All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2008
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NewsTruckers step up pressure with refinery protest
Hauliers angry at the rising cost of fuel have descended on two oil refineries in west Wales. About 65 lorries were reported to be outside Chevron in Pembroke Dock and Murco in Milford Haven, with protesters asking drivers not to leave the sites. Those involved in the demo, organised to ...
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Fear government red tape - not the supermarkets
Retailers need to be more worried about government red tape strangling their business than about a Tesco opening down the road. That was the message from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Forecourt Seminar 2008 last week.Those at the event in Reading heard how futureproposals for alcohol and cigarette restrictions ...
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Euro Garages MD scoops entrepreneur award
The MD of Top Indie Euro Garages has been named Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (Northern Region). Judges at last week’s ceremony highlighted how Zuber Issa had built Blackburn-based Euro Garages from scratch, doubling the business over the last three years.The business has a turnover of £230 ...
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Shell trucker strike talks go ahead - amid fuel rationing
Talks were taking place today aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers’ dispute - as UK retailers introduced fuel rationing. Representatives from the two haulage companies involved were reported to have met with officials from the Unite union at a secret location in a bid to end the industrial action. ...
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A perfect sale
Welsh forecourt Derwydd Garage has been sold by retailer Henry Jones, who owned the business for 42 years. The site, which is situated on the A484 about seven miles north of Carmarthen, had an asking price of £895,000. The new owner is Graham Perfect, who bought the property through the ...
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Esso hopes drivers will work through Shell strike
Esso has reassured its retailers that it has “contingency plans” in place if the threatened strike by Shell drivers goes ahead this week. Karen Dickens, Esso’s executive director, fuels marketing UK & Ireland, said she hoped drivers would work through the industrial action to maintain supplies and get product through ...
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GreatGas adds six forecourts to its network
Irish-owned independent fuel supplier GreatGas has signed six forecourts to its network. The deals, which GreatGas said were worth more than 15m euros, or £11.9m, means 50 forecourts in Ireland are now supplied by the company. The six new signings by the Co Cork-based company will be fully branded as ...
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In Virgin territory
Moto Hospitality has signed up with Virgin Radio to provide its 48 outlets across the UK with a dedicated radio stream.The specially-tailored content will include ads from up to five brands available in Moto service stations.Moto marketing manager Kirsty Birkin says: "Virgin Radio has massive appeal with our core customer ...
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Smoking Suzuki
Imperial Tobacco is running a prize draw for its trade customers to win a Rizla-branded Suzuki GSK-R600 motorbike.The competition is being run to highlight and promote National Independents’ Week and the My Shop is Your Shop Campaign. Trade customers wishing to enter the free prize draw to win the motorbike ...
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NewsSneak preview
Forecourt Trader has teamed up with Sneaky Snacks to offer readers the chance to win a full selection of coated muffins and flapjacks from the new Sneaky Snacks range. Each ofthe four winners will receive two cases of 24 coated muffins in a variety of three mouth-watering flavours, one case ...
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Pricing precipice
These are strange times as fuel prices rise exponentially and the country seems on edge, as if preparing to fall over a precipice and into a deep recession. While everyone is getting caught up in what the future might hold, no one really knows, and the best anyone can do ...
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NewsA price to be paid
It has been a recurring theme of this column to look at steadily rising pump prices and point out the negative effect on retailers; in particular to highlight the effect of the ’retailer merchandising agreements’ which have delivered a constant ’heads I win, tails you lose’ bonus to the credit ...
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Multigrain revamp
United Biscuits has relaunched its Multigrain Hula Hoops, including new flavours and a new recipe.The packaging has also been redesigned to communicate the positive health benefits of the Multigrain variant.The two multipacks include Classic - Cheese & Onion, Salt & Vinegar and Salted, and Variety - Cheese & Onion, Roast ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
As fuel prices soar, do your customers accuse you, the retailer, of profiteering?YES93%NO7%Most of you say that motorists still don’t seem to be getting the message that fuel prices are dominated by the global price of oil - and are something retailers have no control over.
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Müller summer offer
Müllerlight has announced its Win A Summer to Remember promotion, which will feature on yogurt packs for the next few weeks.The offer entails giving away thousands of prizes such as £1,000 new summer wardrobe, luxury spa days, Caribbean holidays, and sessions with a professional hairstylist. In addition, every six-pack will ...
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A WKD New look
WKD has a fresh new look this summer to ensure that it stands out on shelves and continues to be a consumer favourite. New bottle labels with a strengthened logo, greater focus on the brand’s ’original’ status and more emphasis on the respective flavour variants will be complemented by new ...
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Life in the Slow lane
The lorry driver has a worried look on his face, will his truck fit under the low canopy on the Esso the forecourt?Steadily he edges it in, and looks relieved as the vehicle makes it to the pump - just.Forecourt manager Claire Sinden watches it all from the entrance of ...
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Kiveton’s kitchen range
Kiveton’s Kitchen is offering retailers a selection of their tasty and convenient products - a range of high-quality chilled meal solutions, created exclusively for the convenience sector by Greencore Group. The range offers good food from around the world and has been developed for time-poor customers with an appetite for ...
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Wilkinson’s intuitive shave
To celebrate the launch of new Intuition Plus Natural Care with Milk & Honey, Wilkinson Sword is giving away two prizes, each containing five cases of the new razor.The latest addition to the 3-in-1 Intuition Plus range, the world’s first razor to lather, shave and moisturise, is set to further ...