All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2009 – Page 3
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Easy American donut solution
The Boston’s Coffee and Donut concept is the latest addition to Country Choice’s range of food-to-go solutions. To celebrate, the company is giving away one counter top Boston’s donut unit and £203-worth of stock - which together are worth more than £500. The unit measures 540mm wide x 610mm deep ...
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New hand reader aims to cut retailer payroll costs
Time2 is targeting forecourt retailers with a new hand-recognition technology system designed to cut payroll costs. The WinBase package uses a biometric hand reader which records the shape of the user’s hand, and is designed to record the times staff clock in and out. Users also get a unique PIN ...
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Help and advice from Jac Roper
== With the right location and enough drive == There aren’t enough upbeat stories around these days and certainly Service Centre doesn’t hear many of them. If you’ve got the right location and the means to invest you could be quids in. No doubt that is stating the ...
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Brobot opts for Londis and targets £10m sales
Brobot Petroleum has confirmed Londis as its long-term retail partner. The northern-based family-owned business - which includes fuel distribution and 21 sites in the East Midlands and Yorkshire - is expecting to achieve in excess of £10 million sales a year as a result of the deal. "We are delighted ...
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NewsACS confirms Forecourt Seminar 2009 agenda
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has confirmed the agenda for its Forecourt Seminar 2009. Speakers include Stewart Samuel, IGD, Tony Evans from Christie + Co, Carol Smith, Ashdene Service Station, Spencer Marshall and Richard Box, both from JTI, Chris Mitchener, Licensing Solutions, Nick Vandervell, UK Petroleum Industry Association, ...
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Sainsbury’s and Tesco reveal soaring sales
Sainsbury’s and Tesco have reported surging sales – with Sainsbury also revealing ambitious expansion plans. In its First Quarter Trading Statement for 12 weeks to 13 June 2009, Sainsbury’s said total sales for the first quarter were up 3.2 per cent (7.6 per cent excluding fuel). There was also continued ...
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Retailers urged to beef up cash security
With crime costing the UK retail industry more than £3.5m a year, cash management company Loomis has urged retailers to be more vigilant with security. Loomis has warned retailers that, according to figures from The Centre for Retail Research, crime is setting the sector back £3,863 million a year. What’s ...
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ACS calls for free vote on tobacco display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to give all backbenchers a free vote on whether to introduce a display ban on tobacco. The Association said its comments followed Monday’s Second Reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons when the Conservative Shadow Health ...
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NewsChevron gets back on track with the 70s
Chevron has proudly put a classic race car from the 70s back on the race track through its Texaco brand. According to the oil giant, Texaco was originally involved with the Group One and Group Two Ford Capris from 1973 to 1976 when they were run by Ted ...
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Mobil 1 teams up with Brawn for Formula One
With the British Grand Prix just days away, ExxonMobil is teaming up with Brawn GP to supply its fuel and Mobil 1 lubricants for the 2009 FIA Formula One season. Ross Brawn, team principal at Brawn GP, said: “As a new team in Formula One we are delighted to have ...
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Jonathan does quickstep to Spar
Committed Budgens retailer Jonathan James has been forced to convert his two forecourt stores in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, to Spar following public outrage at the opening of a third Budgens store in the centre of the town. The former Somerfield store was bought by Musgrave Retail Partners GB as ...
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Brobot commits to Londis
Following a successful store trial, Brobot Petroleum, the forecourt retailer with 21 sites in the East Midlands and Yorkshire, has confirmed Londis as its long-term retail partner, which is expected to achieve annual turnover of more than £10 million. Steve Lucas, Londis sales director, said: “We are delighted that Brobot ...
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ACS urges OFGEM to tackle ’bullying’
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called for Ofgem to go further in tackling ‘bullying’ practices adopted by some energy companies against retailers. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Many of our members feel bullied by energy companies. We’re therefore very pleased that Ofgem is recommending the end of ...
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