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Retailers urged to act over Sunday proposals
Retail industry bodies the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) have called on members to write to their MPs explaining the negative impact that proposed changes to Sunday Trading regulations could have on their business. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The existing ...
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Phillips 66 wins safety award
Phillips 66 has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the third time, and was also presented with its third Gold Award for the Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR) at the RoSPA awards ceremony. The awards are open to businesses and organisations of ...
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Prince Charles opens M5 Gloucester Services
The Prince of Wales officially opened Gloucester Services on the M5 this week, marking the completion of a £40m project that employs more than 400 people. Gloucester Services southbound between junctions 11a and 12 on the M5 opened for business on Tuesday 19th May 2015 a year after the northbound ...
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Total UK fined £1.4m over worker death
Total UK Limited have been fined £1.4m after a major fire led to the death of a worker at its oil refinery in North Lincolnshire. Twenty-four year old Robert Greenacre from Grimsby was working near a crude oil distillation unit just before the fire broke out at the Lindsey ...
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NewsHMRC introduces roadside testing of diesel
HMRC has started the roll-out of new road-side fuel testing equipment across the UK to tackle the trade in illicit diesel. It will be used to check fuel both at the roadside and on dealers’ forecourts. Treasury minister Damian Hinds visited Belfast and Newry as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ...
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Low oil prices depress BP operating profits
Continuing low oil prices have contributed to a fall in BP’s underlying profit for the second quarter of 2015 to $1.3bn. This compared with $2.6bn for the previous quarter and $3.6bn for the second quarter of 2014. However, an agreement to settle claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...
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NewsAverage diesel pump price falls below unleaded
The average price of diesel at the pumps has fallen below the average price of unleaded petrol for the first time in more than 14 years. According to Experian Catalist, which monitors dealers’ prices across the UK on a daily basis, the average price of diesel on July 28 fell ...
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ACS launches guidance on customers with disabilities
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has today launched new guidance for retailers on how to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. The guide has been developed in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, and covers a range of issues including wheelchair access, how to assist blind or visually ...
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Survey finds 25% of cars have underinflated tyres
Tyre pressure monitoring expert WheelRight has discovered that a quarter of the UK’s cars have at least one tyre that is dangerously underinflated. This follows on from research by Tyre Safe which found that up to 10 million cars on Britain’s roads have illegal levels of tread depth. Meanwhile, the ...
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Sainsbury’s announces another 2ppl cut in diesel prices
Sainsbury’s has announced that from tomorrow - July 28 - it will be cutting the price of diesel by up to 2ppl across its 300 forecourts. This is the third time in less than three weeks that the company has dropped the price of diesel, among a slew of similar ...
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Roll out for Shell/Paypal mobile payment service
Shell & Paypal have announced the roll out of their new Fill Up & Go mobile payment service following a successful pilot with invited members of the Shell Drivers Club.The new service, which enables mobile payments at the pump, will now be available at hundreds of Shell service stations nationwide. ...
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Retailers set out tobacco concerns to Welsh government
A delegation from the NFRN has met with the Welsh government to discuss their concerns over the proposed tobacco retailers’ register.Detailed in the Public Health (Wales) Bill, the scheme will require any retailer who sells tobacco products to fill out a registration form and pay the initial fee of £30 ...
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Retailers question benefits of social media
Social media has transformed the way we do business, yet many British retailers still harbour reservations about the benefits of social media to their business, according to a new survey by delivered wholesaler, Palmer and Harvey (P&H).When retailers were questioned about their social media habits at this year’s Pro-retail show, ...
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HMRC instigates new controls for alcohol retailers
New controls for alcohol retailers and wholesalers are being introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) from October 1 onwards. Under the scheme, retailers will have to buy from approved wholesalers from April 2017. HMRC will publish details of approved wholesalers online. Laura Pollard, HMRC’s Deputy Director for Alcohol and ...
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Phillips 66’s Pete George announces retirement
Pete George, managing director of Phillips 66 UK and Ireland marketing, has announced his retirement following 45 years of service to the company. His final leaving date is anticipated to be the end of September.To facilitate a smooth transition, Mary Wolf, currently manager asset origination, midstream, has become deputy managing ...
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Cornwall Services set for expansion
Cornwall Services has marked its first birthday this month by confirming phase two of the service station development, with construction planned to commence in early 2016. This will include a 70-bed hotel with restaurant, tourist information centre, dedicated dog walking area and an outdoor picnic and play area. The ...
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Londis steps up commitment to fresh
Londis has launched a new retailer reward programme that doubles the standard discount on all fresh food purchases.Launching this week, the Cool initiative gives Londis stores the opportunity to double their discount from 2.5% to up to 5%.Beginning on Monday 20 July 2015 and running for an initial 12-week trial ...
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Clamp down on illicit tobacco in North Wales
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in North Wales uncovered more than 1.6 million cigarettes, as well as seizures of suspect hand-rolling tobacco alcohol. Around 40 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from North Wales Police, UK Border Agency, and Flintshire, Wrexham, ...
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Cigarette smugglers jailed
A criminal gang from London, who used their freight company as a cover to smuggle more than 14 million cigarettes inside boxes of fruit and vegetables, have been jailed for a total of more than 15 years. The three men were arrested in May 2012 after HM Revenue and ...
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Living wage risks thousands of store closures says ACS
The future survival of thousands of convenience stores will be jeopardised by the introduction of the national living wage in April 2016, according to The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). New research by ACS shows that: the total cost of a £7.20 national living wage will be ...