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Jonathan James to sell two sites
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James has confirmed that two of his sites in Cambridgeshire are up for sale. The sale of Slade End Service Station and West Park Street Service Station in Chatteris will leave James Graven, of which Jonathan is operations director, with two forecourts – ...
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Tesco trumps Sainsury’s with 15ppl promo
Tesco has upstaged Sainsbury’s 10ppl fuel promotion with its latest offer giving motorists 15ppl off fuel in return for £50 spent in store. From today, Tesco customers will receive a 5ppl voucher for purchasing a 30-pack of Coca-Cola for £10, and a further 5ppl for a four-pack of Princes tuna ...
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Sainsbury’s kicks off 10ppl fuel promo
Sainsbury’s has kicked off a fuel promotion today giving shoppers 10p off every litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in store. Starting from today and running until Sunday July 3, the deal is the strongest fuel promotion yet by any major supermarket. The deal will last for ...
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Dealer disbelief at Jet withdrawal from southwest
Jet dealers in the southwest have expressed disbelief and disappointment that ConocoPhillips has decided to withdraw from the region by the end of the year, and branded the timescale for exit as inadequate. The retailers were given two days’ notice to attend a meeting last Thursday at which ...
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Asda cuts fuel prices
Asda has set a national price cap of 128.7ppl for unleaded and 132.7ppl for diesel today, as part of its strategy to be the first retailer to drop pump prices and the last to put them up when wholesale prices fluctuate.From tomorrow morning (Tuesday June 28), the supermarket will cut ...
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Lords dismiss ban on forecourt booze sales
Peers in the House of Lords have dismissed an amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol in forecourts as part of the Committee stage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill. An amendment, tabled by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, contained a clause which would have prohibited the sale ...
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Lower carbon world won’t happen overnight
The transition to a lower carbon environment presents its own challenges and is not going to happen overnight, stated UKPIA president, Brian Worrall, at the launch of the organisation’s 2011 Statistical Review of the downstream oil industry. Speaking to an audience at the House of Commons that included ...
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Retailers keen to offer Essentials
More than 100 independent BP retailers have expressed interest in the company’s new Essentials convenience offering, launched at the recent BP dealer convention in Athens. The new offer will operate alongside the Wild Bean Café concession, and form part of BP’s new Advanced Dealer Offer which includes fuel and the ...
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Jet to withdraw from southwest
ConocoPhillips has confirmed that it is withdrawing the Jet brand from the southwest of the UK.
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RMI Petrol to meet Treasury
RMI Petrol is preparing to meet with the Treasury at the end of this month to give its views on the government’s outline proposals for a Fair Fuel Stabiliser. The Coalition proposes to replace the Fuel Duty Escalator introduced by the previous government with a Fair Fuel Stabiliser that will ...
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Total network sold to Snax 24 consortium – and Shell buys 254 sites
Rontec Investments LLP, a consortium comprising top 50 Indie Snax 24 and partners Investec and Grovepoint Capital, have today signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Total’s retail and fuel distribution business in the UK. The deal includes the acquisition of 810 service stations – 254 of which will ...
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Biggest single expansion of UK network as Shell adds 254 sites
Shell UK Ltd’s agreement to acquire 254 petrol retail sites in the UK from Rontec Investments LLP (the Snax 24 Consortium) for a total cash consideration of around $400mln (£240m), is the biggest single expansion of Shell’s fuel retailing network in the UK.
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New brand is all TORQ
MRH (GB) is sporting its own new fuel brand – Torq – on five forecourts in Scotland, in the absence of a competitive oil company deal. “It’s more of a badge than a brand at the moment, but we may develop it further in the future,” said John Lynn, managing ...
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Jet sites support ’20 is plenty’ campaign
Seventy five Jet sites have teamed up with road safety charity Brake to launch Jet’s ‘20 is Plenty’ campaign to improve road safety for children. Jet’s aim is to encouragea community-wide commitment to driving at a maximum speed of 20mph in built up areas. Local residents around 75 Jet sites ...
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Tokheim confirms global contract with Shell
Tokheim has been selected as a global supplier of fuel dispensers for Shell service stations. The implementation of the agreement, which will run until 2016, has already started with the first installations in the Benelux, Germany, Italy and the UK. Patrick Berthon, president of Tokheim, said: “We are very ...
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Blakemore Spar pledges £3m investment
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore has pledged to invest £3m to bring independent retailers savings worth an average of £7,500 per store.Spar retailers supplied by Blakemore and Capper, which merged in March, will have the option to sign up to the Terms Package and benefit from reduced prices on more than ...
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ACS to tackle key issues at Forecourt Seminar
The ACS Forecourt Seminar, chaired by Forecourt Trader editor Merril Boulton, aims to give essential insights to forecourt retailers and spark the debate on the most effective ways to succeed in a difficult market. To be held at the Walker’s Stadium in Leicester on July 7, this year’s seminar is ...
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James Hall commits to fresh development
Spar wholesaler James Hall is forging ahead with its plans to promote fresh foods and in-store investment, with a host of new initiatives to help build their business with retailers.The wholesaler is relaunching its Harvest Scheme, an initiative that was set up in 2006 to reward retailer loyalty and encourage ...
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ACS welcomes Lords call for changes to Localism Bill
Peers in the House of Lords have supported calls from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to put retail diversity and sustainable development on the face of the Localism Bill.As part of the Bill’s second reading debate in the Lords, Lord McKenzie of Luton told peers that the recently published ...
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Carsley picks CDG for car care
Top 50 Indie Carsley Group has awarded delivered wholesaler Convenience Distribution Group (CDG) a contract to supply car care and lubricant products across its network.Nottinghamshire-based Carsley Group operates nine BP sites and two Jet sites and is looking at further site acquisitions later in the year.All eleven sites will be ...