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Spar trials new retailer mobile marketing scheme
Spar stores in the South West of England are trialling an new mobile marketing scheme set to help retailers communicate with their customers in a new way.The initiative will see Spar retailers use mobile marketing to communicate with their customers, giving retailers an opportunity to promote national, regional and store-specific ...
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FTA welcomes River Severn Tolls report
The Freight Transport Association is optimistic that there is room for further discussion over the relaxation of tolls at the Severn Crossings, and welcomes the fact that the debate has begun in earnest, following the release of the Welsh Report ‘The Impact of the Severn Tolls on the Welsh Economy’.The ...
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Palmer and Harvey managers facing redundancy
Many senior managers are facing redundancy at leading wholesaler Palmer and Harvey, as the Brighton-based organisation conducts a fundamental review of its management structure.A Palmer & Harvey spokesman said the company was unable to comment while the consultation was taking place, and that further information would be released shortly. However ...
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MPs debate Business Rates Revaluation delay
ACS has joined other business groups in calling on MPs to press Ministers to withdraw plans to delay the 2015 rates revaluation in a debate taking place in the House of Commons today (November 5).ACS along with the British Property Federation, British Independent Retailers Association, British Council of Shopping Centres ...
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Fairbanks to launch ‘plant a tree’ project
Fairbanks will be launching an innovative ‘plant a tree’ project at APEA Live 2012’s awards dinner, which the wetstock monitoring company is sponsoring next week. As part of the evening entertainment, Fairbanks will donate up to 200 tree saplings to guests in a bid to help them off-set their carbon ...
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Greenergy expands with new fuel supply operation in Canada
Greenergy, the UK’s leading supplier of gasoline and diesel, is to begin supplying diesel, gasoline and biofuel in Southwestern Ontario, in the second quarter of 2013. Greenergy has been a successful supplier of fuel in the UK for nearly 20 years, and today supplies more than a quarter of the ...
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Dismay at claims that rates delay would benefit forecourts
Petrol stations would be among 800,000 premises to see a rise in business rates if revaluations stick to the 2015 date, a government Minister has claimed in a Westminster Hall debate this week. Brandon Lewis MP, Minister for the Department for Communities and Local Government, which has proposed to delay ...
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Fuel efficient tyres could save firms £500m a year, says Energy Saving Trust
UK businesses could reduce fuel costs by up to £500m a year if they fitted more fuel-efficient tyres on their company vehicles, according to new research by the Energy Saving Trust. The reseach has been revealed as new EU legislation comes into force today (November 1) forcing tyre manufacturers to ...
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MPs debate business rates policy
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has asked MPs to call on the goverment to take action to address the increasing problems presented by business rates policy at national and local level. MPs had an opportunity to raise their concerns today (Tuesday October 30) in a Westminster Hall debate led ...
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GB Oils recognises retailer standards at inaugural awards ceremony
Fairlee Service Station from Newport on the Isle of Wight was revealed as the Best GB Oils site at Superstation 2012, GB Oils’ inaugural forecourt standards competition.Open to all GB-supplied independent petrol retailers, the finalists were selected following judging by the event sponsors and GB Oils’ management team, and were ...
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Treasury is listening to economic growth argument for cutting fuel duty, says FairFuelUK
There’s a 70% chance of getting the 3ppl rise in fuel duty planned for January deferred, according to motoring journalist and FairFuelUK spokesman Quentin Willson. Commenting after his meeting with Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, Willson said FairFuelUK’s National Institute for Economic and Social Research was “accepted with ...
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FTA welcomes face-to-face with Treasury over fuel duty
Freight Transport Association (FTA) welcomed the opportunity to take part in a face-to-face meeting today with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, to discuss the impact of fuel duty on the economy. The talks held today (Monday 29 October) at HM Treasury were agreed as a result ...
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RHA joins fuel campaigners in meeting with top Treasury team
Road Haulage Association joined fuel campaigners FairFuel UK and the Freight Transport Association in London today (Monday, October 29) for discussions with chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander and his team of officials. "The Minister listened carefully to what we had to say," said RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning. ...
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Deferring business rates will hasten rural closures, says Madderson
The Government’s recent decision to defer Revaluation of Business Rates from 2015 to 2017 effectively kills off any hopes of cost reductions harboured by struggling owners of rural filling stations, says Brian Madderson, Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) chairman. "The closure rate for the remaining rural filling stations is now likely ...
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Good service and broad choice help UK c-stores weather the slowdown
The British public is still committed to supporting its local high street according to research released by PayPoint. The study of 22,000 shoppers, conducted by Him, has revealed that when it comes to grocery shopping, the local convenience store is still a very worthy contender for the British shopper’s pound ...
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Chartman signs with Esso
Top 50 Indie Chartman Group has signed a new five-year supply deal with Esso for three previously BP-branded sites. John Hartshorne, managing director, said: “Despite a 30 years-plus trading history with BP we were persuaded to change by an ultimately more determined and convincing approach from Esso. We are really ...
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ACS welcomes forward step in campaign for fairer energy market
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced its intention to extend protections afforded to ‘micro businesses’ to thousands of additional small businesses, signalling a victory for a key part of the Association of Convenience Store’s ‘Switch to a Fair Energy Market’ campaign. The proposals set strict rules for the information that energy ...
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Economic growth not yet reaching local shops
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2012, but local shops did not benefit from economic growth according to a survey by the Association of Convenience Stores. Their Voice of Local Shops survey, which was conducted between July ...
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Treasury engages FairFuelUK in fuel duty talks
FairFuelUK has been invited to take part in face-to-face talks at the Treasury on Monday (October 29) to discuss the impact of fuel duty on the UK economy, following discussions between the campaign group and chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander. The meeting takes place ahead of the government’s ...
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MFG signs shop deal with Costcutter
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed a new shop supply agreement with Costcutter Supermarkets Group. The deal will replace its existing shop agreement with Palmer and Harvey, and between now and the end of March next year, MFG will introduce the latest Costcutter imagery across its 48-forecourt ...