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ACS calls for business rates reform
Convenience store retailers from across the UK gathered in Westminster to call on Government to reform the system of business rates. The Association of Convenience Stores has called for the following measures to make the business rates system fairer at their annual political conference: Legislating to introduce a permanent ...
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Sewell invests £250,000 in service station
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has announced it is investing a further £250,000 in its most successful site, Hull West on the A63 Westbound, after a £1m redevelopment was completed at the end of 2012. Sewell will be developing a bespoke parking area for long haul lorry drivers ...
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NewsPRA requests assurance on fuel duty freeze
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, asking him to reaffirm his promise to freeze fuel duty until May 2015. Madderson explained: “As global crude oil prices and the UK pound continue to fall, the threat of the Government reverting to the fair ...
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NewsInnovation key to meeting ’ramped-up’ expectation of c-store customers
Today’s convenience stores face growing pressure to evolve amid the ramped-up expectations of global consumers, and c-stores that fail to innovate are at risk of falling behind, delegates were told at this year’s annual convention of the National Association of Convenience Stores in Las Vegas. In a joint presentation, Joseph ...
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NewsJet launches upgraded customer portal
Jet has this week launched its upgraded extranet portal - ‘My Phillips 66’. The company says the upgrade is the result of considerable research and investment to develop an industry-leading data delivery mechanism for customers across its entire retail, wholesale, aviation, LPG and marine network. Capable of supporting the latest ...
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NewsFormer Shell forecourt wins ’Best Gulf site’ award
Tanerdy Garage in Carmarthen, which recently switched to Gulf after 80 years with Shell, has been awarded the title of Best Gulf Site at this year’s SuperStation awards, organised by Gulf brand owner Certas Energy. Stephen Smith, proprietor of Tanerdy Garage, said: “Everyone at Tanerdy Garage is thrilled. It’s a ...
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Motorists attacked on site in Ketley
A gang of up to six people armed with baseball bats left a 30-year-old man with serious injuries after attacking him on a site in Telford, according to a report in the Shropshire Star. The report says the victim and his 33-year-old friend got into an argument with between four ...
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Lifting of covenant paves way for new Asda forecourt
Controversial plans to build a petrol station on Asda’s overspill car park in Retford, Nottinghamshire, have taken a major step forward following the lifting of a restrictive covenant, according to a report in the local press. The Retford Times reports that planning bosses have agreed to lift a 17-year-old ...
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NewsSupermarkets are ’fighting like dinosaurs’, says Madderson
Supermarkets are fighting like dinosaurs for shoppers to visit their massive out-of-town stores, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He was commenting on the last round of fuel price cuts announced this week, which have led to fuel prices reaching their lowest level for four years. The AA says a ...
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Irene scoops Forecourt Sales Assistant award
Irene Hunter of Eurospar Dromara, Northern Ireland has been awarded Forecourt Sector winner in the 2014 Sales Assistant of the year awards, run by Forecourt Trader’s sister title Convenience Store. The judges said that Irene’s flair for service and sales boosting initiatives had had an immensely positive impact on the ...
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Euro Garages ranks 38th in Sunday Times Top Track 250
Euro Garages has made it to number 38 in this year’s Sunday Times Top Track 250 league table, which ranks Britain’s mid-market growth private companies with the biggest sales. The Blackburn-based fuel retailer recorded a 40% sales increase of £438m, and a 71% increase in profit to £12.4 million ...
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Costcutter launches new online portal
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has launched a new secure online portal called ActivHUB, which is designed to put members in control by providing access to all of their systems, documents and information in one place. The company says it is the next stage in the ActivTechnology suite, which has seen ongoing ...
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Sainsbury’s plans month-long Nectar points boost on fuel as it halves points earned instore
Sainsbury’s is halving its Nectar points offer to instore and online customers, from two points to one point for every £1 spend. The one Nectar point earned for every bag reused in store is also being chopped, when the new terms come into force on April 11, 2015. The single ...
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Motorists attracted by fuel price not brand, says new report
Only a tiny fraction of motorists (3%) will go out of their way to buy branded fuel according to a new study commissioned by ContractHireAndLeasing.com. The majority of motorists appear to choose where they buy their fuel based on cost alone (42%), while other important factors include proximity of the ...
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Stand by for another round of supermarket fuel price cuts
Sainsbury’s has announced another round of fuel price cuts, which if previous such announcements are anything to go by, will trigger a chain reaction among rival supermarkets, with independent retailers caught in between. Sainsbury’s said that from tomorrow (Tuesday 14 October), it will be cutting the price of diesel by ...
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Handgun used in Sheffield robbery
Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a petrol station in the Beighton area of Sheffield. A man entered the shop at High Street Service Station just after 8.50pm on Wednesday 8 October and threatened the staff member with what is believed to be a handgun. Cigarettes and ...
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NewsPolice seeking prolific cross-dressing fuel thief
Police in Plymouth are searching for a cross-dressing fuel thief who has carried out 29 offences over a two-year period, but they are not sure whether they are looking for a man or a woman. The suspect has adopted a range of disguises but the one constant in all the ...
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HMRC clampdown on credit card sales returns
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a credit card sales campaign which aims to provide an opportunity for individuals and companies in business that accept debit and credit cards to bring their affairs up to date. The campaign is described by HMRC as a “simple, straightforward way” to take ...
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EU directive to increase infrastructure for alternative fuels
The European Union’s new directive (PE-CONS 79/14) on minimum infrastructure requirements for alternative fuels has been welcomed by Gasrec, a supplier of liquefied natural gas to the transport sector. The directive requires each member state to produce an alternative fuel deployment strategy within two years along with new common technical ...
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Illegal tobacco and alcohol seized from shops
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Cardiff and Newport uncovered more than 165,000 cigarettes, 100 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 400 litres of alcohol. Around 40 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Gwent Police, South Wales Police, and ...