All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2012 – Page 4
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Motor Fuel Group takes steps for improvements
After just a few months in his role as managing director at Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Jeremy Clarke has taken significant steps to improve the management and profitability of the company’s 48-site network.In the past few weeks MFG has signed contracts with Istobal, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Fairbanks, ...
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Focus on Tobacco: Light and shade
April 6 has been and gone and with it went traditional tobacco displays in stores of 3,000sq ft and above. Instead shoppers in the grocery multiples and larger convenience stores across England are met with kiosks with their shutters down over the tobacco products. One quick glance and these kiosks ...
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Fairbanks signs Topaz
Wet-stock monitoring specialist Fairbanks has secured contracts in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with fuel retailers Applegreen and Topaz Energy, supplying its real-time data monitoring and wet stock management services.Henderson Group has also re-signed its current deal to use Fairbanks’ real-time data management as well as statistical inventory ...
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Relentless expansion
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has introduced a new fruity flavour of its energy drink brand Relentless. Apple & kiwi flavour is available in a 500ml can format and brings the range to six.To coincide with the new flavour launch, the entire Relentless portfolio has undergone a makeover. The new packs have ...
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NewsShop Doctor: Maiden Newton Service Station, Dorchester Road, Dorset
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Maiden Newton is on the A356 (Crewkerne to Dorchester) road, some nine miles from Dorchester. It is a small village with a convenience store, post office and newsagents. My target was the Texaco service station with its Spar shop. FORECOURT: The A356 through the village ...
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GB Oils goes out on the road to talk to its dealers
GB Oils has completed a series of roadshows for its Total dealer network to discuss the challenges and opportunities for retailers, along with the oil company’s vision for the future.More than 110 retailers including many of the Top 50 Indies attended the events in Birmingham, York and Windsor ...
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Analysis
Daggers at dawn
The sparks flew last month as Justine Greening, MP, via an interview in The Sun newspaper, warned oil companies and fuel retailers, to ’pass on price cuts’ or face government action. The newspaper report said Transport Secretary Justine Greening had ordered officials to draw up a code of conduct in ...
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Cut prices, or else, says MP - in The Sun!
A war of words broke out last month between the government and RMIP chairman Brian Madderson, as Transport Secretary Justine Greening revealed an ultimatum to the oil industry on retail fuel prices through a national newspaper.She told The Sun newspaper that oil companies would be given "one last chance" to ...
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Packing a crunch
United Biscuits (UBUK) has added 25% extra weight to its range of handy packs to offer consumers greater value for money. Available now, the new extra weight packs are for the top-selling Hula Hoops, Skips, NikNaks, Discos and Wheat Crunchies.The new packs feature a bright ’Now with 25% extra!’ ...
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Ice cream delight
Premier Foods has launched Angel Delight Ice Cream, a powder that can be whisked up with milk to create ice cream in strawberry, chocolate, butterscotch or vanilla flavours.
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Costcutter sets sights on more forecourt c-stores
Costcutter is placing a greater focus on the forecourt sector as the symbol group wholesaler seeks to reassure members amid the ongoing negotiations over its future distribution arrangements.In the wake of chairman Colin Graves departure last month, Costcutter chief executive Nick Ivel said an announcement on Costcutter’s supply chain post ...
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Costcutter unveils new-look stores
The first new-look Costcutter convenience stores have opened in Guiseley, West Yorkshire and Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.The new stores are described as "an evolution of the ubiquitous Costcutter brand", with a simplified fascia showcasing a cleaner and fresher feel, coupled with new innovations throughout the store. The new image is part of ...
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David Charman
Is it just me or are water companies difficult to believe? After two dry winters many parts of the UK had hosepipe bans introduced in early spring however no one told the weather! April downpours drowned out most of the washing days curtailing all aspects of retail. During this ...
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Coryton to cease refining operations shortly
UKPIA said it was saddened by the news from Price Waterhouse Coopers that PRML Coryton Refinery appears destined to cease refining operations shortly with the consequent loss of jobs and supply infrastructure.Director general of UKPIA Chris Hunt, said: "UK and European refining is facing extremely challenging operating conditions and strong ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper covers home-made sandwiches as well as fuel card woes
Home-made recipes could go wrong Flaming June already although as this is being written I’m still ankle-deep in drought. Splish sploshing around in the darling muds of May. Still, two Bank Holidays in June should brighten things up and no doubt you have smartened up your barbecue offering ...
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Forecourt canopies get Grade II listed status
Two petrol station canopies built in the 1960s have been given Grade II listed status by Heritage Minister John Penrose on the recommendation of English Heritage. The dramatic overlapping parasol design of the Mobil canopies on the A6 at Red Hill, Leicestershire, and the concrete canopy structure on the A1 ...
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Bring out the cake
McVitie’s Cake Company is encouraging consumers to ’Bring Out the Cake’ this summer.The promotional activity, which runs until August, will see consumer sampling at events across the UK.McVitie’s will be uploading content of people ’Bringing Out the Cake’ to YouTube to further engage with consumers.In addition, the company has redesigned ...
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in brief
Pasty tax U-turnChancellor George Osborne has announced a u-turn on his controversial plan to impose VAT on the Cornish pasty. After the amendment, food such as sausage rolls or pasties will not be liable for VAT as long as they are cooling down naturally on shelf, rather than being kept ...
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Brian Madderson
One of the unintended consequences of ever higher fuel duty (it will rise to 60.97ppl on August 1) is that small-to-middle size independent retailers struggle with cash flow problems. Higher wholesale fuel costs, bankrolling Treasury by paying duty ahead of collecting this tax from customers, and wafer-thin average margins do ...
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Focus on Breakfast: Sunrise sellers
While cash-strapped consumers are eating breakfast at home more regularly, the breakfast occasion remains in growth with report company Mintel estimating that one in five adults or one in four full-time workers eat breakfast out of home. The breakfast occasion can be divided into two areas the early breakfast ...