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Arval announces fuel price cap for indies
Arval has announced it is capping the fuel price that it applies to its card acceptance rate for independent retailers. The company said it wanted to support the independent sector due to soaring fuel prices, pointing out that diesel was now averaging more than £1.21 a litre (and still rising), ...
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Shell and BP report bumper profits
Royal Dutch Shell has announced profits of $4.9 billion (£3.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2010 – a rise of 48% on the same period in 2009. The results came a day after BP also reported bumper profits for the first quarter - up 135% at $5.6billion (£3.7billion) compared ...
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P&H joins forces with Makro
Palmer & Harvey has announced that it has teamed up with fellow wholesaler Makro to form a new buying co-operation called PalMak. According to P&H, the new co-op is designed to offer independent retailers access to scale benefits usually only enjoyed by multiples. In a statement, the companies said: "The ...
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Tobacco companies announce judicial review over display ban
The three major tobacco companies in the UK have announced they are to seek a judicial review of the relevant sections of the Health Act 2009 in which the government is looking to impose the display ban of tobacco products in shops. Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and ...
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Shell scheme targets 25% cut in energy use
Shell has introduced innovative energy-saving features at 200 petrol stations across the country in a bid to increase energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and reduce energy costs. The sites involved in the Shell EnergySave Sites programme are aiming to achieve an average drop in energy consumption of 25% by introducing ...
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Ronson advice for election victor
Whoever wins the next election should be careful not to put too much pressure on the people who can make a difference the entrepreneurs said Gerald Ronson, chief executive of Heron International (which operates Snax 24), at the company’s annual lunch in London. "Entrepreneurship needs to be encouraged ...
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Petrol pricing may not be as important as we all think
The price of fuel on the forecourt might not be nearly as important as many people think. That’s one of the findings from the new 2020 Vision report on forecourts from brand consultancy Circle. This states that a recent survey found that 70% of customers questioned after paying ...
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Death on the forecourt as fire kills motorist
A man has died after his car caught fire on a filling station forecourt. Security guard Mohan Rooprai had filled up his silver Ford Mondeo at Shell’s Auto Pitstop on the A47 at Guyhirn, near Wisbech, before the mystery ’flash fire’ broke out inside his car. Witnesses to ...
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Election special: MPs fight it out for retailer votes
With election fever and the leaders’ TV clashes gripping the nation, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has been working to ensure retailer issues remain high on the political agenda. Part of the ACS strategy is its Local Shops Pledge which has gained support from more than 80 ...
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Strange old world
Strange old world isn’t it? Who’d have thought we’d ever have a reason to put a picture of an erupting volcano on the front cover of a magazine about service stations? Or have cause to write the phrase ’volcanic ash’ a couple of words which seem to have now ...
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Vote for Shailesh
Shailesh Parekh, proprietor of Molineux Service Station in Wolerhampton, is standing for election as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hodge Hill Constituency in Birmingham. The charismatic retailer is particularly focused on helping small businesses, but is also concerned with quality education for everyone; keeping and improving the NHS; faith in ...
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Top 50 Indie MRH (GB) joins RMI Petrol
RMI Petrol has signed up Top 50 Indie MHR (GB) Ltd as one of its newest members. The organisation, formally the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA), said it was delighted to welcome Essex-based MRH, which has 296 co-owned sites plus 142 Pace dealers, into its membership. RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson ...
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NewsShell boosts its green credentials
Shell revealed this week it had introduced new energy-saving features at 200 petrol stations across the country in a bid to increase energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and reduce energy costs. The company said the sites involved in the Shell EnergySave Sites programme were aiming to achieve an average drop ...
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Cash is no longer king
New research by The Payments Council shows there have been massive changes in the last decade to the way we pay our bills. The Council said The Way We Pay 2010 report revealed a ’payments revolution’ occurred in the noughties, and this looked set to continue over the next decade. ...
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Highs and lows of volcanic eruption
The Icelandic volcano eruption caused problems for some retailers – and unexpected opportunities for others. Whether sites were winners or losers depended on their location. Many retailers with sites near the main ports being used to weary ferry travellers in and out of the country benefitted from a sudden increase ...
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New car market up 26.6% in March
New car sales for March were 26.6% up on the same period last year, at 397,383 registrations, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The effect of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme (which closed at the end of March) accounted for 12.2% of registrations, with ...
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Ronson advice for election victor - don’t penalise entrepreneurs
Whoever wins the next election should be careful not to put too much pressure on the people who can make a difference - the entrepreneurs - said Gerald Ronson (pictured), chief executive of Heron International (which operates Snax 24), at the company’s annual lunch in London. "Entrepreneurs should not be ...
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MPs asked to make local shops pledge
As the major parties unveil their election manifestos, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to parliamentary candidates across England and Wales to ask for their support in recognising the contribution that local shops make to communities and the economy. The association said the local shops pledge was ...
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Retailers urged to contact Welsh Assembly over tobacco display ban consultation
Retailers have been urged to contact the Welsh Assembly Government after it launched a consultation over its proposals to ban tobacco displays in shops and prohibit sales of tobacco products from vending machines. This week the Welsh Assembly said it was consulting on the draft tobacco control regulations for Wales ...