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Indies at the mercy of volatile wholesale prices after 5.2ppl swing
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has again voiced its concerns about the unpredictability of the wholesale petrol market. In the past seven days there has been a drop by more than 2.6ppl, which encouraged supermarkets to rush price reductions onto their forecourts. However by the start of this week, wholesale ...
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First forecourt for Simply Fresh symbol brand
The Simply Fresh symbol brand has opened its first store on a forecourt, in the rural village of Weare in Somerset. Work has now been completed to expand the store at GH Lunn & Son’s BP-branded forecourt at Weare, following a lengthy and complicated process to gain planning permission in ...
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Duty fraudsters cost every retailer £40,000 a year in sales
Duty fraud crooks are costing the average convenience store £40,000 a year in lost tobacco sales, according to market survey agency MS Intelligence. In its latest study it found the the level of consumption of non-duty paid cigarettes in the UK had risen from from 17% in 2011 to 21% ...
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Tesco promotion offers 10ppl off fuel
Tesco has become the latest example of supermarkets using fuel as a loss leader, offering deep discounts on petrol and diesel to attract shoppers to their stores or websites. The retail giant is giving a 10p off per litre of fuel coupon to shoppers who spend £60 in store or ...
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ACS welcomes Queen’s Speech proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the Queen’s Speech, pledging to continue working closely with Government on legislation that will affect local shops in the coming year. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We welcome the focus on delivering growth and reducing burdens on everyday entrepreneurs like ...
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ATM stolen from filling station
Thieves have stolen a cash machine from a petrol station forecourt in Huddersfield. Huddersfield CID are appealing for witnesses after the ATM was taken from the Jet garage on Woodhead Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police said that at 1.30am a dark coloured 4x4 vehicle drove on ...
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Pensioner mowed down on forecourt
A man who ploughed into a pensioner on a Tesco Express petrol forecourt and then drove off has been jailed. Patricia Briggs spent three days in hospital after Dale Murphy knocked her down and drove away without checking on her. Murphy, who had not passed his driving test, was traced ...
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PRA stages regional forum in Worcester
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Worcester on Tuesday 14th May. The event is taking place at the Sixways Stadium, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – Deloitte study into UK fuels market and ...
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Knife raider jailed
A robber who held up a petrol station at knifepoint and stole £25, has been sentenced to three years, four months in prison. Lukas Cebatavicious walked into the Co-op BP service station on Sheffield Road, Barnsley, and threatened a member of staff with a pocket knife before lunging towards the ...
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Man running counterfeit tobacco factory jailed for tax fraud
A warning about the serious consequences of dealing in counterfeit tobacco has been issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), following the jailing of a 36-year-old man for tax fraud after the discovery of a tobacco counterfeiting ’factory’ in his Renfrew flat. Jin Yong Wang, an illegal immigrant living in ...
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ACS welcomes E.On’s backbilling pledge
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed energy company E.On’s announcement that it will be reducing its backbilling limits for all small businesses to 12 months, effective this week. According to E.On’s own research, 76% of businesses believe the process of back-billing for past consumption should be restricted to a ...
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P&H launches alcohol licensing initiative for independents
An alcohol licensing initiative to enable independent retailers to take advantage of the take-home alcohol sector has been launched by Palmer and Harvey, the UK’s largest delivered wholesaler. The category is worth £1.1bn annually and in 2012 grew in value by 4.7%. The initiative will guide independent retailers through the ...
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Card payments shock
Many retailers suffered an unpleasant surprise last month when back charges on their BP/Shell transactions were suddenly taken from their accounts following the ending of Rontec’s polling contract with GB Oils on March 31 (see Service Centre, May 2013 issue, link below). Sheila Gee’s Gulf (former Total) site at Wednesbury ...
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Euro Garages to add 69 more Subway stores by 2016
The Subway brand and Euro Garages have announced plans to open a further 69 outlets across the group’s existing 120-site forecourt estate by 2016. The companies say the expansion drive will create around 700 new jobs - especially in areas of high unemployment. The new stores will bring the total ...
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Forecourts in award-winning line-up at Pro Retail gala dinner
Two forecourts were recognised at wholesaler Palmer and Harvey’s Pro Retail gala dinner in Telford last night (May 30). Refuel and Go’s Bradwell Service Station in Braintree was honoured with the Symbol Retailer of the Year Award. Despite having only opened in July 2012, and with no previous customer base, ...
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German motorists visit the car wash three times more often than British motorists
Germany has been identified as the largest and most valuable car wash market in Europe, according to new research from Verdict. Germany’s total car wash market value was €1,584m in 2012, accounting for 34% of the total commercial car wash market in nine of the major European markets. Its dominance ...
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Former Shell boss calls for coalitions
Coalitions between business groups and civil society are the best way to ensure governments in developing countries protect their natural resources, the former global chairman of Shell will tell the University of Brighton’s Festival of Research. Sir Mark Moody-Stuart will speak about natural resource development and developing economies at the ...
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Rebrand boost sales in Swanley
Highway Stops Retail (HSRL) says it has achieved a 25% increase in sales at its recently acquired Swanley Service Station, following a rapid takeover. It took just four weeks to complete the necessary paperwork to finalise the purchase, confirm a new supplier and rebrand the site to Gulf. After reviewing ...
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Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cell technology
A British company claims that a breakthrough it has made could make the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a reality. Cost has been a barrier to the full-scale introduction of fuel, but ACAL Energy claims to have devised a cell which would cost no more than a four-cylinder petrol ...
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E. coli used to produce fuel
E. coli bacteria, which are commonly associated with food poisoning, have been genetically modified by scientists to produce fuel that is almost identical to diesel. Their research is partly funded by Shell, and they say that if the process could be scaled up, this synthetic fuel could be a viable ...