All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2015 – Page 4
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Nantycaws Filling Station, A48, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
In the surgery this month Nantycaws Filling Station, A48, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire LOCATION: Fuel prices in Carmarthen seem to be dictated by Morrisons and Tesco superstores they are competitive, at least 2ppl cheaper than the prices I saw on my journey to this site. It’s situated on a short dead-end slip ...
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Jet adds 12 more sites to network
Jet has announced that a further 12 sites have joined its network. The latest wins are Ormlie Filling Station in Thurso, Brierley Service Station in Gloucestershire, an MRH site in Grimsby and nine sites in the North East owned by KSC Worldwide. Chirayu Patel, finance director at KSC, commented: "We’d ...
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product news: Mentos teams up with Spotify
Mentos has teamed up with digital music service Spotify to launch Mentos Freshener; a smart app designed to freshen up playlists. The digital and social partnership will run for six months and will be supported by competitions and advertising. To activate the campaign Mentos will be giving away £1,500 ...
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product news: Sunmagic unveils Hydra sub-brand
Sunmagic, which produces a range of 100% pure fruit juice, smoothies and juice drinks, is launching its first sub-brand, called Hydra, which comprises three ranges of premium drinks targeting different consumer occasions. The Hydra brand includes Hydra Juice, a five-strong range of still juice drinks available in Orange, Lemon ...
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product news: JTI launches limited editions
JTI is launching new limited edition packs (LEPs) across the King Size and Sky Blue 19s variants of its Mayfair brand. The LEPs will be available throughout August while stocks last at an RRP of £7.65. The new limited edition designs are intended to deliver a contemporary look for ...
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Cornwall Services set for expansion
Cornwall Services has marked its first birthday this month by confirming phase two of the service station development, with construction planned to commence in early 2016. This will include a 70-bed hotel with restaurant, tourist information centre, dedicated dog walking area and an outdoor picnic and play area. The ...
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Londis steps up commitment to fresh
Londis has launched a new retailer reward programme that doubles the standard discount on all fresh food purchases.Launching this week, the Cool initiative gives Londis stores the opportunity to double their discount from 2.5% to up to 5%.Beginning on Monday 20 July 2015 and running for an initial 12-week trial ...
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Clamp down on illicit tobacco in North Wales
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in North Wales uncovered more than 1.6 million cigarettes, as well as seizures of suspect hand-rolling tobacco alcohol. Around 40 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from North Wales Police, UK Border Agency, and Flintshire, Wrexham, ...
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Cigarette smugglers jailed
A criminal gang from London, who used their freight company as a cover to smuggle more than 14 million cigarettes inside boxes of fruit and vegetables, have been jailed for a total of more than 15 years. The three men were arrested in May 2012 after HM Revenue and ...
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product news: Britvic introduces Halloween flavour
Britvic Soft Drinks is extending its offering this Halloween with the launch of a new limited-edition Strawberry, Apple and Grape flavour for its Robinsons Fruit Shoot No Added Sugar range. The ‘Strawbrainy’ variant will be available to order until mid-October, and the launch is expected to coincide with Halloween-themed activity ...
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LED lighting brings savings and brightens site
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is considering introducing LED lighting at more of its sites after a successful pilot at its Belgrave service station at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Development director Tony Head said the company began investigating new lighting options because it was not satisfied with existing equipment. ...
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product news: Bonds adds US range
Bonds Confectionery has announced it is to add an extensive range of American sweets to its stocklist, which they are confident will be popular among retailers and mid-size multiples wanting to expand their offering. The 25-strong range will include popular American brands such as M&Ms, Hersheys and Reese’s. Philip Courtenay-Luck, ...
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Living wage risks thousands of store closures says ACS
The future survival of thousands of convenience stores will be jeopardised by the introduction of the national living wage in April 2016, according to The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). New research by ACS shows that: the total cost of a £7.20 national living wage will be ...
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Banks agree finance for Euro Garages acquisitions
Euro Garages has agreed a new finance package with a syndicate of banks to support its deals to acquire 172 sites from Esso and Shell, which were announced in March and April. The funding comprises senior debt facilities and is provided by a syndicate led by Lloyds Bank Commercial ...
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Contracts agreed for £1.5bn motorway upgrades
Highways England has appointed companies to design and build 10 “smart motorways” across England as part of a £1.5bn investment. Three of the projects will start in autumn this year: two in the Midlands – M1 junction 19 to junction 16 in Northamptonshire and the M5 Junction 4a to ...
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NewsAverage diesel price set to drop below unleaded
Average diesel prices are likely to fall below unleaded petrol for the first time in 14 years, following a round of price cutting by supermarkets sparked by Morrisons. It announced that it was cutting its diesel by 2ppl from Monday July 20, and that in most of its sites ...
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Thames Oilport partner receives offer
One of the partners involved in the development of Thames Oilport has received an offer for its operations in the UK. Royal Vopak announced that it received a non-binding offer for all of its UK assets, and based on this interest exploratory meetings were taking place. However, no further ...
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product news: Imperial Ignites retailers’ ideas
Imperial Tobacco’s trade partner programme ignite is launching the ‘Big Idea’, an innovative competition that encourages new collaborations between the company and tobacco retailers. Ignite members will be invited to submit their most imaginative idea to a Dragons’ Den-style panel at Imperial Tobacco. The winner will receive one million ignite ...
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HKS introduces "profit pods"
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail has installed a hot foodservice “profit pod” at a forecourt store at a BP filling station in Leicester. The installation, supplied by a joint venture of Adande and Gamble Retail Solutions, is part of the HKS’s new concept aimed at delivering fast service for hot ...
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product news: Nestlé unveils Halloween offer
Nestlé Confectionery is aiming to help retailers capitalise on consumer spending at Halloween with the launch of a wider range of products for 2015. The new Mini Smarties Trick or Treat Pumpkin (RRP £3.00) will lead the range, and comes with 10 boxes of mini Smarties inside. A tear strip ...