All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2005 – Page 2
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Shop doctor
The site in Oxford is large and bright.But on closer inspection it’s not well kept.
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Savoury delights
Pork Farms has added two new savouries to it range: Cumberland sausage & tomato, and ham & pepperoni. Both are made from light puff pastry folded around the topping and sprinkled with cheese.The company’s marketing director Gary Johnston says: “Our new savouries are being launched to refresh the food-to-go category ...
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NewsCostcutter Express/Murco, Eve Hill service station, Dudley, Midlands
Eve Hill Service Station, a joint-branded Costcutter Express/Murco site, is at the edge of Dudley in the West Midlands, on busy Wolverhampton Street (B4176).FORECOURT: The site is huge, with a large canopy covering four easily accessed pump points, a car wash, a jet wash and a shop, and still there ...
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Terry’s chocs in mint condition
Terry’s Chocolate Orange, always a hit at Christmas, is being joined by a new mint variety for this year only. It comes in a mint green box in shelf-ready packaging.Meanwhile, launched in time for Halloween are Terry’s Chocolate Orange Sparklers, bitesize oranges with crackling popping candy. Kraft Foods’ Christmas ...
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Time for reality check says Jervis
Reality checks are the order of the day in forecourt retailing, according to Paul Jervis, managing director of Yorkshire-based Action Stations, and vice chairman of the PRA, who has just sold seven of his nine sites to United Co-operatives.“Oil companies won’t be buying sites or offering terms that will insulate ...
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Cadbury party time
Cadbury wants to share its centenary birthday with other businesses that are 100 years old. Members of the Cadbury Dairy Milk (CDM) Happy 100 Club will be entered into an exclusive free prize draw to win a birthday treat. So if you work in a business that is turning 100 ...
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Hi there…bear with me while I burn
In the last issue I asked if anyone had ever witnessed a mobile phone blowing up on a forecourt (because the government has pronounced them safe). This prompted a call from John Dalton, manager at Watling Tyre Service, Southbank Garage in Margate, Kent.He has a friend in the United States ...
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Two stores at the double for Budgens
Budgens has extended its portfolio of branded forecourt stores with the opening of two new sites – in Barnwood, Gloucester and Bramley, Surrey.The Total forecourt in Barnwood, owned by the Simon Smith Group, has undergone a complete knock-down rebuild development worth £1million.Partner of the group, Susie Hawkins, said they have ...
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News in brief
BP CONNECT won an award for best managed forecourt chain and Jet an award for best dealer group at last month’s Convenience Tracking Programme Awards organised by shopper consultancy HIM.BP has opened its first company-owned, company-run Connect site on a motorway. The multi-million pound developments are on the north and ...
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NewsM&S trial with BP is ‘Simply’ delightful
Marks & Spencer and BP are to trial eight Marks & Spencer Simply Food concepts in BP Connect forecourt sites, starting in autumn 2005.The eight trial stores will provide customers with a selected range of Marks & Spencer’s high-quality fresh food ranges, including ready meals, fresh produce, sandwiches, wine, flowers ...
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Gorgeous gift from Bendicks
Gorgeous is a new boxed assortment containing five individually-wrapped bitesize milk, dark, white and marbled chocolates. The launch follows research that found boxed chocolates are mostly bought by women for women. Available from August, there will be a 30g trial pack retailing at 69p plus a 200g pack at £3.49 ...
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Hot meals on the go around the clock
Feat Point is giving retailers the opportunity to sell hot food 24/7 with its new hand-prepared meal vending machine.Two brands are available – Med Feast and East Feast – both offering a range of fresh meals that are serviced daily. Meals can be cooked within two minutes in the Feast ...
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NewsNew Helix appeal
Shell Helix is being relaunched with a new formulation and high-profile trade and consumer marketing campaign.After three years in research and development, the new Shell Helix contains special cleaning agents that actively lock away harmful dirt and deposits and condition car engines. As well as protecting the engine, tests have ...
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United aims at high society
The distinctive blue and white signage of United Co-operatives will soon be appearing on forecourts far and wide if Clive Adamson, general manager of the Society’s petrol division, has anything to do with it.In recent months he has overseen the acquisition of a number of sites belonging to two high-profile ...
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NewsUnited aims at high society
The distinctive blue and white signage of United Co-operatives will soon be appearing on forecourts far and wide if Clive Adamson, general manager of the Society’s petrol division, has anything to do with it.In recent months he has overseen the acquisition of a number of sites belonging to two high-profile ...
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Top ideas at ACS conference
Delegates who attended this year’s ACS conference left Warwickshire bursting with new ideas and increased confidence about how to work with their customers, staff and suppliers to make their business a cut above the rest, according to chief executive David Rae. Motivational speaker Martin Hayward set the tone by urging ...
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NewsFuelforce site sale gives Murco 57
Fuelforce is being forced to downsize and restructure following a move by one of its investors to sell up and realise it interests in the company.Fifty seven sites have been sold to Murco Petroleum and its US-based parent company, Murphy Oil Corporation. Another 22 are in line to go to ...
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Vending for 24/7 sales
A vending machine specifically designed to be built into forecourt windows and outer walls and be merchandised from inside the store, has been launched by Shopfront Vending.The company’s managing director, Michael Ison, said the key benefits of the Backloader unit include: the ability to sell shop items while closed; 24/7 ...
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