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NewsACS calls for targeted action on illicit tobacco and alcohol
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the publication of HM Revenue and Customs’ report on the prevalence of illicit alcohol and tobacco in the UK, calling for targeted action at a local level to reduce the impact of the illicit trade on responsible retailers. According to HM ...
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NewsMetropolitan Police carry out arrests over Halloween disorder
Police officers arrested four men following a large gathering of people riding motorbikes taking part in a “ride out” on Sunday 29 October in east London and Essex. The event followed warnings to forecourts from Metropolitan Police about potential Halloween disorder following events in previous years, and advice to stow ...
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NewsKnifeman threatens forecourt assistant
Two men have been arrested after a robber threatened a pregnant forecourt assistant with a six-inch knife during a raid in Norfolk. CCTV showed the man barging his way behind the counter at Nicholsons Garage in Stalham, Norfolk, and forcing pregnant shop worker Natalie Simmons, 24, to open the till ...
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NewsForecourts scoop top prizes at Bestway Retail Awards
Forecourts have excelled at Bestway Wholesale’s annual Retail Development Awards, taking two of the top awards. Overall winner was Best-one forecourt operator QP Petroleum in Runcorn, with owner Kuperan Murugesu collecting the trophy and a cheque for £10,000. Husband and wife team Kalpesh and Meeta Raja (below with Bestway Wholesale ...
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NewsJet/Spar dual branding pioneer buys second site
Ayrshire-based Jet forecourt owner Brian Connolly, who opened the first Jet and Spar dual-branded site, has bought a second service station, in the market town of Dalmellington, 10 miles from his first forecourt at Maybole. The Dalmellington site is located on the Galloway Tourist route, which runs from the A74(M) ...
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NewsPRA tells MPs not to force chargers on forecourts
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has told MPs that they should not force service stations to install electric charging points. Appearing as a witness before a committee of MPs considering the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, Madderson said: “The mandating of motorway service areas and large fuel retailers should be taken ...
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NewsEuro Garages reveals plans for development in Derby
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has bought a large site opposite Derby County’s Pride Park football stadium, and says it is drawing up a planning application for a 24-hour petrol filling station and drive-thru coffee shop. Euro Garages says its proposals would deliver up to 80 new jobs in a ...
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NewsHMRC officers seize illegal products in north Wales
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol across north Wales has uncovered more than 440,000 cigarettes, 169 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 2,700 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from North Wales Police, ...
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NewsBP acquires Devon site for redevelopment
BP has acquired a North Devon site for redevelopment following its sale by the Dinner family through Christie & Co. Bude Road Garage in Holsworthy is located on the A3072, the main route out of Holsworthy to the popular coastal town of Bude. The forecourt is described as being "unopposed ...
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NewsACS joins business groups in call for action on ’damaging increase’ in business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores has joined other business groups in calling for urgent action to address the problems with the business rates system.Along with 11 other business organisations, including the Federation of Small Businesses, the ACS has co-signed a letter to the Chancellor Philip Hammong requesting action to alleviate ...
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NewsPalmer & Harvey confirms takeover talks
Palmer and Harvey has confirmed it has entered a period of exclusivity with The Carlyle Group, as it seeks to secure the future of the 90-year-old wholesale operation. The deal remains subject to ongoing due diligence and contract and follows a period during which Palmer and Harvey has worked ...
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NewsSpar UK launches first loyalty app with Zapper
Spar is partnering with Zapper to launch a mobile payments and loyalty app into Spar stores, including forecourt stores, starting in the south west this month.A selection of Appleby Westward’s Gillett’s Spar stores around Plymouth and Exeter are the first to launch with Zapper’s smart loyalty app while development expansion ...
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NewsShell boss David Moss to hang up his pumps
After nearly 40 years of service, David Moss, UK retail general manager, is to retire from Shell at the end of the year. Having spent his entire career in downstream, initially in aviation and marine, he joined retail in the 1980s where he has held roles in Europe, USA and ...
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News’We’ll install rapid chargers for free,’ says InstaVolt
Charging firm InstaVolt is offering to install rapid chargers on forecourts for free, to save operators from having to make significant capital expenditure, and instead making its money from the sale of electricity used by drivers.Under the new Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, which received its first reading in the ...
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NewsPolice issues guidance over Halloween disorder
Petrol retailers nationwide are being warned to be on their guard against crime and disorder over the Halloween period – particularly targeted intimidation by groups of motorcyclists, brought together via social media. Rob Web, Partnership Inspector at the Brent Borough of the Metropolitan Police, said there had been an increase ...
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NewsElectric Vehicles Bill ’could cost the industry £250m’
Plans to force motorway services and large petrol retailers to install electric charge and hydrogen refueling points under a new Bill being introduced in Parliament, could cost the industry millions, depending on the definition of ‘large’, according to Mark Frostick, senior associate in the Automotive and Roadside team at Rapleys. ...
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NewsCoffee the favourite as Brits spend £676 a year in shops and cafes
Britons spend an average of £676 each year on coffee from shops and cafes, according to new research into the hot beverage habits of the nation. That equates to an average per person of 1,460 cups of coffee a year; 93,440 cups in an adult lifetime; amounting to a £43,264 ...
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NewsACS warns on impact of plastic bottle recycling scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores has given evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, raising concerns about the practicality, cost and effectiveness of a deposit return scheme in the UK. The Committee is considering ways to reduce littering and increase plastic bottle recycling rates from the current rate of 74%. The ...
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NewsMPK adds two sites as growth strategy continues
MPK Garages has acquired two further forecourts as part of its expansion and development plan. The Leicester-based retailer recently acquired Chester Road Service Station in Stanley, County Durham and Ram Jam Service Station on the A1 in Leicestershire during September. This takes the company’s total number of sites to 29. ...
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NewsMFG signs up to second ’electric’ partnership
MFG has announced a second partnership with an electric vehicle chargepoint installation company – Ecotricity - which will extend the latest technology across its network.It has reached agreement to install 30 new electricity pumps on its forecourts around London.The Ecotricity pumps will be installed on MFG’s Shell, BP and Texaco-branded ...