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Retailer groups welcome measures in Queen’s Speech
Local retailers trade bodies have welcomed measures outlined in the Queen’s Speech which they say support the growth of local shops. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The new legislative agenda has a clear vision to support small stores through the Enterprise Bill so that they can make essential ...
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Chartman Group celebrates Winning Post anniversary
Chartman Group has celebrated the first anniversary after its flagship Winning Post site reopened following a major redevelopment of the site. Chartman director Clive Shappard said the anniversary festivities included an open evening attended by some of those who have had a significant input on the business, including suppliers, ...
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JTI rolls out campaign against illegal tobacco
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is rolling out a nationwide media campaign to combat the sale of illegal tobacco in the UK. Running across more than 70 regional newspapers on the 29th May, full page adverts reaching almost five million people aim to help protect legitimate local businesses against the criminals ...
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New regulations affect zero hours contracts
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has alerted members that new regulations have come into force banning the use of exclusivity clauses in zero-hour employment contracts. The ban on these contracts, which prevent employees from working for another employer even though they themselves do not guarantee any hours of work, ...
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NewsPetrogas floats to accelerate growth
Petrogas has announced that it intends to float with the aim of raising £50m to fund expansion of the business and upgrades of existing sites. It also revealed that it will be renaming the company, using its Applegreen brand name instead, so Petrogas Global Limited will become Applegreen plc. The ...
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NewsSainsbury’s opens 300th petrol station
Sainsbury’s has opened its 300th petrol station, at Livingston, in Scotland. The site, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is also the retailer’s third remote manned petrol station, offering six filling positions that use a pay-at-pump system. Sainsbury’s head of fuel, Avishai Moor, said: “We’re ...
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Tobacco worth £2,500 stolen from Tesco forecourt
Cigarettes and tobacco products worth about £2,500 have been stolen from the Tesco petrol station in Angel Drove, Ely, in Cambridgeshire. Offenders forced entry to the garage forecourt shop by removing a rear window at about 3.30am on Monday, May 25. They then forced open the shutter to ...
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HMRC uncovers contraband at retail premises
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of suspected illegal tobacco and alcohol in Derby uncovered almost 20,000 cigarettes, nearly 10 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 123 litres of alcohol. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Derby City Council Trading Standards visited six retail premises in ...
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Attack on station manager featured in Crimewatch
An attack on the manager of a petrol station in which more than £4,000 takings were stolen was featured in BBC’s Crimewatch on Tuesday night. The attack occurred at 11am on Saturday 7 February as Kuventhiran Sithambaranathan was on his way to the Post Office on Hall Street in Darlaston, ...
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Warning to service stations after burglaries
Staffordshire Police have issued a warning to petrol stations, and are appealing for witnesses, after three reported burglaries in the Uttoxeter area. The incidents all happened on Thursday 21 May around lunchtime (between 11am and 1.15pm) when two men entered the Shell petrol station in New Road, the Esso petrol ...
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Car wash caught in tax clampdown
A car wash is among businesses that have fallen foul of tax rules after a clampdown by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Essex on businesses and people who try to stay outside the tax system. An HMRC Hidden Economy Team swooped on businesses in Southend on May 15 and ...
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Raiders blow up cash machine on Dorset forecourt
A cash machine on a Dorset forecourt has been blown apart in a failed attempt to steal its contents. Residents near the Esso-branded Highland Service Station, on Ashley Road, Poole, were woken by the explosion at about 3.20am on Thursday May 21. CCTV from a nearby local business ...
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Call to allow private HGV MOT testers
The new Government is being urged to allow private HGV MOT testers by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). “A move to allow private HGV-MOT testers could only be a step in the right direction,” said Sue Robinson, director of the NFDA, which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle ...
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Lorries and alcohol seized in HMRC raid
More than 68 thousand litres of alcohol and three lorries have been seized in an operation to crackdown on excise fraud and smuggling in the Port of Dover. During this operation, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers worked with Border Force and the French Customs authorities to identify vehicles ...
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ACS highlights local shops to new MPs
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is this week sending constituency cards to all new MPs, detailing key information about the number of local shops in their area and the jobs that they create. The 2015 General Election resulted in over 100 new MPs entering the Houses of Parliament, ...
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Rising fuel prices depressing sales warns AA
The average price of fuel has continued to edge up, with a 3ppl increase in the price of petrol over the past month, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report, and it says the increasing prices are depressing sales. It states: “EU retail sales figures released this month ...
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NewsBooker deal to buy Londis and Budgens
Londis and Budgens will be bought by Booker Group plc, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler, if the deal receives approval from the competition authorities. Booker announced it had agreed a £40m deal with Ireland-based Musgrave Group plc to acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which comprises the Londis and Budgens ...
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NewsRam raiders smash JCB into forecourt shop
A member of staff has had a miraculous escape after a ram raid attack smashed the front of the service station shop where they were working. Police in Waverley, Surrey, are appealing for witnesses following the attack at a petrol station in Eashing in the early hours of Friday ...
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Three men jailed for smuggling cigarettes
Three men who were caught unloading more than three million illegal cigarettes that had been hidden in air conditioning units, have been jailed for more than 11 years. The gang, who were under surveillance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators, were arrested as the smuggled cigarettes were delivered ...
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NewsAssistant threatened with machete
A forecourt shop worker was threatened by a man wielding a machete half a metre long during a robbery in Pemberton, Wigan in Greater Manchester. At about 11.10pm on Thursday 14 May 2015, a member of staff at Pemberton service station on Ormskirk Road was crouched behind the counter ...