All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2005
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NewsSoftly does it
Two recent news items from the forecourt sector have caused a degree of concern among operators. First, Shell announced its Global Retailer Business Agreement (Cluster) proposals, quickly followed by Fuelforce announcing the disposal of a large part of its retail network to other groups. In both cases, the existing retailers ...
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NewsRegent is on a roll
Less than a year after its relaunch, the Regent-branded network of independent dealers has grown to 30 outlets, says Andrew Cox, Regent’s manager of equity distributor sales in Europe. Cox believes Regent’s revival by Texaco after a 30-year absence has been helped by the brand’s long history. “Many people already ...
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Total is praised for underage scheme
Total has been praised by Trading Standards for the successful implementation of its underage drinking policy, ‘Challenge 21’. Trading Standards were apparently so impressed by the professionalism displayed at a Total service station in Sunderland, that the team also received an award from the local Mayor.Sarah Sutton, communications manager at ...
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Legends in their own lunchtime
Lunchtime is not what it used to be. Gone are the days of the leisurely lunch, or even the standard hour come to that. Research shows that 86% of people take less than half an hour for lunch and that even the timing has become ‘elastic’, with people taking lunch ...
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Premier league
Once again ConocoPhillip’s Jet brand has trounced the rest of the industry in the third survey of retailer views of their relationships with suppliers.In the surveys published in 2001 and 2003, Jet also led the field while majors such as Shell in the first survey, and Esso in the second ...
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The joy of sharing
M&M’s plans to take a bigger chunk of the bitesize market with a £3.3m spend on TV advertising, new packaging and an exclusive sponsorship deal. The activity targets 16-34-year-olds to portray M&M’s as a brand to share with friends. The six-ad TV campaign, which breaks this month, focuses on M&M’s ...
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Jet top in PRA survey
Jet has come top of the PRA’s dealer survey for the third time in a row, while Esso and Shell are considered the worst.Ray Holloway, director of the PRA, said the latest survey of retailers’ views of their relationships with oil companies has revealed that better communication is what the ...
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Mo’gas: An irreverent view from the network
OH DEAR, I had always dreaded this moment and how I would feel. Now it’s happened and I can’t believe it. Last week it suddenly dawned on me that I had become a member of the, whisper it quietly, old fogies club. And the reason why I knew I had ...
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NewsWalkers hat-trick
Walkers has launched a core range of Doritos especially for the impulse channel.There are new 140g, 99p pricemarked packs in the three best-selling flavours: lightly salted, tangy cheese and cool original. New ‘best ever’ Doritos hot salsa and mild salsa dips come in smaller size jars for impulse – 300g. ...
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Gadgets galore
KickBack Lifestyle is poised to launch a range of everyday products and gadgets into the forecourt market. The Everyday brand will include items such as MP3 accessories, weather stations, multi tools, torches, CD players and digital display radios.Nick Lloyd, KickBack Lifestyle’s managing director and former retail director of RoadChef, said ...
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The forefront of technology
Torex Retail Petrol & Convenience launched its Service Excellence pledge at IFFE in March following its acquisition of Flexiline Forecourt Services. The addition of Flexiline has been a springboard for an improved service for customers of the expanding group. The capabilities of Flexiline allow Torex Retail to add forecourt ...
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In the firing line
Despite the government’s efforts to curb smoking in the UK, the tobacco category continues to thrive and maintain its position as the best-selling category in forecourts, responsible for almost one third of total forecourt shop sales.The government has hit the tobacco industry with a ban on advertising, the introduction of ...
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In the firing line
Despite the government’s efforts to curb smoking in the UK, the tobacco category continues to thrive and maintain its position as the best-selling category in forecourts, responsible for almost one third of total forecourt shop sales.The government has hit the tobacco industry with a ban on advertising, the introduction of ...
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Fighting fit
The IGD has painted a rosy picture of the UK convenience market in its latest Convenience Retailing 2005 report, with forecourts increasing sales by 5% last year to £3.8bn.According to the food and grocery think-tank, consumers spend 20p of every pound on food and grocery in convenience stores, and the ...
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Watchful retailer feeling off-colour
Here’s the scenario: retailer has a drawer-full of crime incident reports of drive-offs and has instructed staff to ask for payment upfront at their own discretion, either when they don’t have a good view of the registration number or if the car matches the description of a recent drive-off.Ayub Karmada, ...
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Passport to excellent management
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has unveiled its new back-office system – the Passport Resolution.The system comprises four foundation modules – wetstock, drystock, reconciliation, and local accounts – which can be purchased individually. The system benefits from optional plug-in modules such as local account card production, staff record-keeping and BACS payments, and ...
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Excellence in merchandising
Imperial Tobacco is proud and delighted to continue its sponsorship of the Best Tobacco Merchandising category in the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards in 2005.Tobacco legislation has significantly restricted most forms of communicating with adult smokers in the UK so tobacco merchandising is now more relevant than ever.Of the ...
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NewsEsso pulls out of Northern Ireland
Esso is to pull out of Northern Ireland following the announcement by Maxol that it is to acquire 13 Esso company-owned forecourts in the region. The purchase is part of Maxol’s all-Ireland development strategy, and it plans a £5m modernisation programme for the sites. The move increases its number of ...
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Equip for hot food
Equip Line has launched the MD-60 Grab & Go hot food merchandising unit for presentation of pre-packed hot foods such as rotisserie chickens, maintaining them at the optimum temperature until sold.Glass side panels give a 180-degree view of the product to attract customers and maximise impulse sales.Optimum heat transfer to ...