All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2019 – Page 3
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Mondelēz International unveils Christmas line-up
Mondelēz International has unveiled its plans for Christmas with advice to retailers to split Christmas into four phases to enable them to stock the right range at the right time. The season begins in September, when stores can kick off with a ‘Fast Start’ for sharing confectionery as the nights ...
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NewsCo-op invests £2.5m in north Wales petrol station revamp
The Co-op is about to embark on a £2.5m investment in its petrol filling station in Coedpoeth, north Wales. The site will close during the afternoon of Saturday, 27 July, and undergo an 18-week programme of works which will see replacement tanks, pumps, forecourt and canopy, along with an extended ...
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NewsEsso Nectar reaches nearly two million users since June 1 launch
Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager, thanked everyone involved in its delivery, and the “tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso network in a short ...
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Funkin Cocktails launches £1m advertising campaign
Funkin Cocktails, the fruit purée and cocktail mixer company, is supporting its recently launched Nitro Canned Cocktails with a £1m nationwide advertising campaign. The out-of-home and digital campaign, which runs until the end of September, is targeted at consumer’s on the go and will feature across static six sheets at ...
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NewsSite reopens in Lancing with Welcome franchise store
A new Welcome franchise store opened on 10 July in Manor Road, Lancing, West Sussex. The site has been redeveloped and extended during a six-month refurbishment with a new forecourt, tanks and pumps. The new BP-branded forecourt features eight fuel pumps, jet wash and air and vacuum machines.The Welcome store ...
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NewsRam raiders smash into store on Shell forecourt
Ram raiders have caused severe damage to the store on a Shell forecourt in Warwickshire.Police received a call at 1.59am on Saturday, July 13, reporting a burglary at the petrol station on the Fosse Way near Stretton-on-Fosse.Police reported that an unknown number of suspects rammed the premises at the garage ...
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NewsFire destroys Simply Food store at BP site in Oxfordshire
An M&S Simply Food store on a BP forecourt in Oxfordshire has been destroyed in a fire. The blaze broke out at the filling station on Thame Road in Stadhampton at about 17:30 on Monday July 15, and firefighters said they were at the site within 14 minutes of the ...
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NewsDowning Street summit agrees chargepoint changes
Prime minister Theresa May has confirmed that Jaguar Land Rover will receive a £500m loan guarantee from government export credit agency UK Export Finance to support the design and manufacture of the company’s next generation of electric vehicles and its export activities. The commitment came as the prime minister chaired ...
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NewsACS calls for rethink on bottle deposit return proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged environment secretary Michael Gove to re-think his support for an “all-in” deposit return scheme in England and Wales. This week Gove outlined his support for an approach that could require retailers to take back plastic, glass and metal bottles and other containers ...
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NewsSainsbury’s repeats promotion offering 10ppl discount on fuel
Sainsbury’s has launched its second promotion in three weeks offering customers a discount of 10p per litre on fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 18 and Tuesday 23 July. The last promotion ran from Thursday June 27 to Tuesday ...
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NewsMPs urge Government to bring in E10 without delay
The Government has been urged to publish its consultation on the introduction of E10 without delay by the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol. The call comes after the APPG held its own inquiry into the introduction of E10 and published its final report today (July 17). The report ...
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Kraft Heinz unveils Heinz Gourmet Ketchup range
Kraft Heinz has launched its new Heinz Gourmet Ketchup range. The new range is available in three flavours, Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato, Balsamic Vinegar & Sun Ripened Tomato, and Aromatic Herbs & Sun Ripened Tomato. Each flavour features the familiar taste of Heinz Tomato Ketchup with a twist. Joel ...
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NewsEuropump supports expansion of fuel pump maintenance service
Europump has introduced new technology to support expansion of its fuel pump maintenance services for fuel retailers. It has deployed the latest cloud and mobile technology as part of a real-time system for managing field engineering operations. Supplied by Leeds-based BigChange, the system uses an app called JobWatch that connects ...
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Treasury Wine Estates introduces multi-country wine range
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced that it is launching its first multi-country of origin wine range, Squealing Pig, into the UK market. A portfolio of six wines, Squealing Pig will offer consumers the chance to discover wines from Australia, New Zealand, France, Argentina and Italy all under one brand. ...
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NewsGreggs opens its fourth UK drive-thru at Newcastle
Greggs, has opened its first drive-thru in its birthplace of Newcastle. The opening is Greggs’ fourth drive-thru in the UK – the first three were all at Top 50 Indie sites. The drive-thru is located off the A1056 Sandy Lane, North Gosforth – just down the road from where Greggs ...
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Coca-Cola GB steps up its plastic recycling programme
Coca-Cola GB has announced that its recycling partnership with Merlin Entertainment will be continuing over the summer – following its initial launch in 2018. The programme will see visitors rewarded for using specifically designed Coca-Cola reverse vending machines, offering 50% off entry at Merlin Entertainments in exchange for recycling an ...
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Jammie Dodgers launches marketing campaign
Jammie Dodgers is launching a fully integrated marketing campaign with the theme that no matter how mischievous children can be, we love them for it because they’re ‘Sweet at Heart’. The marketing drive breaks this month and comprises an integrated Facebook and YouTube campaign using animated creatives, boosted by outdoor ...
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NewsExperienced retail operator buys his first petrol filling station
An experienced retail operator has bought his first petrol filling station, Old Pump Filling Station in Saundersfoot, Dyfed, which was sold through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. Arumugam Satheesh bought the site with funding secured through specialist commercial finance broker Christie Finance. Located in the Welsh village of ...
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Britvic emphasises sunshine effect on Lipton sales
Britvic is launching a £3m summer campaign, ‘Sunshine Makes It Taste Better’ for Ice Tea brand Lipton, to help retailers capitalise on summer soft drink sales. The multi-platform campaign includes a new TV creative to drive brand awareness and help keep the product front-of-mind for customers. Rachel Phillips, OOH commercial ...
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FrieslandCampina brings Chocomel to UK market
Dairy giant FrieslandCampina has introduced a creamy chocolate drink, Chocomel, from the Netherlands. It is now available to wholesale and convenience channels in single-serving ‘to-go’ 250ml cans (RRP: £1.65) targeting on-the-go snacking. Kate Allison, marketing manager for FrieslandCampina, said: “For more than 80 years, Chocomel has been a firm favourite ...