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NewsRAC warns pump prices are on the way up
The RAC is warning pump prices are likely to rise after the price of a barrel of oil went above $70 on Tuesday January 9, the first time it has reached this level in more than three years. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows that the cost of a barrel ...
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NewsWelcome Break adds Starbucks drive-thrus and Pizza Expresses
Motorway service operator Welcome Break announced that it will be opening five more Starbucks drive-thrus in 2018 and also opening more Pizza Express restaurants, as it reported growth in like-for-like sales of 14% for the Christmas period. More than 845,000 transactions took place during the peak week (December 26 to ...
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NewsMFG reported to be weighing up bid for MRH
The UK’s second largest forecourt operator MFG is considering a bid for the number one group MRH, according to a report by Sky News. If a deal went ahead the combined group would have 930 UK sites, although competition regulators might wish to investigate whether the deal would cause any ...
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NewsBP and Castrol renew deal with Volkswagen Group
BP and Castrol have announced the renewal of their successful 17-year global strategic partnership agreement with Volkswagen Group for the supply of fuels and lubricants globally. The agreement covers Volkswagen PC, Audi, Seat Skoda and Volkswagen LCV. Within the partnership a new Castrol and Volkswagen jointly branded engine oil has ...
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NewsPlunge in diesel car sales forecast to continue
Sales of diesel cars will continue to plunge, according to a study by Aston University. It predicts they will account for just 15% of the UK market by 2025, after peaking at 50% in late 2016. Automotive expert Professor David Bailey told the BBC diesel’s “slow death” was being driven ...
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NewsCertas Energy opens unmanned petrol station in Devon
Certas Energy will roll-out a 24-hour, Gulf-branded pay-at-pump petrol station in Cullompton, Devon later this month. The former Exeter Road Petrol Station will reopen as Cullompton Fuel Express, safeguarding a forecourt that has served its local community for over 40 years. The decision by Certas Energy, Britain’s largest independent distributor ...
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NewsTexaco gains three sites in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has gained three new Texaco-branded sites in recent months. Two of the sites, Rathcoole and Landscape, were previously competitor branded, while the third, Madigan’s Court, is a new build. All three sites are located in Belfast. Madigan’s Court features a Spar-branded convenience store that includes a fresh food ...
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NewsThieves smash their way into Sainsbury’s kiosk
Hampshire Police are investigating after thieves broke into a Sainsbury’s petrol station and stole hundreds of pounds worth of cigarettes and tobacco. A glass window was smashed in the raid in the early hours of Wednesday January 10, at Sainsbury’s petrol kiosk in Lordshill, Southampton. One crew from Redbridge Fire ...
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NewsNew contracts help Nisa push up Christmas sales by 17.7%
An increase in the number of stores served, and a positive like-for-like performance pushed sales up 17.7% to £277m over the Christmas period (10 weeks to 31 December 2017), according to Nisa Retail. During the 10-week period there was an increase of 269 stores served, with organic growth of 106 ...
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NewsMPs call for 25p tax on disposable coffee cups
A cross party committee of MPs is calling for a 25p tax on single use coffee cups, and wants them to be banned if an effective way of recycling them cannot be established. A report on disposable coffee cups by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee said 2.5 billion ...
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NewsDiesel decline is pushing up greenhouse gases
New figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that carbon tailpipe emissions have risen for the first time since 1997, with new cars averaging 121.04g per km, up 0.8% on 2016. Last year, UK new car CO2 emissions fell for the 19th consecutive year ...
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NewsMFG recruits Paresh Patel as its new IT director
Top 50 Indie forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the appointment of Paresh Patel as its new IT director. Patel has joined MFG from convenience and forecourt EPOS, payment and loyalty solutions provider HTEC. Starting with Indigo Retail as director of service in 2006, Paresh was promoted to ...
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NewsDrive-off service recovers loss without police
Only 5% of drive-offs had to be reported to police during a trial of a new loss recovery service by BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate. During the year-long trial, involving several thousand drive-off incidents, BOSS pro-actively pursuing the registered keepers of vehicles reported as driving off without making payment ...
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NewsSupermarkets fuel price rises outstrip market
Supermarkets increased their fuel prices more than the market average in December and motorists began 2018 paying the highest price for unleaded petrol since the end of 2014, RAC Fuel Watch data reveals. An analysis of fuel prices for December shows the average price of unleaded petrol increased for the ...
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
Forecourt Trader publisher William Reed - which organises leading independent trade exhibitions including the Forecourt, National Convenience and Farm Shop & Deli shows, and also publishes The Grocer and Convenience Store - has acquired the Pro-Retail trademark from the administrators of Palmer and Harvey for an undisclosed sum. Pro-Retail was ...
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NewsCo-op announces plans for 100 new stores
The Co-op has has said it plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating an estimated 1,600 jobs. The retailer claims it will invest more than £160m in new stores and major makeovers for a further 150 of its outlets. More than 20 new stores ...
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NewsAshford site reopens after spend of more than £2m
A new service station and Budgens store has opened in Ashford after an investment of more than £2m by local businessman Kanagaratnam Rajamenon. He took over the former petrol station and garage in Hythe Road in August, and has invested in new petrol tanks, an extended canopy and extra pumps. ...
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NewsACS teams with PayPoint to deliver Assured Advice
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced a new partnership with PayPoint to make its Assured Advice programme available to all retailers via their PayPoint One platform. Retailers can access support on all aspects of regulatory compliance for convenience retailing via their device or the PayPoint website. Steve O’Neill, ...
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NewsPolice seeking gang who tried to steal ATM from Reading forecourt
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information following the attempted theft of an ATM from a forecourt in Reading. At around 2.20am on Saturday December 30, a group of men approached the BP Garage in Basingstoke Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, in a dark coloured vehicle similar to a Subaru ...
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NewsShell buys household utilities provider First Utility
Shell is expanding into provision of utilities to the household sector. It has signed an agreement to buy First Utility, an independent UK household energy and broadband provider. The deal is subject to regulatory and other approvals and is expected to complete early this year. In a statement, Shell said ...