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NewsImages released in attempted robbery investigation
Police in Scotland have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace in connection with an attempted robbery at the Shell Petrol Station, Forfar Road, Dundee, at about 8.50pm on Tuesday 7 October 2014. A man threatened the female cashier with a knife and demanded money from her, ...
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Retail motor industry calls for more Government attention
The retail motor industry compromises 8,000 member sites and too often the Government listens intently to the manufacturing sector, but takes scant account of the interests of retailers, this year’s Retail Motor Industry Federation annual dinner in London last night (23 October) was told. RMI deputy chairman Peter Johnson added: ...
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Police say robber may have been female
Police have issued a new appeal for information about an armed robbery at the Gulf petrol station in Denny in central Scotland. Officers first released a description of a man thought to have escaped with a three-figure sum of cash, but now say it is possible the robber could have ...
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Convenience stores set for further expansion
Significant growth opportunities lie ahead for convenience stores, which are now visited on average 12 times a month – more often than any other type of grocery format. These are the findings from a study by IGD, the research and training charity for the food and consumer goods industry. Its ...
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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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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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Hyundai delivers first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to UK customers
Hyundai Motors UK has taken delivery of its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and claims to be the first car manufacturer to supply these zero-emission vehicles to paying customers in the UK. The arrival of ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles comes just days after business minister Matthew Hancock announced £11m of ...
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Robbers raid service station in County Durham
Police are appealing for information after a robbery at Firtree filling station in Crook, County Durham. At just before 8pm on October 19 three men walked into the petrol station and demanded the keys to the safe from the cashier. The cashier gave the men the keys and the men ...
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Record sales of electric vehicles
Sales of electric cars and other plug-in vehicles have increased rapidly, according to the Department for Transport, with a record number of people taking advantage of government grants. The Plug-in Car Grant reduces the price of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) by up to £5,000 for cars and £8,000 for ...
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Illicit tobacco trade gaining market share
Criminals illegally trading in tobacco are gaining market share and costing more than £2bn in lost tax revenue, according to latest government estimates. HMRC’s Tobacco Tax Gap Estimates 2013-14 report provides an upper estimate, a mid-point estimate and lower estimate for the trade in illegal cigarettes, and all of them ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...