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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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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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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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Contracts agreed for £1.5bn motorway upgrades
Highways England has appointed companies to design and build 10 “smart motorways” across England as part of a £1.5bn investment. Three of the projects will start in autumn this year: two in the Midlands – M1 junction 19 to junction 16 in Northamptonshire and the M5 Junction 4a to ...
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Banks agree finance for Euro Garages acquisitions
Euro Garages has agreed a new finance package with a syndicate of banks to support its deals to acquire 172 sites from Esso and Shell, which were announced in March and April. The funding comprises senior debt facilities and is provided by a syndicate led by Lloyds Bank Commercial ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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NewsAverage diesel price set to drop below unleaded
Average diesel prices are likely to fall below unleaded petrol for the first time in 14 years, following a round of price cutting by supermarkets sparked by Morrisons. It announced that it was cutting its diesel by 2ppl from Monday July 20, and that in most of its sites ...
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Welcome for Welsh alcohol proposal
NFRN members have heralded the Welsh Government’s plan to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) of 50 pence as a step in the right direction for alcohol policy. The federation said independent retailers are too often the victims of alcohol-fuelled crime or anti-social behaviour, despite selling the product responsibly. Therefore, ...
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Six arrests in tobacco smuggling raids
Six men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected £22m tobacco smuggling, tax evasion and money laundering fraud.Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) carried out simultaneous searches of 11 premises in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, London and the West Midlands on July 15, in an investigation ...
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New research backs LPG case in London
The re-introduction of the London congestion charge exemption for vehicles powered by autogas LPG and incentives to convert to vehicles to the alternative fuel, could help to save the lives and improve the health of thousands of Londoners. The claim comes from Autogas Limited following research by King’s College London ...
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NewsRontec and BP celebrate deal
Rontec and BP executives have celebrated the start of their new five-year deal to maintain the supply for its network of 51 BP-branded sites. The deal, which commenced on July 1 and will involve a refresh of the sites over the next few months, is based on the delivery of ...
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Sewell celebrates refurbishment
Hull-based Sewell on the go has staged a grand opening of its Maybury store on Maybury Road, to celebrate its major refurbishment, which was completed last month. The development almost tripled the shop space and it features a Costa coffee and hot food area, a large selection of wines ...
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Clampdown on supermarket promotions
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced a clampdown on misleading supermarket promotions. Its decision was a response to a “super-complaint” by Which? on 21 April 2015, raising concerns about confusing and misleading promotions and a lack of easily comparable prices because of the limitations of unit pricing. CMA ...
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Thames Oilport partner receives offer
One of the partners involved in the development of Thames Oilport has received an offer for its operations in the UK. Royal Vopak announced that it received a non-binding offer for all of its UK assets, and based on this interest exploratory meetings were taking place. However, no further ...
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NewsApple Pay launches on UK forecourts
A customer at BP Boreham Connect, Colchester Road, Chelmsford, was one of the first consumers to use Apple Pay in the UK when they bought £15 of diesel a short while after the system went live on Tuesday July 14. Apple Pay is a contactless smart phone payment service allowing ...
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NewsBotched robbery attempt at Poole petrol station
Detectives in Dorset have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a botched armed robbery at a petrol station in Poole, and are linking the incident to three other armed robberies in the town. They are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The first offence ...