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NewsBestway adds two depots to boost service to customers
Bestway Wholesale has exchanged contracts with AF Blakemore with a view to purchasing two of the company’s cash and carry depots. The deal entails the purchase of the 151,000 square foot depot in Cardiff, and the 76,000 square foot depot in Walsall.Bestway Wholesale managing director, Martin Race, said: “We’re very ...
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NewsC-store cashpoint service essential to fill gaps left by banks
ACS has responded to the publication of a recent report from consumer group Which? that warns of 60 bank branches closing every month, highlighting the role of convenience stores in continuing to provide banking services for local customers. The report found that 2,868 branches will have closed between 2015 and ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling gang sentences total more than 21 years
A gang who smuggled illegal tobacco hidden inside fridges, microwaves and vacuum cleaners to evade £12m in tax, have been jailed for a total of 21 years and five months. David Hilton, 49, of Bolton, was the last member of the 11-strong gang to be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court ...
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NewsMFG renews Texaco deal for 81 sites and adds six more
Valero has agreed a new five-year deal with Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which is set to become the largest independent forecourt operator in the UK. The agreement sees Valero renew 81 Texaco-branded MFG sites and, in addition, gain six new sites. Simon Davis, fuel operations director at MFG, said: “The ...
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NewsACS calls for targeted action to reduce impact of illicit trade
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has renewed its calls for targeted action at a local level, to reduce the impact of the illicit trade on responsible retailers. Its call followed publication of HM Revenue and Customs’ report on the prevalence of non-duty paid alcohol and illicit tobacco in the ...
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NewsJTI steps up campaign against under age tobacco sales
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has announced that it will launch an enhanced youth access prevention programme targeting underperforming areas across the UK. This scheme is an extension to the previous three-year national Responsible Tobacco Retailing programme that JTI supported between 2015 and 2018. The programme is designed to identify retailers ...
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NewsPorsche launches app to help EV drivers with charging
Porsche has launched a digital platform to encompass all aspects of the charging process. The service searches for suitable charging stations and uses centrally stored data to handle the payment process across multiple countries and currencies. “In addition to fascinating vehicles, building a customer-friendly charging infrastructure is the key to ...
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NewsRobber jailed for attacking teenage female attendant
A 30-year-old man who attacked a teenage female forecourt attendant during a robbery has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Drug addict Robert Shane Hughes admitted robbery and assault at the Shell service station in Denbigh in north Wales on 29 April and possessing a knife. Mold Crown Court heard he ...
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NewsMPs raise problems of business rates for smaller businesses
MPs raised concerns about the cost of business rates and its impact on small businesses during a debate on the subject on Wednesday June 13. Speaking during the debate, Labour MP and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group Ruth George referenced ACS research which shows that one ...
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NewsDaimler recalls cars over software tricking emissions tests
German car maker Daimler could be forced to recall 774,00 vehicles across Europe and fit them with new software because of fears they may currently be programmed to trick emissions tests. The possibility of a Europe-wide recall was raised after the German government ordered Daimler to recall 238,000 vehicles in ...
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NewsOil4Wales celebrates turnover exceeding £100m for first time
Welsh fuel distributor and forecourt operator Oil 4 Wales is celebrating its turnover rising above £100m for the first time. The family-run business, which supplies 65,000 domestic, agricultural and commercial customers across Wales, achieved turnover of £104.8m for the year to August 31, 2017, up from £86.7m the previous year. ...
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NewsNorthern Irish police warn about gang targeting rural ATMs
Detectives in Northern Ireland are warning that more than 15 attacks on ATMs may be down to the same gang, and are urging retailers to take precautions. Detective chief inspector Will Tate said: “In the reported incidents the criminals appear to follow a very similar process by targeting rural premises, ...
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NewsACS gives evidence to inquiry into children and energy drinks
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has given evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, which is currently holding an inquiry into the impact of energy drinks on children’s health. As part of the inquiry, the committee is looking at what current action is being taken on ...
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NewsWelcome Break adds Upper Crust to its range at motorway services
Motorway services operator Welcome Break is introducing new branded outlets at its services in partnership with SSP, an operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide. The first outlet opened as part of the initiative was an Upper Crust unit at Welcome Break’s Oxford Services site. It offers ...
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NewsRetailer prosecuted after HMRC finds illicit tobacco and cash
A Ballymena retailer, who hid illicit tobacco under the floor boards of his store and thousands of pounds of cash in his shoes, has been sentenced for excise fraud. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators linked David McCullough, 71, of Old Antrim Road, to a number of illicit tobacco seizures ...
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NewsBP wins consent for scheme with M&S and McDonald’s drive-thru
BP Oil has won planning permission for a new petrol filling station, M&S Simply Food and McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant on a greenfield site in Suffolk. Mid Suffolk District Council granted permission for the development on land next to the A140/A143 roundabout at Scole, near Diss, on June 8. The petrol ...
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NewsSupermarkets cut fuel prices following criticism from RAC
Supermarkets have announced fuel price cuts hours after the RAC criticised them for holding onto savings resulting from a fall in wholesale prices. Asda was the first to react cutting up to 3ppl on unleaded and up to 2ppl off diesel with immediate effect, meaning its new national price cap ...
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NewsMan charged after 3.6 million illicit cigarettes are seized
A 58-year-old man has been charged after an estimated 3.6 million suspected illicit cigarettes were seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Gartcosh area, a few miles east of Glasgow. Police Scotland executed a warrant at a business address on Friday 1 June and discovered the cigarettes inside ...
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NewsEuro Garages opens new £3.5m site near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
A new £3.5m Esso-branded petrol station, which includes a Starbucks, KFC and drive-thru Greggs, has been opened by Top 50 Indie Euro Garages The site is on the A42 near Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, and opened on Friday June 8 following six months of construction. There will also be a Spar ...
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News£30m funding for development of self-driving vehicles
Companies are being invited to compete for £30m of funding to support the development of self-driving vehicles on UK roads, business minister Richard Harrington has announced. Funded through the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Meridian, the Government’s hub for testing autonomous technology, the competition I intended to ...