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MFG pilots Morrisons
The first Morrisons convenience store on a Motor Fuel Group (MFG) site has been launched in Crewe the first of five pilot stores. The shop will be branded with a new fascia, ’Morrisons Daily’ using a logo that has been trialled in two of Morrisons’ Leeds stores. It will receive ...
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ACS warns MPs of £925m impact of National Living Wage on c-store sector
The impact of the National Living Wage on the convenience retail sector has been spelled out to MPs by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), ahead of a delegated legislation committee debate on the topic. In evidence submitted to the Low Pay Commission in 2015 and to the Treasury ahead ...
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Armed police attend after robbery
Armed police attended a forecourt in Dorset after a man threatened staff with a hand gun. The armed robbery occurred at the Esso petrol station on Charminster Road, Bournemouth, at 2.50am on Thursday January 7. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “It was reported that a man, wearing a black ...
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Police release images of armed robbers
Detectives investigating an armed robbery in Essex have released a CCTV image of two men they want to speak to. Two men entered the Esso petrol station in Stanford Road, Grays just before 7.55am on Thursday January 7. One, who was armed with a large knife, approached the cashier, walked ...
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"Tsunami" of drive-offs in Bradford
Police forces have revealed what the PRA has described as “a tsunami” of drive-offs in Bradford, while in north Wales there has been a sharp decline. In Bradford, West Yorkshire Police figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus show there were 4,736 recorded incidents of motorists making off from garages ...
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New car sales break record
UK new car registrations were at their highest level ever in 2015, topping 2.6 million units for the first time, and completing four years of consecutive growth. The market has posted increases in all but one of the past 46 months and recorded its best ever December in 2015, with ...
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Costcutter launches value promotion
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has launched a major value campaign for its 2,600 independent store owners, which will see the traditional January promotions period spread through to the middle of March. The Love Local Deals campaign will feature Love £1 Deals, Love Half Price or Better and “killer deals” on everyday ...
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NewsWeak currency could push prices up warns PRA
While the low price of oil is depressing prices at the pumps, changes in the value of sterling against the dollar could cause substantial prices increases, the PRA has warned. Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA, commented: “There has been and will be a huge volume of column inches rightly ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
Five men have been sentenced for their role in trying to flood the UK with illicit cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost duty and taxes, and attempting to launder their criminal profits. Irvin Dunn, 56, who orchestrated the fraud from behind bars, and his ...
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ACS urges simplification of business rates
ACS has called on the Government to ensure that the business rates appeals system is simple and accessible for retailers. It was responding to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)’s consultation on proposed changes to the business rates appeals system, which was launched in November by high streets ...
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Assistant wounded during forecourt incident
A 37-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent and robbery in connection with an incident at a filling station in Derby. Police were called to the Texaco garage in Traffic Street just after midnight on Saturday, January 2, after reports that a man had walked in and ...
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MRH offers to sell sites over competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a consultation on undertakings proposed by MRH to remedy potential problems over two sites it acquired following its acquisition of 78 Esso petrol stations. In November the CMA warned the number one Top 50 Indie MRH that it could face a ...
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Contactless payments soar at service stations
Contactless payments at service stations have risen by 98% following the increase in the spending limit from £20 to £30 in September, according to a survey by Barclaycard. Looking at the overall market it said contactless payments now account for one in 10 card transactions, and contactless spend was nearing ...
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RAC slams supermarkets fuel pricing strategy
The RAC has slammed the big four supermarkets’ fuel pricing strategy, accusing them of funding headline-grabbing price cuts in unleaded petrol before Christmas by taking a bigger margin from their diesel customers. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “December was an excellent month for petrol car drivers with all ...
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NewsManager pillories thief in "hideous hoodie"
The manager of a BP garage in Scotland has launched an appeal on social media after a man “wearing a hideous hoodie” stole a £100 carved wooden bear from outside the shop. Abbie Houston, who runs Bridgend Services in Freuchie, Fife, posted pictures of the man and his car after ...
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Tobacco smuggler jailed
A lorry driver caught trying to smuggle more than three tonnes of illicit hand-rolling tobacco into the UK has been jailed for two years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Marek Juran, 40, was interviewed by HMRC after officers from Border Force at Dover Eastern Docks uncovered ...
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NewsSupermarkets follow indies diesel price cuts
More than a fortnight after independents began selling diesel for less than a pound per litre the UK’s four supermarket giants have followed their lead. Independent supermarket and fuel retailer Jempson’s was one of the first to dip below £1 per litre, cutting diesel to 99.7ppl on December 17. The ...
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£10,000 reward offered to catch robber
The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) are offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information on a man responsible for a spate of robberies across Birmingham and the Black Country. The area has seen a total of 12 robberies committed over an eight-month ...
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Certas Energy re-signs top 60 for year
Gulf has secured four re-signs bringing total re-signs to Certas Energy in 2015 to about 60 sites. The resigns are: Think One, Wokingham, Berkshire; Fromebridge Service Station, Whitminster, Gloucestershire; Wild Goose Garage, Dursley, Gloucestershire; and Woodlands Garage, Smallfield, Surrey. The retention of these sites equates to ...
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NewsIndependent cuts diesel to 99.7ppl
An independent retailer, who hit the headlines at the start of the year after cutting petrol down to 99.7ppl, has gained more publicity after cutting diesel to 99.7ppl. Velautham Sarveswaran, who runs three Harvest-branded sites in the Midlands with his wife, Ananthi, cut prices at his sites in Birmingham, Redditch ...