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NewsEG Group completes purchase of 762 sites in the US
Euro Garages parent EG Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of 762 convenience stores in the US from Kroger Co. The acquisition, which includes 66 franchise operations, operates in 18 states and employs 11,000 associates under the banner names: Turkey Hill, Loaf ’N Jug, Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb ...
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NewsHappy staff are good for business, Lord Price tells ACS Summit
Those with the happiest workforces fare better in business, according to Mark Price, a former government minister and managing director of Waitrose – now a Lord. But the retail sector is next to the bottom out of 20 sectors surveyed for satisfaction and happiness. Addressing retailers at this week’s ACS ...
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NewsElectric charging sites will outnumber forecourts in 4 years, says Christie & Co
The number of electric charging locations will outnumber petrol filling stations within four years, according to Nick Bywater, associate director of Christie & Co, which was exhibiting at this week’s National Convenience Show. He says that while sales of electric vehicles currently represents only a small percent of new car ...
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NewsTopaz starts rebranding its sites and fuel vehicles as Circle K
Topaz has started the rebranding of its sites as Circle K. The company said it was investing €20m in the rebranding of its 420 sites across the island of Ireland and of its fuel vehicles over the next 18 to 24 months. In 2016, Topaz was bought by Canadian convenience ...
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NewsDutch company wins contract for rapid chargers in North East
Rapid charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) will be set up in the centres of Newcastle and Sunderland by Dutch company Fastned. The company, which is rolling out a network of fast charging stations throughout Europe, has won a tender from the North East Combined Authority (NECA) and Newcastle University ...
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NewsPenny Petroleum buys site in Houghton-le-Spring
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum Group has acquired Fencehouses Service Station in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, for an undisclosed price. The petrol filling station has an unbranded forecourt shop and additional rental income from two tenants, a long-standing car sales and a pizza ...
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NewsACS calls for tighter control of illicit trade
Recommendations on ways to tackle the illicit trade have been made by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) in response to the All-Party Parliamentary Illicit Trade Group’s call for evidence to inform its inquiry into the state of the illicit trade in the UK. ACS raised concerns about the impact ...
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NewsTotal number of cars on UK roads reaches 34.7 million
The number of cars on UK roads has increased 12% over the past 10 years, reaching 34.7 million in 2017, according to new research released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The new Motorparc data shows that female car ownership is now at record levels, hitting 11.8 ...
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NewsATM attackers sentenced to more than 30 years in prison
Three men have been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for their part in a string of attacks on ATMs across Leicestershire and neighbouring counties in October and November last year. They used gas canisters to blow open the ATMs, before using power tools to gain access to ...
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NewsHumberside forecourts support crackdown on illicit motorbikes
Petrol stations owners in the North East are working with Humberside Police in an initiative aiming to take illicit motorbikes off the road. The police force has been carrying out Operation Yellowfin to tackle motorbike crime, and as part of that it is encouraging petrol station workers to look out ...
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NewsNisa Retail reports strong sales growth in wake of P&H collapse
Nisa Retail has reported strong sales growth for the 13 weeks to 1 April 2018, after it began supplying many of the stores affected by Palmer and Harvey’s collapse. Sales for the quarter were £377m, up 26.1% on the same period last year, driven by an increase in member numbers, ...
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NewsNew biofuel targets for haulage praised by transport minister
New biofuel targets coming into force on Sunday 15 April will double the use of renewable fuels in the UK transport sector within 15 years, cutting the sector’s reliance on imported diesel, according to a transport minister. Changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) will compel owners of transport ...
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NewsPayPoint in deal with Booker to support retailers’ back office
PayPoint has secured a deal with Booker to provide retailers with back office links for its PayPoint One platform. It means retailers who shop with Booker and have a PayPoint One system will be able to obtain automatic product file downloads to maintain prices and descriptions, place orders, print shelf ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie DK Forecourts wins planning consent for KDRB
Top 50 Indie DK Forecourts has won planning permission to redevelop a derelict petrol station site in Cwmbran, South Wales. Torfaen County Borough Council has approved the plans for the Woodland Road Service Station in the Highway, Croesyceiliog. The former Texaco filling station closed in 2009 and DK Forecourts’ plans ...
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NewsCo-op store and forecourt reopens after £1.9m revamp
A revamped Co-op store and filling station has opened at Wareham, Dorset, after a £1.9m redevelopment. Eight new jobs will be provided by the new-look filling station on Sandford Road, according to the retailer. Co-op store manager Lianne Fransen said: “We are delighted to have undertaken such a significant investment ...
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Motorway price rip-off
The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has called for an investigation into "exploitative" motorway fuel prices in a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Writing to Andrea Coscelli, head of the CMA, Grayling said: "I am concerned that prices which are higher than other forecourts may exploit users in a ...
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Savile makes savings project-managing rebuild
Savile Petroleum has just reopened Calderview Service Station in Leeds after a total knock down re-build. The company managed to make substantial savings on the cost of the development by project managing it themselves. The scheme involved razing the site and building a new Shell forecourt with eight pumps and ...
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NewsPRA warns of rising pump prices following US stance on Syria
A warning over steeply rising pump prices has come from PRA chairman Brian Madderson, as the Platts UK wholesale costs for petrol and diesel climb by nearly 4ppl in less than four weeks, With the Government’s ’Road Fuel Transport Obligation’ (RTFO) increasing the bio-fuel element to 7.25% across both ...
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MRH’s final results show rise in turnover and profits
MRH has recorded a substantial rise in turnover and profits in its final set of results before the takeover by its rival MFG. The company, which was number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies with 491 sites, made a pre-tax profit of £73.4m in the year to October 1 ...
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Two shootings within two days on forecourts
There were two shootings within 48 hours on English forecourts last week.Early on Monday April 9 a man was shot dead by police on an MRH Esso forecourt in East London. He was said to be making threats in the Collier Row area of Romford.The following day gunshots were fired ...