All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2006 – Page 2
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NewsTrebor’s cool move
Cadbury Trebor Bassett has two confectionery launches for the summer. Available now, Trebor Extra Cool is a new sugar-free mint and is backed by forecourt-specific activity, with free samples being distributed in sites nationwide.The sweet has a ’double mint format’ - a translucent boiled outer shell made from pure mint ...
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NewsDealer groups drive convenience growth
Independent dealer groups are set to drive future growth in the forecourt convenience sector, according to the IGD’s Convenience Retailing 2006 report.Although the total number of forecourt c-stores fell by 3.6% during 2005, the report found that the number of dealer-owned stores increased by 4.2% (210 stores) as ...
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NewsCoffee servers
Two new pieces of kit are available for retailers looking to offer take away coffee. The new Nescafé Accolade Platinum Colibri (pictured below) is a compact vending unit which dispenses premium quality latte, cappucino and hot chocolate in branded 9oz paper cups. The self-service machine also serves up ...
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Pit stop screen clean
BP has just completed a four-week Pit Stop Screen Clean campaign to boost awareness of its Ultimate range of advanced performance fuels.Brand ambassadors gave customers at more than 200 forecourts a complimentary screenwash. BP Ultimate marketing communications manager, Nicola Beckett, explained: "Through entertaining face-to-face engagement we’ve been able to increase ...
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NewsChips down at Shell
News that Shell has been hit by Chip & PIN fraud couldn’t come at a worse time as it’s just weeks after national adoption of the technology. However, the good news is the criminals did not get past the new Chip & PIN system itself, but instead used a skimming ...
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NewsRoll with the changes
Gordon Gekko may have thought lunch was for wimps and dear old Del Boy might have agreed, but forecourt retailers don’t want to wimp out on their lunchtime offer because there’s just too much to lose. According to Mintel, UK consumers spent £27.5bn on eating out in 2005, and within ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
Last June I reported about the case between Sheffield Racial Equality Council (REC), acting on behalf of a black Caribbean customer and Ayub Karmada, who runs Beeston Service Station in Nottingham.Ayub first heard from Race Relations in January 2005 after a member of his staff had asked a customer to ...
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Double bubble from Red Bull
Red Bull is running a special price promotion on its new two-pack format. Available now, the launch case price will be £12.99 for a limited time only, giving a promotional RRP of £2 a pack (the non-promotional case price will be £13.89, to be sold at a standard RRP ...
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In brief
Pace Petroleum is switching 22 of its forecourt stores from Budgens to Spar. The transition will take place between now and the end of the year. Pace/Malthurst already trades with all five of Spar’s mainland UK regional distribution companies via 20 of its existing sites.Chevron’s Europe marketing vice-president, ...
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AnalysisIt’s a bore
What could turn out to be the driest summer for 100 years has given many petrol retailers in the south east some sleepless nights. With car washing one of the three main profit centres of a petrol retailing business - alongside petrol and the forecourt shop - the merest hint ...
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No-Germs bird boost
Recent tests by a leading British laboratory, Retroscreen Virology, have confirmed that the No Germs instant hand sanitiser can kill the bird flu virus H5N1 before it has a chance to enter the body. Made by Advanced Formulations, the product is already sold in Moto, Welcome Break and First Break ...
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Dealers get better offer
Murco has extended its dealer package by renewing its membership to Garage Watch and rolling it out to all its 244 sites throughout England and Wales, plus any new dealers who sign up in the next 12 months. Previous membership had only covered 74 sites on the Garage Watch ’Happy2Help’ ...
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NewsInnovation the key to BP staying ahead
BP is driving innovation in the forecourt c-store sector in the face of tough competition, said Andy Davis, BP Retail’s trading director, at last month’s annual ACS conference - now rebranded as Summit 2006 - in Birmingham, attended by nearly 300 delegates."We own almost 400 stores, BP demands a return ...
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NewsAct now to avoid car wash closure
Retailers should be campaigning for the curbing of roadside car washing, following the announcement of drought orders last month, says independent retailer David Charman of Parkfoot Garage, who has just had a bore-hole installed on his forecourt to ensure water supply to his car washes."Every retailer in the country ...
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News’Essentials’ plan for 94 Somerfield sites
Somerfield is to significantly increase its brand presence in the forecourt sector, with the start of a demanding store development programme throughout 2006/2007 on the sites acquired from Texaco and Fuelforce last year.The first of 94 sites to be rolled out in the Somerfield Essentials format will be at Solent ...
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PRA backs ES3 as industry standard
The Petrol Retailers’ Association is backing Edensure’s ES3 wet stock monitoring service and its efforts to improve retailers’ efficiency and profitability.The ES3 performs, on average, 500 daily checks to give retailers what Edensure claims is the most accurate monitoring service available.As a result of its support, Edensure’s managing director, Martin ...
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