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NewsPRA urges government action as forecourt crime up nearly 40%
The PRA is pushing the government to help stem the soaring crime rates on forecourts during the pandemic as thieves use face masks to prevent identification. Amid reports of a 37% increase in the number of drive-offs and no means to pay for fuel - with many perpetrators wearing protective ...
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NewsMPs urge Chancellor to act over threat to ATM provision
A cross-party group of 37 MPs has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to bring forward action to protect access to cash, and warning the UK’s ATM network, which was already fragile due to cuts to the interchange fee, is in imminent danger of collapse due to the ...
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NewsRules agreed for age-restricted sales to mask wearers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has worked with trading standards to provide clarity for local shops about the sale of age-restricted products in relation to customers wearing face masks or face coverings. When serving customers wearing face masks or face coverings who wish to purchase an age-restricted product in ...
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NewsNFDA welcomes decision to allow car showrooms to reopen
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has welcomed confirmation by the prime minister that car showrooms will be among the first non-essential retail premises allowed to open from June 1. Last week the NFDA wrote to the prime minister highlighting the sector’s preparedness following the publication of guidance by the ...
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NewsCheshire forecourt suffers second armed robbery in under two years
Cheshire Police officers are investigating after an armed robbery at a petrol station in Birchwood, on the outskirts of Warrington. It is the second time an armed robbery has taken place at the site in less than two years. The BP garage on Oakwood Gate was targeted shortly after 8.30pm ...
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NewsSecond man charged over Suffolk service station burglaries
A second man has been charged in connection with two service station burglaries in Suffolk. On Monday 4 May, offenders forced entry to Darsham Service Station on the A12 and stole a large quantity of cigarettes. A short while later, on Tuesday 5 May, the Jet Service Station on Station ...
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NewsVictory as NI forecourts get 12-month business rates holiday
Forecourts in Northern Ireland will now enjoy a 12-month ‘business rates holiday’ to bring them in line with those in England and Wales, following extensive lobbying by the PRA. News of the extension from three months to 12 was revealed yesterday by the Northern Ireland Finance Minister Conor Murphy. “We ...
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NewsInstaVolt starts work on rapid charging hub on M40
Work has begun just off the M40 in Banbury on building one of the UK’s largest rapid charging hubs. InstaVolt has broken ground for eight CPE250 high-powered chargers, which are scheduled to be switched on in late summer. The site is located just off the M40 at Junction 11, and ...
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NewsGarage overcomes break-in to keep supporting community
Damage caused by burglars who smashed their way into a forecourt shop with a sledgehammer has not deflected the team at a Suffolk service station from supporting their local community during the lockdown. Potters of Framlingham, a rural Jet garage, had already seen fuel volumes fall by 75%, but had ...
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NewsNFDA calls on PM to include car dealers in first wave of retail openings
The Prime Minister has been urged to include automotive retailers in the first wave of non-essential retail reopening in a letter from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). Last week, the United Kingdom’s retail motor industry signalled its readiness to get back to work with the publication of new sector-specific ...
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NewsMoto reopens Costa drive-thru kiosks and trials store openings
Motorway service area operator Moto has re-opened all of its Costa Coffee drive-thru kiosks and is re-opening two Costa stores at its Wetherby and Cherwell Valley sites. The move follows the successful re-opening of two Costa drive-thrus at Toddington services on the M1, which proved that the outlets could be ...
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NewsWelcome Break set to open 72 F&B units by June 4
Welcome Break plans to reopen 72 Starbucks (Café and Drive Thru), KFC and/or Burger King units across its 26 motorway service areas by June 4, as the UK starts to return to work. The company said 32 food and beverage units across 18 motorway service areas have already reopened and ...
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NewsRoadchef starts re-opening food and coffee offers
Motorway service area operator, Roadchef, has opened six Costa Drive Thru units - at Strensham, Clacket Lane and Rownhams. Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, Roadchef is also bringing back its Fresh Food Café and Chozen Noodle restaurants at Strensham South, joining WHSmith and Spar which have stayed open throughout ...
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NewsAscona Group to transfer all 37 of its sites to Nisa Retail
The Ascona Group has agreed to all its 37 sites being supplied by Nisa Retail. The Top 50 Indie, based in Pembrokeshire, agreed terms just ahead of the outbreak of Covid-19, but that has not hampered the transition of the first 12 stores moving across to Nisa. The remaining sites ...
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NewsACS survey reveals impact of lockdown on sector
The challenges faced by retailers and colleagues since the lockdown, and the changes that they have made in store to keep their communities going are revealed in findings from a survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The ACS Covid-19 Impact Survey shows that while two thirds of convenience ...
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NewsLandmark ruling on ATM business rates welcomed
The long-running dispute over the rating of ATM machines is over following a ruling today (20th May) by the UK Supreme Court on whether ATM facilities, both inside and outside of stores, should be separately assessed for business rates. The answer is no. A panel of five justices dismissed the ...
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NewsNew online service for employers to claim back statutory sick pay
A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium-size employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees,the Government has announced. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was announced in the Budget as part of a package of support measures ...
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NewsJTI offers to take back cigarettes as menthol ban comes into force
With the one-year sell-through period for non-compliant Track & Trace and Menthol & Capsule cigarettes coming to an end today, JTI has made a commitment to take back stock held by retailers. Ross Hennessy, sales vice president UK, JTI, said: “After listening to feedback from trade customers and retailers across ...
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NewsCertas Energy’s parent company reports operating profits growth
DCC, the conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported operating profits up 7.3% to £494.3m for the year to 31 March 2020, on turnover down 3.1% to £14.8bn. Its retail and oil division’s operating profits were up 4.9% to £140m and operating profits for its LPG division were up 13.1% ...
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NewsPandemic will leave long-term demand for delivery services
A permanent shift towards grocery delivery will be one of the legacies of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to HIM & MCA Insight. The recently launched HIM & MCA Insight UK Recovery Report 2020, says the surge in demand for grocery delivery will continue after the pandemic ends, as shoppers look ...