All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2012 – Page 8
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Irn-Bru’s big promotion
The biggest ever on-pack promotion for Irn-Bru is under way, giving consumers the chance to win a holiday to sun-drenched Bru-Island.The activity is running on Irn-Bru regular and sugar-free 500ml and 2ltr bottles and multipacks of cans. It starts later this month and runs until the end of September. Ten ...
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Bigger, better Blakemore
Forecourt-specific planograms and rolling weekly promotions were just some of Spar wholesaler Blakemore’s sales-boosting plans revealed at its annual conference last month.Developing partnerships was the main theme of the conference, and group managing director, Peter Blakemore, spoke of the successes of the Capper/Blakemore integration, detailing how the two separate companies ...
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More beanz
New from Heinz is Five Beanz, a 415g can of haricot, kidney, pinto, cannellini and borlotti beans in tomato sauce low in fat but high in fibre. The recommended price is 84p.
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Bankers blamed as Nesscliffe fails
Independent retailer Mike Dransfield (pictured right with his son Mark) has blamed bankers and their "endemic bonus culture" for contributing to the collapse of his family-run business. Administrators from KPMG were appointed to Shropshire-based Nesscliffe Services on June 15.The site is on the A5 between Nesscliffe and Oswestry. It was ...
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Lonesome George and the fuel duty Balls-up...
Throughout June there was endless speculation in the media over whether the government would stick with its planned fuel duty increase on August 1. At the same time, with crude oil prices having fallen from a peak of around $130 a barrel earlier in the year to around $90, pump ...
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Apples and pears
Heineken is launching Strongbow pear, which it describes as the "first pear flavoured everyday cider in the on- and off-trade". It is available in price-marked six x 330ml bottle and four x 500ml cans especially for the convenience trade.At the same time, original Strongbow has a new look across all ...
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Chilled & fresh: Cool customers
The forecourt shopper’s main reason for visiting a site is still to top up with fuel. But, according to Him’s Convenience Tracking Programme survey of 22,000 shoppers, the second reason is for ’newsagent’ items such as tobacco and newspapers, followed by food-to-go, top-up items and treats. These latter three categories ...
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Peregrine Retail adds third site
Dorset-based Peregrine Retail has completed on the purchase of a third forecourt – Blackhorse Garage, just off Bristol ring road.The Esso-branded site, which has been run by the former owner for 40 years, is located on a busy roundabout with plenty of passing trade and local traffic.John Mason, managing director ...
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A Medley of activity
A new campaign is under way to build consumer awareness of biscuit bar McVitie’s Medley. The activity includes a free Blippar app, which enables consumers to watch the new McVitie’s Medley band, The Medley Mixers.The biscuit bars are also being sampled at high-profile events where consumers are being encouraged to ...
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ACS and Age UK seminar focuses on catering for older customers
Local shops have come together with Age UK charities from across the country to discuss how local shopping can meet the needs of older customers. At the joint ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) and Age UK Seminar James Lowman, ACS chief executive said: “Older customers account for a ...
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ACS makes submission on tobacco packaging consultation
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has made its submission to the Department of Health consultation opposing the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in England, Wales and Scotland.The submission sets out concerns about the impact of service times, profitability and highlights concerns that it will fuel the illegal trade.ACS chief ...
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NewsPhillips 66 - the new name for ConocoPhillips
From today ConocoPhillips Limited will be officially changed to Phillips 66 Limited. The name change in the UK follows ConocoPhillips’ global repositioning of its upstream and downstream operations to create two independently operated companies, which took place on May 1. As a result of the repositioning, Phillips 66 Limited, a ...