All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2017 – Page 5
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Driving retail
As the first of the MRH/Co-op trial sites opened last month in High Road, Eastcote, west of London it was a great moment for MRH chief executive Karen Dickens and her team, who are on a focused mission to upgrade and grow the company’s network. The opening ...
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product news: Vimto unveils RTD drive
Vimto has announced a nine-month distribution drive for its RTD (ready to drink) range. As well as the distribution drive, which will focus on convenience retailers in the North West, Midlands and London, a media campaign will run in cinemas and On Demand, as well as across digital and social ...
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Under the Spotlight: Tony Walker, non-fuel director, MFG
Name: Tony Walker Job title: Non-fuel director Company: Motor Fuel Group 01 Career history: My working career started as a store manager with Somerfield. I then joined Murco as an area manager in 2001, eventually becoming general manager, non-fuel. At the start of 2012, I joined the newly formed ...
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Gas-to-liquid suggested as a diesel replacement
A fuel that has been around for years could provide an easy solution to the ’demonisation’ of diesel, according to speakers at a conference on Clean Air, organised by Certas Energy. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel has only recently been used as a road transport fuel, as its various properties of helping ...
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Leading dealer groups drive growth in c-stores
The number of convenience stores on forecourts has declined slightly over the past year, but leading dealer groups are driving growth in the c-store sector, according to the latest data from IGD Retail Analysis and Wm Reed Business Media.They found that the overall number of stores grew 0.4% to 46,980 ...
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Analysis
David Charman: chairman CWA
Our industry is facing cost increases on an unprecedented scale. Firstly, the living wage increase has impacted us all. And this challenge, I believe, is by far and away the biggest we will face in the coming years. But hot on its heels is the huge business rates increase that ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on the unfair ratings game and a plea for a recommendation
The way rates are calculated is wrong In our April issue, I recounted Thair Majid’s view that the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) got its sums wrong when calculating business rates Thair put it down to the percentage the VOA takes on tobacco. John Stevenson, MD of Stevenson Group, headquartered in ...
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NewsCCTV image released of suspect in Dorset robbery
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a robbery at a service station in Corfe Mullen – with a CCTV image of the suspect being released. At approximately 9pm on Tuesday 6 June a man entered the Esso garage on Wareham Road and went to the till ...
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Cadbury teams with the Premier League for promo
Cadbury is launching its first on-pack promotion following its new partnership with the Premier League. Up for grabs are 10 personalised Premier League match day experiences for two, 50 pairs of match tickets every week, 200 Premier League replica footballs and up to 200,000 free Cadbury bars.The promotion kicks off ...
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Kinder Bueno goes mini for the sharing market
Ferrero is tapping into the sharing opportunity with the launch of Kinder Bueno Mini (rrp £2), which are the classic Kinder Bueno in bite-sized, individually wrapped portions.The company believes the new product will attract both existing fans and new shoppers to ’try a bit of different’ . Retailers can request ...
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News in brief
Sales of diesel cars down 20% Sales of new diesel cars have plummeted, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New diesel car sales were 81,489 in May, 20% down on the corresponding month last year when 101,844 were sold. Sales of ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: chairman PRA
As I write this, if the pollsters are correct, the ’blues’ will continue to form the government. Mrs May has run her campaign on the mantra of ’strong and stable’ leadership but, when back in office, will she take the opportunity to change her Cabinet? We have already had rapid ...
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Welcome Break gets more money to invest in its sites
Welcome Break has secured a £440m funding package from a banking syndicate led by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to enable further invest-ment in its hotel and retail offering.Welcome Break is the second largest motorway service station operator in the UK, managing 27 sites.The funding will be used to refinance debt, ...
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Pizza Express to debut at Welcome Break services
Pizza Express is set to make its debut at a motorway service station in partnership with Welcome Break Group.The 88-seater restaurant will offer table service to both hotel guests and motorway service visitors at the Oxford M40 (Junction 8A) site, and is due to open in October.Rod McKie, chief executive ...
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No break for coffee
If you thought there were already more than enough Costa Coffee shops dotted all over the UK, you’d be mistaken. That’s because, according to Costa itself, its network plan "shows opportunity for at least 3,000 stores in the UK compared to just over 2,200 today". In addition, it has plans ...
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NewsScottish retailer moves second site to Gulf brand
The latest forecourt to commit to the Gulf brand is Hawkhead Road Garage, at Paisley in Scotland. The owner of the site, Fine Fuel Company, said the decision to move to Gulf from Jet was part of a wider business strategy to future-proof the business. It was the company’s second ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
There’s been a lot of worrying stuff in the news recently and I’m not talking about the campaign for the General Election, which will be done and dusted by the time anyone reads this. Whatever your persuasion we will, of course, have to make the best of the outcome, but ...
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rainbow bottle
Absolut is launching a vibrant limited-edition bottle to support the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community and help drive sales this summer.
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HKS Retail continues with bold growth programme
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail has announced the opening of two further sites in the London area, continuing its programme of expansion.This now means HKS has four sites within the M25 and nearly 70 sites nationally. The new acquisitions will benefit from investment to introduce new shop, food and forecourt ...
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Istobal unveils new energy-efficient jet wash boiler
Istobal unveiled a new water heating system at the Autopromotec Bolonia show last month.The Spanish company displayed an aerothermal heating boiler for use in jet washes. It claims this equipment can save up to 75% power compared with electric heaters and 60% compared with gas boilers.The sustainable and efficient system ...