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NewsSales of new cars continue to slide in November
The UK new car market declined by 3.0% in November with 158,639 units registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Reflecting recent trends, demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) rose 3.5% and 24.6%, to 96,441 and 10,796, but failed to ...
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NewsEG Group wins planning consent at North Lincolnshire site
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has won planning permission for a new service station at Barton-upon-Humber, in North Lincolnshire. According to the planning application the development will create 60 jobs. The scheme replaces proposals for a pub and restaurant on part of land known as Top Field, where a ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber jailed for raid on petrol station
A man from Warrington has been jailed after carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol station in the town. Jason Williamson, of Ramsay Close, Birchwood, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place and possessing a drug of class B ...
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NewsForecourt crime incidents up 13%
A 13% rise in incidents of crime on Britain’s retail forecourts has been revealed by the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index. Rising fuel prices during the quarter have pushed up the average initial loss per site, before any BOSS Payment Watch recovery, to £420 per site in Q3 2018 (Q2 ...
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NewsHome Office Minister agrees to retail violence summit
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins has agreed to meet with retail representative bodies and trade unions to discuss violence against retailers and shopworkers following amendments tabled to the Offence Weapons Bill by David Hanson MP. The amendments proposed tougher sanctions for attacks on shopworkers that are “intentionally obstructed” in exercising ...
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NewsBP and Shell among seven oil companies signed up for The Forecourt Show
BP and Shell are among seven oil companies that have already signed up for The Forecourt Show 2019, making it the most must-attend forecourt exhibition of the year. BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell will be out in force at the NEC from April 8-10, giving retailers ...
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NewsSupermarkets announce weekend fuel price cuts
Another round of fuel price cuts begins as supermarkets rush to make announcements about their plans in time for the weekend. From tomorrow Asda customers will see a cut of up to 2ppl off the company’s national price cap on unleaded at 116.7ppl and diesel at 127.77ppl. This is Asda’s ...
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NewsApplegreen launches festive promotion
Applegreen has launched an innovative Christmas promotion in Eire and Northern Ireland, centred on its seasonal hot beverage cups. The company is asking customers to post a selfie of them with the Christmas cup for a chance to win a €50/£50 gift card, always welcome at this time of the ...
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NewsTesco and VW to create UK’s largest EV charging network
Tesco and Volkswagen have announced plans to develop the largest UK retail electric vehicle charging network, powered by Pod Point. Customers will be able to charge their electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free or a ‘rapid’ 50 kW charger for a small cost in line with market ...
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NewsMaxol aiming to raise £20,000 for mental health charity
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol is aiming to raise £20,000 this Christmas for its charity partner, AWARE – which provides support, education, and information, for people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and mood-related conditions in Northern Ireland. The initiative, now in its second year, will see Maxol donate 10p ...
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NewsLeeds Spar site relaunches after £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, located on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by James Hall & Co, Spar UK’s distributor for the North of ...
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NewsNisa’s latest format bringing sales increases of 12%
Nisa has reported that retailers who have converted their stores to the latest Evolution format over the past 12 months are experiencing sales increases averaging almost 12%. Since the start of January this year, 42 stores have converted to the latest format which offers retailers a greater degree of ...
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NewsACS calls for Making Tax Digital to be delayed by a year
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the government to delay Making Tax Digital (MTD) until 2020, following a report from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub Committee. MTD is scheduled to change the way retailers submit their VAT return from April 2019, requiring them ...
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NewsMachete-wielding thugs attack forecourt staff
Lancashire Police has appealed for witnesses after robbers attacked employees at the Asda petrol station in Burnley. At 10pm on Saturday 24 November, a silver Nissan Juke pulled up near to the petrol station as the staff were locking up and leaving for the night. Three men left the car ...
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NewsRontec sells controlling joint stake in fuel card business
Top 50 Indie Rontec, together with Bayford Group, has sold a controlling interest in a fuel card business to a French company. Edenred, which specialises in prepaid corporate services, has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of the share capital of The Right Fuelcard Company (TRFC) group, which has 27,000 ...
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NewsAlfa Power electric charger for Leeds forecourt
Alfa Power installed of one of its fastest public rapid-charge points last week, at Shell-branded Victoria Service Station, Morley, Leeds, owned by Dilawer Patel.The company says the installation of the 50kW rapid charger in an area that suffers from high pollution levels is a positive step for the local environment. ...
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NewsTechnology, sustainability and healthy eating among key retail trends, says IGD
Innovative advances in technology, coupled with seamless in-store shopping experiences, are among the IGD’s top predictions for 2019’s global retail trends. Toby Pickard, head of Insight, Innovation and Futures at IGD, said: “2019’s biggest trend of all is likely to be the continuation of rapid and radical change in the ...
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NewsFuel prices drop in time for Black Friday weekend
Supermarkets are cutting fuel prices in time for Black Friday weekend.Asda has cut up to 1ppl off unleaded and 2ppl off diesel from its national price cap, across its 319 petrol stations following a further decrease in the wholesale cost.The retailer’s new national fuel price cap means that drivers across ...
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NewsDouble blow for Lee-on-the-Solent site
Double blow for Lee-on-the-Solent site Police have released CCTV images in a bid to find the burglars who stole £1,200-worth of scratchcards from a BP garage in Broom Way in Lee-on-the-Solent. According to Portsmouth.co.uk, there were two incidents at the site. The first took place at around 2am on November ...
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NewsForecourts lead convenience sector in food-to-go category
Forecourts have the highest food-to-go spend across convenience, according to exclusive research from HIM – a leading shopper insights agency within convenience, wholesale, discounters and foodservice.Their performance compares favourably against independent convenience stores who are missing out on the food-to-go category, according to HIM’s latest report, which highlights that average ...