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Sales boost follows Harvest Energy re-brand
Ian and Sue Cruickshank, owners of the recently rebranded Ponton Main Service Station on the A1, Great North Road, at Grantham, have reported an 80 per cent increase in fuel sales since the site received its Harvest Energy livery.The family-owned business has operated on the site since 1973, the first ...
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High-profile indie Jonathan James joins HIM
HIM research & consulting has appointed former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James as associate consultant with immediate effect.Jonathan, who runs stores under both the Budgens and Spar fascias, and is currently in the process of selling two of his four forecourts in the Cambridgeshire area, has been employed ...
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Madderson puts pricing facts to Evening Standard
Brian Madderson is continuing the RMI Petrol’s quest to better inform motorists about crude oil and fuel prices following an article in the business section of the Evening Standard yesterday.The story, written by Anthony Hilton, claimed that “oil price has already fallen a long way – down 33% since May ...
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RMI builds on presence in Northern Ireland
RMI Petrol is planning a return to Northern Ireland in Spring 2012 following its first regional forum in the region for at least 15 years.Held at the end of September in Belfast, the meeting was attended by around 45 fuel distributors, retailers, product and service suppliers, media and HM Revenue ...
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Britain to become a nation of ‘fuel deserts’, says P&H report
Parts of Britain are in danger of becoming ‘fuel deserts’ as the number of petrol stations hits a new low, new research from Palmer & Harvey has warned.The Palmer and Harvey Forecourt Report reveals that while there are currently 31 million cars on the road, Britain has fewer than half ...
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NFRN announce march on Downing Street
Independent newsagents will be marching on 10 Downing Street next Wednesday (October 12) to hand over the Press for Reform petition organised by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.More than 20,000 people have signed the petition which calls for the "current outrageous practices by newspaper publishers and wholesalers to be ...
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RMI Petrol appoints Barber Wadlow as property advisor
RMI Petrol has appointed property firm Barber Wadlow as advisers to its members in all property-related matters.The property advisory service is due to be launched by the RMI on October 7 and will enable its members to access Barber Wadlow’s wide knowledge and expertise.Services will range from acquisition and disposal ...
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Sainsburys kicks off 10ppl fuel promotion
Sainsbury’s has launched its latest fuel promotion, offering customers the chance to save 10p per litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in a single transaction instore or on groceries online at Sainsbury’s.The saving is available when customers shop instore or online between October 5-9, 2011. Customers ...
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Petrol sales down 1.7 billion litres
Record pump prices between April and June helped UK retail petrol sales fall 77% faster than in the first three months of this year, new research from the AA reveals. Petrol sales that had fallen 186.5m litres (-3.9%) in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period ...
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NewsMRH completes sale of Pace to DCC
Top 50 Indie MRH completed the sale of its Pace Fuelcare subsidiary to DCC plc on the September 30. The business sold 455 million litres of fuel in the year ending September 26, 2010 and operates from 19 locations across southern England with a fleet of 83 road tankers and ...
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NewsANR calls for OFT investigation into magazine supply chain
Competition regulators must intervene to break up the newspaper and magazine supply monopoly that harms retailers and consumers, says the Association of News Retailing (ANR). Publishers and wholesalers are currently granted special treatment under competition law for their supply of product to retailers, and the OFT is considering whether to ...
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NFRN and Guardian to meet
The NFRN is to meet with senior executives from the Guardian to discuss face to face the newspaper publisher’s recent decision to cut retailer percentage terms.The meeting, on October 7, comes hot on the heels of a campaign by the retail trade association following the Guardian’s price increase on its ...
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Total dealers head to DCC in Rontec sale
Retail bosses at DCC have sought to reassure Total dealers about its intentions, following last month’s announcement of its agreement to buy Total’s oil distribution assets from Rontec – Gerald Ronson’s Snax 24-led consortium. The deal includes contracts to supply around 300 dealer-owned, dealer-operated retail service stations, which are currently ...
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Concern over rural fuel duty rebate
RMI Petrol has submitted a list of concerns about the government’s planned pilot of a 5ppl fuel duty rebate for the Scottish islands to the Treasury following feedback from retailers at its regional meeting in Inverness last month. Delegates at the RMI gathering branded the scheme “a load of nonsense” ...
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Signings for Jet collective
More than half of a group of 27 Jet dealers in the south west who got together in the wake of ConocoPhillips’ announcement to withdraw from the region, have now signed, or committed to, new suppliers, according to Barrie Richards of St Blazey Service Station. “Considerable effort has been put ...
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P&H raises £13,000 for riot-stricken retailers
Palmer and Harvey’s ‘Curry on Laughing’ charity event raised £13,000 for retailers devastated by the recent riots. Last night (September 29) 430 guests attended the fundraising comedy night, with all proceeds going to Sweet Charity and its emergency riot fund for independent retailers. The cash will help retailers ...
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Fuel prices subject of e-petition
An e-petition calling for cheaper petrol and diesel has garnered over 92,000 signatures so far – just 8,000 short of the number required for it to be debated in the House of Commons. As such it is the third most popular e-petition after ones calling for ‘Convicted London rioters should ...
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DCC buys Total distribution assets from Rontec
DCC plc, the sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, which owns Gulf Retail in the UK, has reached conditional agreement with Rontec Investments – Gerald Ronson’s Snax 24-led consortium – to acquire certain oil distribution assets currently owned by Total in Britain, the Isle of Man and the ...
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NewsEuro Garages takes top prize at Forecourt Trader of the Year awards
Euro Garages became the latest winner of the Forecourt Trader of the Year awards when its Beehive Service Station site in Blackburn, Lancashire, emerged as the best forecourt in the UK, following a tough judging process. >>See the Video Interview The presentation to founders and directors Mohsin ...
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Operators become indies with acquisition of East Sussex forecourt
A service station in East Sussex has welcomed new owners following the freehold sale by retail business advisors Christie & Co.Burwash Service Station sits on a prime position on the busy A265, and was sold to experienced forecourt operators Raja and Rupa Rajani.After many years in managing service station sites, ...