000 UK motorists last month revealed that 68.2% of customers most frequently fill up their ...
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Stirring up soups
Following the successful introduction of its Squeeze & Stir cup soup range last year, Heinz is launching two new varieties as well as its first multipack. Heinz Squeeze & Stir comes in handy, squeezable sachets with a recommended retail price (rrp) of 59p.All consumers need to do is squeeze the ...
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Seasonal sales
Reckitt Benckiser is running a Seasonal Affected Throat campaign in a bid to grow the throat care category during the summer. It includes radio and digital advertising.
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Retailer profile: Sewell Retail
L ast year was an unsettled one for Hull-based Sewell Retail. When Total announced that it intended to sell its UK retail and marketing operations in September 2010, the Top 50 Indie was thrown into disarray. The company had been with the same fuel supplier for 18 years initially ...
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No Nonsense racing
More than 90 John Smith’s No Nonsense race days are being held at almost 30 jump and flat race courses across the UK. These include the 53rd John Smith’s Cup at York on July 14.
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New popcorn pops up
Lord Poppington’s is a new premium popcorn line from Midlands-based Savoury & Sweet. There are four flavours: sweet and salty, which combines Barbados sugar with Cornish sea salt, comes in 30g and 100g bags; while chilli & lime, lightly sea salted and four cheeses come in 20g and 75g bags. ...
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OPW milestone
OPW Fueling Containment Systems is celebrating its 15th anniversary in the underground piping business. When first developing its underground piping in 1997, OPW’s philosophy was to offer the best fuel pipe in the world by using the best materials in the world. Kynar (PVDF) has always been at the heart ...
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Price marks on Salsa
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has launched a new price-marked pack of its Salsa hand-rolling tobacco. The £3.25 packs come in multipacks of five.The company’s head of marketing, Alan Graham, said the packs mean retailers can now control their cash flow better thanks to the smaller financial outlay."The combination of Salsa’s ...
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Kid-size treats
Nestlé is launching a range of smaller treats for children comprising: Smarties Finger Puppets; Rowntree’s Jelly Aliens; Milkybar Kid bar and a single Animal Bar. Prices start at 20p.
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James Lowman
There are important regulatory challenges that forecourt retailers face that other convenience stores don’t have to deal with.One is in alcohol licensing. Forecourt retailers have to jump through hoops to both attain and keep a licence. And in Scotland the legal changes have made it pretty much impossible for forecourt ...
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Imperial’s new Profile
Imperial Tobacco’s Richmond range has been extended with the launch of Profile compact cigarettes. Compact cigarettes are king size in length but smaller in diameter. The new Profile product therefore has a lower recommended retail price than standard Richmond at £6.50 for 20. Price-marked packs with a £6.50 flash ...
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Party with Heineken
Heineken is running an on-pack promotion to help retailers drive their beer sales through the Olympic period. The activity gives consumers the chance to win exclusive VIP tickets to the British Olympic Association’s (BOA’s) official Team GB Olympics and Paralympics celebration in September. There are runners-up prizes including 40" TVs. ...
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Healthcare: Looking good
The big news in male grooming so far this year has been the Lynx brand’s move into hair care. Brand owner Unilever says the new range "taps into the strong and sustained growth of the male grooming market". The company’s internal stats show that use of deodorants by men has ...
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Going for gold
The 2012 Olympics is finally within touching distance and one company that is fully engaged with the opportunity is BP. Its forecourts up and down the land have been appropriately adorned with Olympic imagery, most notably of the six athlete ambassadors that BP has been supporting on their Olympic journey ...
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Packaging issue prompts Robinson Fruit Shoot recall
Britvic Soft Drinks is recalling all Robinsons Fruit Shoot and Fruit Shoot Hydro packs, featuring the new design cap, due to a packaging safety issue. The company said it had identified an issue with a small number of damaged caps which may become fully or partially detached. It believes ...
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Free tickets with Frijj
Bottles of Frijj milkshake currently carry a ’2 for 1’ offer for Thorpe Park theme park tickets. The promotional bottles also give consumers the chance to win prizes including VIP days out.The activity will be supported by a media campaign from July 16. Brand owner Dairy Crest Dairies’ marketing director ...
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Fraser Group gets fully Kärcher-branded unit
The Fraser Group’s BP-branded forecourt in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, has become the UK’s first fully branded Kärcher jet wash facility.The SB Wash jet wash has been designed with some unique user-friendly features, including a single washing tool rather than a double, and a frost protection system that operates at 17ºC.Yarnton’s valet ...