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Police take security campaign onto forecourt
West Midlands Police took a campaign on car security onto a garage forecourt last month in a bid to get their message across to motorists as they filled up their vehicles. The team of officers, who visited the Tesco Extra store in Sutton Coldfield, said they were able to speak ...
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NewsShell to unveil plan to grow global c-store business
Shell is launching a strategy to grow its global convenience retail business and is looking to form long-term partnerships with leading category suppliers to achieve its goal. The $6bn convenience retail business will unveil its plans at a two-day event in central London in June. The Shell Global Growth Event ...
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UNITI expo unveils central plaza for visitors
A central plaza area of over 300 square metres, offering visitors to UNITI expo a comfortable seating area, with complimentary refreshments and free Wi-Fi facilities, has been unveiled this week. It is, say the organisers, a good example of how they want UNITI expo to appeal differently to visitors, with ...
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Forecourt ATM blown up in Bristol
Robbers blew up an ATM on an Esso forecourt in Bedminster, Bristol in the early hours of Thursday morning, leaving bank notes scattered on the ground. According to the Western Daily Press, “the blast fired the machine’s front panel about five metres forward, allowing the cash to fly out”. And ...
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Go-ahead for a new Asda forecourt
Asda has been given the green light to build a new petrol forecourt close to the entrance to its store in Nuneaton. Despite objections from residents, the supermarket giant’s plans were approved. According to Nuneaton News, planning committee members were told that although the road it was being built in ...
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ACS welcomes sentencing consultation
The Sentencing Council’s Consultation on sentencing for Shop Theft offences and the retention of short custodial sentences has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores. ACS chief executive James Lowman, said: “Shop theft is one of the biggest operational challenges local shops face, with 70% of retailers having ...
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Forecourt employee robbed of £30,000
Police are appealing for witnesses after a forecourt worker was robbed at the Murco garage in Morden, Surrey. The incident happened on Monday, at approximately 09.55, when the 45-year-old male employee was collecting the weekend’s takings from the site. When he got back to his vehicle, two men approached him ...
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Murco sale "this month"
Murco’s US parent business is set to sell its UK business this month to a private equity firm, Greybull Capital, for more than $500m, according to sources close to the negotiations. Murphy Oil has had a long-stated aim of selling off its UK business and last month a spokeswoman said: ...
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Worker jailed over kidnap
A man who worked at a Dorset petrol station has been jailed for his role in the kidnap of the couple who owned it. Henry Ajanthan, 33, of Manor Garden in Swanage, who worked at the Texaco petrol station at Victoria Avenue, Swanage, and Ramesh Sornalingam, 38, of York Road ...
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Initiatives help to increase turnover
Shaji Thomas, owner of Ashcroft Service Station, St Helens is growing his business after introducing a range of new initiatives. Since 2012, fuel volumes have almost doubled and both in the shop and on the forecourt the positive trend continues. Improvements have been made to both the presentation and range ...
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JTI slams ’limitations of evidence’ for plain packaging
The Chantler review does not justify plain packaging, and there is no credible evidence to suggest it will work now or in the future, stressed Daniel Torras, MD of JTI UK, in the wake of today’s Government announcement about packaging regulations. "Nothing has changed since last summer when the Prime ...
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Collective uproar as government report favours plain tobacco packaging
Tobacco companies have condemned the government announcement today that it looks set to press ahead with the introduction of plain tobacco packaging, following a report by Sir Cyril Chantler, despite what many believe is inconclusive evidence to justify it. Public health minister Jane Ellison said draft regulations would be published. ...
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Certas deal in Western Isles
The OFT has launched a consultation on proposals to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The OFT has been investigating a possible infringement of competition law in the islands, involving contractual arrangements for supply of road fuels by ...
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NewsPRA urges government caution on plain packaging
The PRA is urging the Government not to rush ahead with plain packaging before properly reviewing all evidence. It is concerned that the Government is seeking to move ahead with draft regulations at the same time as carrying out a further consultation. It believes the Government should take a full ...
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Drive-off pair jailed Two thieves who stole more than £3,000 of diesel from filling stations across Leicestershire, have been jailed. Edgar Beliavskij, who was sentenced to 12 months, and Dzintars Tancis, eight months, filled up 30 times at garages across the county and left without paying. HMRC raid filling station ...
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UK refinery is an asset
The refinery is a great asset in winning dealer business, according to Eric Fisher, Valero Energy’s president for Europe. Last year the company signed up 100 new dealers to the Texaco brand, including the final site to move to Texaco in the Kay Group network (see Retail Focus page 24). ...
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PRA warning against plain packaging plan
A poll commissioned by the PRA shows retailers are increasingly opposed to Government proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products in the wake of evidence from Australia. Last month, as an independent review into plain packaging was due to report to the Department of Health, the Populus poll undertaken ...
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Refiners act over clogging of diesel filters
UK oil refiners have introduced a voluntary test for their diesel in response to a wave of breakdowns across the country caused by filters becoming blocked by a gel-like substance in the diesel. UKPIA, which represents the UK refining industry and also has Greenergy as an associate, said its members ...
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ACS calls for urgent review into implications of plain packaging regulations
The Association of Convenience Stores is calling on the Government to undertake an urgent full assessment of the wider impact of standardised packaging on businesses, following the statement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, that they are publishing regulations to introduce plain packaging in the UK. ACS has already written ...
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ACS backs inquiry call
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a proposed investigation into the energy market, calling for action to make the market fairer and more competitive for local shops. The announcement made on Thursday March 27 by energy regulator Ofgem is to recommend an investigation of the market by the ...