All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2013 – Page 2
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News
Moreish choc snack
Cadbury Crunchums are a new ’moreish’ snack of crispy cereal bites, coated in Cadbury chocolate. Brand owner Mondelez describes them as "a similar breed of quirky snacks" as its Cadbury Popcorn and Pretzels. They come in 105g bags with a rrp of £2.03.The launch of Crunchems will be supported by ...
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Sundays at the cinema
Mars Chocolate’s Sweet Sundays promotion is returning this month. The company says that last year the campaign, which gives away free cinema tickets, attracted 37% more new shoppers to the Mars brand. This year more cinemas are involved and consumers can use mobile technology to redeem tickets. Sweet Sundays offers ...
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Supermarkets force closure
A petrol station in York was forced to close by competition from supermarkets, documents related to an application to build housing have revealed.In a statement supporting the application, consultants said the former Shell-branded Mill Lane Filling Station and Spar shop had become un-profitable due to competition from a recently opened ...
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Concern over motorway fuel signs
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has questioned Downing Street’s plans to force motorway service areas to display the cost of fuel on road signs.Service stations were identified by the Office of Fair Trading in its report on the service station sector, published in January, which suggested that prices at motorway ...
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Shoppers drive coupon surge
The growing consumer appetite for redeeming money-off coupons has increased dramatically with 90% of UK consumers stating that they use coupons, according to coupon and voucher services provider Valassis Ltd. As a result, by using coupons, shoppers save on average £5.70 each per month, amounting to a total of £2.3billion ...
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Day in the Life: Jason Tamplin
My alarm goes off at 6.10am but I’m not a great morning person so I will have another sneaky 10 minutes in bed. First job of the day is to take our black Labrador out for a walk. After the walk I am in need of a cup of tea. ...
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Shell targets dealers with evolving package
Shell’s package for dealers is better than it has been for a long time, and will evolve into a stronger proposition by the end of the year, says Shell’s general retail manager, David Moss. A combination of huge investment in the company-owned network, improved shops, services and operating standards which ...
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Decent proposal
Shell in the UK is a far more attractive proposition for both customers and dealers than it has been for some time, according to David Moss, who took over as the company’s general retail manager, north cluster (UK, Denmark, Norway), at the start of the year, replacing Melanie Lane. And ...
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Jucee new design
Jucee the UK’s fastest-growing squash and mini juice brand (IRI data) has a new pack design featuring fruit characters, including ozzie orange and archie apple. To support the brand relaunch, there is also a new 1.5ltr squash bottle, available in nine variants exclusively to the convenience sector. The ...
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Surprising development
Well, what a pleasant surprise for a change. Just when the industry was going about its business and had given up expecting any kind of assistance in ensuring fair trading, up popped a European Commission inquiry into alleged oil-price fixing (see News Extra, page 10). How did we know? Because ...
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NewsShop Doctor: Shell Halfmoon, Epping, Essex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: I was happy to pull into the Shell Halfmoon service station as its advertised pole prices were competitive. I also needed a snack for lunch and was interested to again sample some of the Shell ’Deli2go’ range. FORECOURT: It’s a medium-size forecourt with a planting area to ...
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Low-cost DVR/alarms
VDT Direct, a developer of digital video security equipment, has launched a new range of low-cost DVRs (digital video recorders) with alarm functions, costing from £120.Clive Mason, managing director of VDT Direct, said: "These new DVRs will open up the market for low-cost video alarm systems by eliminating the need ...
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Enhanced level of safety with submersible pump
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has released an upgraded version of its Red Jacket 4" Submersible Turbine Pump range.The new pumps fully comply with the latest ATEX European safety standards (ATEX Category 1 EN15268) through design enhancements of the entire unit.The changes create three levels of safety protection covering motor safety, ...
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Forecourt expansion
Structural Science Composites (SSC), a designer and manufacturer of composite manhole access covers, has made a new appointment, one of whose tasks will be developing business in the forecourt sector.Phillip Millward has joined the Barrow-in Furness based company as international sales director, having held a number of senior roles in ...
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Fuel Market Review: Optimistic outlook
It’s been another interesting year, but thankfully there has been some stability in the market. Those of you who were at the Top Indies Dinner in March and at Forecourt Live! at the NEC in April will have seen evidence that things are looking quite good for the independent forecourt ...
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Warning on future of UK refineries
A serious threat to the survival of UK oil refining has been highlighted in a new report sponsored by UKPIA.The independent report by IHS Purvin & Gertz, which was commissioned by UKPIA, says the UK is already at a high risk level for supply of diesel and jet fuel and ...
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PRA offers its services to price-fixing investigation
The PRA has offered to submit evidence to the European Commission on alleged anti-competitive pricing tactics in the UK fuel market.The move followed raids on three oil companies and oil market data specialist Platts, by agents investigating allegations of oil-price fixing (see news extra, page 10).In a letter to Alexander ...
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Shapely snack launch
The Pom-Bear range has been extended with the launch of Zoo Friends animal shapes in a "really cheesy" flavour. Marketing manager, Steve Harger, at brand owner Intersnack, says: "After the success of our limited-edition ’Snowmen’ at Christmas, we felt the time was right for a new permanent addition to ...
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Tasty Toasties line
Chedds, the 100% real Cheddar kids’ snacking brand from Cathedral City, is launching a convenience sector specific format of its cheese & toasties line. The single pack, which consists of six slices of mild Cathedral City Cheddar and six pieces of melba toast, is available in cases of 12. Like ...
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Revive’s new position
Revive from Lucozade is being repositioned to make it more "relevant and appealing" to shoppers. Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is moving the £9.4m brand into the enhanced and flavoured waters sector with updated on-pack claims. Revive is a lightly sparkling vitamin drink containing energy-releasing B vitamins and comes in three flavours: ...