All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2014 – Page 3
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Owner puts West Yorkshire forecourt on the market
Specialist property adviser Christie + Co has been appointed to market the leasehold interest in Flush Garage, a former petrol station in Liversedge, West Yorkshire. Flush Garage occupies a prominent trading position on Wakefield Road (A638) – a busy arterial route providing access to Dewsbury, Leeds, Halifax, Bradford and Huddersfield. ...
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Government urged to rethink exemption for small businesses on carrier bag charge
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged Ministers to reconsider after they have dismissed calls from an influential Committee of MPs to apply a 5p charge to all shops in England that give out single use carrier bags. The Ministers set out their view in the response to the report ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Retailers warned during Food Safety Week
Milk left out for just one hour could cause food poisoning, according to dairy solutions provider Pritchetts, at the start of Food Safety Week (16 – 22 June 2014). The company says that operators who leave open jugs of fresh milk at breakfast bars and self-service stations could be putting ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Fruit Shoot leads ’get your skills on’
Britvic Soft Drinks is continuing its brand platform ‘Get Your Skills On’ this summer supported by the children’s drink brand Robinsons Fruit Shoot. This year’s activation is developed to inspire kids’ adventurous sides, keeping them active while learning new skills, and continues to put Robinsons Fruit Shoot at the heart ...
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Essar reported to be trying to sell Stanlow refinery
The owners of Stanlow oil refinery at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire are seeking to sell the facility, according to reports in the Financial Times. India’s Essar Group, which bought the refinery from Shell for $350m in 2011, is in talks with a number of parties about selling a minority stake ...
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MRH signs deal with Subway
MRH, the number one company in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies with 380 sites, has signed a corporate partnership deal with Subway, while another leading Top 50 Indie, Euro Garages, has reached an important landmark in its partnership with Subway. The first Subway store at an MRH site has ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Samsung Techwin offers compact security solution
Samsung Techwin has introduced a new compact and easy to install security solution for retailers. It comprises a compact vandal-resistant dome camera and a small footprint network video recorder (NVR). The SNV-6013 dome camera has a diameter of less than 113mm and a height of just 64mm, meaning the vandal-resistant ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Coca-Cola Enterprises unveils Coca-Cola Life
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has announced the launch of Coca-Cola Life in Great Britain (GB), which will be available later this year. First piloted in Argentina and Chile in 2013, this will be the first time it will be available in Europe. This lower-calorie cola contains a third less sugar and ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: STG launches tobacco display ban guidance
Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK (STG UK) has launched a project to help retailers get ready for the arrival of the display ban in smaller stores in April 2015. As part of the project, STG UK is working closely with a number of retailers, named the Gantry Guardians, to offer retailers ...
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Inspector rejects Morrisons appeal over Welsh site
Morrisons has had a bid to build a petrol station next to one of its supermarkets in North Wales rejected. The retailer was appealing a planning application that had been turned down, but it was dismissed by a planning inspector. Morrisons had applied for planning permission for a new filling ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: New TV advert for Airwaves
Airwaves, one of the UK’s largest chewing gum brands, is back on TV this month with a new advert. The ‘Never Not Fresh’ creative is set to position the brand as the essential product consumers need to restore their cool and confident persona, and will be supported with in-store activity. ...
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Government accepts lower fuel duty boosts economy
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed an acknowledgement by the Government that lower fuel duty can be an economic stimulus. It said the admission came at a meeting at the Treasury between chief secretary Danny Alexander and representatives of FairFuelUK (FFUK). At the meeting, the chief secretary presented FairFuelUK ...
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Raids in £11m tobacco duty fraud investigation
Nine people have been arrested and two illegal tobacco processing plants discovered after an investigation into suspected tobacco duty evasion of £11m and associated money laundering offences. During coordinated raids 80 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) criminal investigators searched premises in Dorset, the West Midlands, London, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, ...
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Henderson Group returns record profits
The Mallusk-based Henderson Group achieved record profits £18.4m in 2013, up 17.5% on the previous year, on a 3.6% increase in turnover on 2102 to £642.8m in 2013. The family-run retail, wholesale and foodservice group owns the Spar, Eurospar, Vivo, and Vivoextra franchises in Northern Ireland, and supplies more than ...
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NewsForecourts targeted for Mary Portas treatment
Retail expert Mary Portas is back with a new TV series offering help to shops and businesses throughout the UK and is seeking appropriate candidates - particularly forecourts. Optomen Television, the BAFTA-winning TV production company behind shows such as The Great British Menu and Heston Blumenthal’s Feast, will be making ...
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Police seek forecourt tobacco raiders
Police are hunting for a gang which is believed to be behind a series of early morning forecourt and supermarket raids across Doncaster. According to The Star, the latest took place early on June 10 at the Tesco Extra superstore in Balby. The forecourt shop was attacked just before 2.45am ...
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Sainsbury’s first-quarter results confirm fall in fuel sales
Evidence of the slump in supermarket fuel sales was revealed today in Sainsbury’s latest financial results. Chief executive Justin King blamed cautious customer spending for a drop in first quarter sales of 0.3% at Sainsbury’s when fuel was included, but up 1% when it wasn’t. Like-for-like retail sales for the ...
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New BP/M&S Simply Food in Rutland
Work is under way on a new £1m BP forecourt and M&S Simply Food outlet in Oakham, Rutland, which is set to open this autumn. According to The Rutland Times, the development got the go ahead back in 2012 but the developer BBE Corby Ltd wanted to wait until the ...
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Kay Group hit by ATM raid
Two ATMs have been tampered with at Top 50 Indie, The Kay Group’s Kitchens Service Station in Burnley. According to the This is Lancashire website, police were called to the forecourt on Monday night (June 9) after customers noticed two men who were acting suspiciously outside the shop. Officers discovered ...
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Online campaign against plain packaging
Campaigners against standardised packaging of tobacco have launched an online advertising campaign against the policy. The ’No, Prime Minister’ campaign was created by the smokers’ group Forest which runs the Hands Off Our Packs campaign. It features a letter that opponents of plain packaging can send to David Cameron in ...