All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2014
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Jet announced as official fuel partner of Silverstone Classic
Jet has announced a three-year sponsorship package that will see the fuel brand appointed as the official fuel partner of Silverstone Classic, as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations. The deal means Jet will also take on the title sponsorship of the two iconic HSCC Super Touring Car Championship races. ...
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Euro Garages hosts UK’s 1,800th Subway store
Euro Garages has opened the 1,800th Subway store in the UK and Ireland at its Eye Green Service Station in Peterborough. The store, located on the A47 in Eye Green, Peterborough, is the 47th Subway store opened by Euro Garages. The fuel retailer, which is ranked third in the Forecourt ...
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£12.5m Cornwall Services opened
A £12.5m service station has opened in Cornwall at the Victoria Interchange junction on the A30, less than 10 minutes from Bodmin. Cornwall Services comprises a BP-branded petrol filling station, a main amenity building with food and drink concessions, some retail outlets including WH Smiths, a cash point, Wifi, car ...
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Maxol launches its first 24-hour automatic site in Irish Republic
Irish forecourt convenience retailer Maxol has officially launched its first 24-hour fully automated pay-at-pump service station in the Republic of Ireland. Marketed under its Maxol auto24 brand, the new site is located on the Dublin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, and has six pay-at-the-pump fuelling dispensers, which accept payment by debit ...
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Burglars steal cigarettes from forecourt shop
Derbyshire police are appealing for witnesses after four burglars broke into a petrol station and stole cigarettes. The offenders forced open the door to the Spar shop at Loggins petrol station, in Derby Road, Heanor, at 1.20am on Monday, June 30. Once inside, two of the burglars removed a large ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: 9g pouch of JPS RYO launched
Imperial Tobacco launched a 9g pouch of JPS RYO tobacco, which will enable adult smokers to make 22 hand-rolled cigarettes for less than £3. Standard stock of JPS RYO 9g will be available to retailers from early August, with PMPs available from mid-September. With an RRP of £2.99, the 9g ...
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ACS chief hails new primary authority partnership
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman has heralded the benefits of ACS’s new primary authority partnership at a conference of business groups and local authorities. The ‘primary authority’ scheme, one of the first to be established in the country, is a new partnership between Surrey County Council and ...
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NewsPeugeot trials car that runs on air
Peugeot has carried out the first test drives of a prototype car that runs on air. The vehicle has a conventional petrol engine for higher speeds but energy from the engine, wheels and brakes is used to compress air which is then used to power the vehicle at lower speeds ...
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Traditional filling stations losing out in north America
Drivers in the US and Canada prefer to fill up with fuel at grocery stores and wholesale clubs rather than at traditional filling stations, according to a study by Market Force Information, a customer intelligence specialist. The annual poll of more than 5,300 consumers found that Kroger is the favourite ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Panda plans PR campaign
Following its brand re-launch, children’s soft drink Panda is set to embark on a nationwide consumer advertising and PR campaign in August and September, to coincide with the Back to School season, targeting its new audience of pragmatic mums of 4 - 8 year olds. The activity will include national ...
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Police issue CCTV of robbery in Reading
Thames Valley Police has issued a CCTV picture of a man it would like to speak to in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Reading on Wednesday July 2. At about 10.15pm a shop assistant was closing the Shell garage in George Street, when a man threatened ...
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Four cigarette smugglers jailed
Four Polish men who attempted to smuggle nearly two million cigarettes into the UK hidden in furniture boxes have been jailed. The men were arrested in September 2013 after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raided a warehouse on an industrial site in Selby, North Yorkshire. Officers found 24 pallets of ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: KP re-launches Velvet Crunch
KP Snacks is set to drive incremental sales of healthier snacks among adults with the re-launch of Velvet Crunch, its ‘better for you’ alternative to crisps. As part of the re-launch the brand is introducing New Velvet Crunch Gourmet Bites, a great-tasting gourmet snack range that is low in salt, ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Government urges take-up of solar power
The Government wants a massive boost in the amount of solar power generated on the roof tops of commercial properties, and a leading installer says petrol filling stations could be ideally placed to cash in. In a speech to the British Photo Voltaic Association, Gregory Barker, a minister at the ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Mars expands Sweet Sundays
Mars has extended its free cinema ticket promotion Sweet Sundays into a third consecutive year and is expanding it into the Treat Me Category with Mars Bitesize single packs. The campaign, fronted by the Red and Yellow M&M’s characters, will be available on packs of four of the top Bitesize ...
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Motorway fuel prices slammed
Ninety eight per cent of motorists canvassed by research company Viewsbank reckon motorway petrol and diesel is too expensive, with 60% saying they never buy it. Based on responses from 1,030 drivers, the poll also showed 28% always fill up before going on a motorway and 5% leave the motorway ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Hovis rolls out greener packaging
Hovis will be rolling out a new renewable polyethylene (PE) bread bag across its Seed Sensation range as part of its commitment to create solutions that help reduce dependence on fossil fuels while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The new packs will be rolling out into UK stores from early ...
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HMRC operation recovers sizeable illegal tobacco haul in Peterborogh
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Peterborough has recovered more than 145,000 illegal cigarettes and 24 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco. Around 50 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Peterborough Trading Standards, Wagtail UK and Cambridgeshire Police, visited around 30 retail ...
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Euro Garages achieves 50th Subway milestone
Euro Garages has chalked up its 50th integrated Subway store, following its latest opening at Leamore Service Station in Walsall last Friday (July 4). The opening, which will create 15 new jobs in the local area, marks the mid-point of Euro Garages’ strategic growth plans to invest in and open ...