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Disappointment at dismissal of tobacco petition
Scottish retailers have been left disappointed at the outcome of the Tobacco Display Judicial Review. The Court of Session by Lord Bracadale dismissed the petition by Imperial Tobacco, which sought a ruling that sections 1 and 9 of the Tobacco & Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 were outside the ...
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MPK signs up with Murco
Top 50 independent MPK Garages has signed a five-year supply agreement with Murco. From the beginning of November, Murco will supply two MPK forecourts in the Bristol area. Paul Kershaw, director at MPK said: “We are delighted with the supply agreement we have struck with Murco. They offer a great ...
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Energy drink escapes ad ban
A TV ad for Lucozade Alert Plus has escaped a ban despite 86 complaints about it to the Advertising Standards Authority. The commercial showed a man at a petrol station drinking the energy shot before driving off on a dark, snowy road. There are deer in the road, which he ...
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CEM calls for ban on alcohol in forecourt shops
The College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) is calling for a ban on alcohol being sold in forecourt shops. The organisation wants increased measures to help tackle alcohol-related incidents in hospitals’ Emergency departments and it also wants to clamp down on drink driving. The CEM’s announcement was made to coincide with ...
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NewsGohils take the top prize in this year’s awards
Bhupa, Lata and Jay Gohil of Cosford Garage, Albrighton in the West Midlands, took the top prize at last night’s Forecourt Trader of the Year awards, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel. At a sell-out ceremony attended by nearly 700 guests, and hosted by TV presenter Mark ...
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Global partnership for OPW and Fuelquest
OPW Fuel Management Systems, a business unit of OPW, and FuelQuest Inc, two of the industry’s premier fuel management solution providers, have announced a global partnership agreement to offer an end-to-end, centralised fuel network management solution. The company says fuel operators will now be able to enjoy the benefits of ...
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Time to train rules an unnecessary burden
The government’s ‘Time to Train’ rules are an unnecessary burden on retailers and will not deliver greater training opportunities for those working in local shops, the Association of Convenience Stores has argued. Time to Train, which gives employees the right to request time off for training, is already applicable ...
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It’s business as usual, says Murco
Following the recent announcement by Murco’s parent company, Murphy Oil Corporation, of its intention to exit from its refining operations worldwide, Jim Mulheran, Murco’s dealer sales manager, is keen to let existing and potential dealers know what this really means for them over the coming months. He said: “The announcement ...
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Two more forecourts for Cardigan
Both Sainsbury and Tesco plan to open new forecourts in Cardigan, west Wales. Tesco wants to double the size of its store in the town and create a new petrol station. Apparently the retail giant has bought land near to the store at New Mill Road to provide the space ...
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Forecourts warned over under-age petrol sales
Three South Lanarkshire forecourts have received formal warnings after petrol was sold to an under-age volunteer during a test-purchasing exercise. The sales were made to a 14-year-old, who was carrying out test purchases on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council’s Consumer and Trading Standards Service. The garages were warned ...
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Retailers’ mixed response to potential Total sale
Retailers have been mixed in their reaction to Total’s announcement last week that it is undertaking a strategic review of its UK downstream operations. As part of this review it is considering the sale of its marketing assets in the UK. Susie Hawkins, director of Top 50 Indie, ...
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Total confirms UK downstream review
Total UK has confirmed it is undertaking a strategic review of its UK downstream operations. As part of this review it is considering the sale of its marketing assets in the UK. The sale would exclude Aviation, Special Fluids and Lubricants. The process concerning Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) continues independently ...
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Flogas opens 24-hour service station
A new, 24-hour, LPG service station has opened in Leicester to satisfy the demand for gas, as fuel prices surge. Flogas – the second largest supplier in the UK, behind Calor, in the £800 million-a-year market – already had an outlet in the East Midlands city. But as sales soared, ...
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Alcohol licensing reform will spell “disaster for local shops"
The Association of Convenience Stores has warned the Home Office that alcohol licensing changes outlined in the government’s latest licensing consultation would cost convenience stores at least £11m. The Rebalancing the Licensing Act consultation, which concluded on Wednesday, has run for six weeks and sought views on 26 substantial changes ...
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Police scrap cardboard coppers
Essex Police has scrapped a scheme that saw cardboard cut-outs of police officers used to help cut crime after thieves targeted the figures. Instead of deterring would-be thieves, the 20 cardboard coppers dotted around petrol forecourts, convenience stores and supermarkets in Essex had the opposite effect and became ...
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Shell signs Coffee Republic to deliver coffee-to-go
Shell has joined forces with the Coffee Republic brand to bring self-serve coffee to around 400 company-owned sites in the UK. Following a trial for six months in four Shell forecourts, the Coffee Republic brand will rollout in mid to late October, with 200 expected to be in ...
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Harvest Energy picks up nine sites in the north east
Top 50 independent Bishop Retail is converting its network of forecourts from BP to Harvest Energy. Northeast-based Bishop Retail group operations director Darren MacDonald said that while he expects fuel volumes to fall by 15-16% without the BP name on the pole sign, value sales are likely to stay the ...
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Tesco trials music in 420 petrol stations with Faithless release
Tesco is to ramp up the promotional campaign behind its exclusive Faithless album with a £100,000 burst of activity which will put CDs into 420 Tesco petrol stations for the first time. And in another first for music, advertising promoting Faithless and featuring a competition to win a special edition Faithless Fiat Punto Evo will appear on thousands of petrol pump nozzles in one hundred of Tesco’s biggest petrol forecourts. The roll-out of the Faithless CD on to petrol forecourts marks the latest step in Tesco’s plan to increase distribution for entertainment. In February the supermarket introduced music into its Express stores for the first time with its exclusive Simply Red release Songs of Love. The new Faithless campaign, which began on September 1, will last a month. Sales through the petrol stations will be chart-eligible under Tesco’s existing deal with the Official Charts Company. Tesco secured exclusive rights to The Dance for its release in May when it entered the charts at number two, the first time in UK chart history that an album had scored so highly on the strength of sales from only one physical retailer. Tesco Entertainment director Rob Salter said, “Securing the future of the CD market means constantly trying new things and reaching out to new audiences in new ways. “As of September 1, The Dance will be available in 1200 outlets, more than three times the number of locations operated by the UK’s biggest specialist music retailer.” Each of the 420 Tesco petrol stations will have counter units displaying the Faithless album. The advertising on petrol pump nozzles is expected to reach over 4m motorists over the course of the month. Salter said: “The world has changed and nearly 90% of music outlets – like Tesco – major on products other than entertainment. Music has to be prepared to do new things in new ways in order to justify its shelf space. We are particularly lucky in working with Faithless, artists who are determined to push the envelope in trying out new ideas. "Bucking the trend of music industry retrenchment and the declining number of music retail outlets, Tesco is expanding the number of locations in which it offers music. “Persuading the people who run Tesco’s petrol business to take on this album is a major coup,” he said. “I would like to think if this goes well we will see a fuller music offering in all Tesco’s petrol outlets in the run-up to Christmas.”
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VAT increase is over-estimated by more than 85% of consumers
Although 89% of consumers know there will be a VAT increase, only 53% know when it will happen, according to a recent study by global pricing and marketing strategy consultants Simon-Kucher & Partners. However more than 85% of consumers overestimate the ’real’ price increase and one quarter wrongly guessed that ...
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Manor joins ACS
Top 50 independent retailer Manor Service Stations has joined the Association of Convenience Stores. Based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Manor Service Stations is number 21 on the latest Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies listing. It operates 12 sites in the UK, with a total fuel volume of 55mlpa. ...