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ACS Oxford research highlights advantages of being independent
Communities and shoppers respond better to independent retailers than to major multiples, but only if they harness their advantages, according to new research from ACS and Said Business School at the University of Oxford.The paper has emerged from a long-running project to understand the economic and social contribution of local ...
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Armed robbery at Jet forecourt
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a Jet forecourt in Longton, Staffordshire on Wednesday morning.At around 5.10am two men entered the Jet station on Lightwood Road and threatened a member of staff with what appeared to be a handgun.They then stole money and left via the ...
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Current deal offered tanker drivers is the limit, says Wincanton
Wincanton has said the proposals offered to Unite represent the limit of what it can agree and believes all balloted tanker drivers should be given the chance to have their say.A spokesperson from the haulage company, one of the six employers involved in the talks, said it was extremely disappointed ...
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Fuel sales up as tanker drivers rejected deal
News that Unite tanker drivers had rejected proposals which would avert a strike sparked an uplift in fuel volumes yesterday, according to RMI Petrol.Sales of unleaded were up 25.9% against the previous Thursday (April 12), while diesel volumes rose by 11%. Super diesel sales increased by 24.6% and super unleaded ...
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Multiple drive-off man gets suspended sentence
A 30-year-old Liverpool man has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted a nine-month spree of drive-offs from forecourts.According to website icseftonandwestlancs.co.uk, John Mason was sentenced to a total of six months in jail, suspended for one year. Magistrates ordered him to carry out 240 hours of unpaid ...
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Barclaycard launches new ’sticky’ contactless payment card for any mobile
Barclaycard has today launched Barclaycard PayTag, a new way for people to pay with their mobile phone. Millions of Barclaycard customers will be offered the chance to make payments with any mobile phone by simply sticking a Barclaycard PayTag to the back of their handset.Barclaycard PayTag - available at no ...
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Sign company Xmo Strata boosts health and safety strategy
Sign company Xmo Strata, which specialises in the re-branding and maintenance of signage on petrol forecourts, is adopting a sophisticated approach to root cause analysis as the next stage in its health and safety strategy.The company, which carries out UK-wide sign installation and maintenance, already has a strong reputation for ...
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New technology the focus of next week’s Pro-Retail show
Pro-retail 2012 will showcase new technologies, the latest trends in retail and what the future holds for the industry, when it opens next Tuesday and Wednesday at the International Centre, Telford in Shropshire. Evening entertainment will feature Tony Hadley, Go West, ABC and comedian Ed Byrne. As they make their ...
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Fuel tanker drivers meet to discuss deal
Fuel tanker drivers will meet this afternoon to discuss proposals drawn up after six days of talks aimed at averting industrial action over terms and working conditions.A deal from fuel distributors was put on the table at conciliation service Acas last Friday but both sides have agreed that details of ...
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Tanker drivers reject proposals
Tanker drivers employed by national fuel distribution companies have today (Wednesday 18 April) overwhelmingly rejected proposals tabled following six days of talks at Acas. Unite, the union representing over 1,200 tanker strikers involved in the dispute, has said that it will now seek further talks with the employers, six leading ...
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Petrol station robber gets 40 months in prison
A balaclava-clad man who robbed a petrol station in Farnborough, Hampshire before crashing into a roundabout in a getaway car has been handed a prison term of 40 months.According to a report on GetHampshire.co.uk, Guildford Crown Court heard how Aaron Bowers, 31, rushed into the staff area of the Farnborough ...
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Alcohol licensing changes discriminatory, warns ACS
Planned changes to alcohol licensing rules could discriminate against small businesses and undermine growing partnerships, ACS Public Affairs Director, Shane Brennan, has warned the Local Government Association. He said: “Together the changes to alcohol licensing rules proposed mark a significant reduction in the rights of businesses that serve the local ...
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AA launches guide to transform the creative thinking of Britain’s drivers
A new ’Think and Drive’ plan to transform the creative thinking of Britain’s drivers’ has been launched by the AA to coincide with the start of World Creativity & Innovation Week (April 15- 21, 2012). A recent poll of motorists by the AA revealed that when it comes to driving ...
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Plain packaging consultation launched today
The Department of Health has today published its consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products in the UK.James Lowman, chief executive of ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) said: “We welcome the opportunity of this consultation to set out the reasons why plain packs will be a major burden to ...
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Talks end with proposals to avoid tanker driver strike
Hopes of an end to the threat of a tanker driver strike were raised following a statement from the conciliation service Acas announcing that a set of proposals had been reached. Conciliation talks involving the Unite union and tanker driver contractors have been ongoing for six days. These have resulted ...
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One third of drivers sing in the car when alone, says AA poll
What do motorists get up to in the car when alone behind the wheel? One third of drivers sing in the car, while 23 per cent just get lost in their thoughts, according to an AA/Populus poll of 21,408 drivers. Singing in the car seems to ...
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ACS reports alarming rise in c-store robberies
A significant increase in levels of staff theft and an alarming rise in the number of robberies in convenience stores over the past year has been revealed by the 2011 ACS Crime Survey. Over the course of 2011, the number of robberies increased by 102% from 207 to 419 in ...
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Government confirms start of consultation on plain packaging of tobacco products
The government has confirmed its consultation on the plain packaging of tobacco products will begin on Monday (April 16). In an interview with the Times, Health Secretary Andrew Lansely said the Government would pave the way for cigarette packets to be stripped of all branding. He said he was "open ...
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Jet confirms operations running ’as normal’ as Unite talks continue
ConocoPhillips has confirmed that there is currently no planned maintenance underway at its Humber oil refinery in the north east of England, and operations are running as normal. Earlier in the week Jet retailers had been alerted to a release by business news agency Bloomberg that there were plans to ...
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Rontec to sell 18 sites to Sainsbury’s
Rontec Investments is planning to sell 18 petrol stations to Sainsbury’s, which would bring the supermarket operator’s network of forecourts to 284. A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “The decision by Rontec to sell these sites has provided an excellent opportunity for Sainsbury’s to add to its fuel business and further extend ...