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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 ...
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Shoppers want more choice in c-stores
Retailers need to offer a wider range of products if they want greater success with their business, according to a report from YouGov’s business intelligence service SixthSense. Researchers found that 60% of main grocery shoppers used local shops at least once a week. But only 23% were happy to ...
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Fuel prices hit record high
Petrol prices hit a record average yesterday, with Experian Catalist reporting a figure of 120.13p for a litre of unleaded. According to the AA, in some parts of the country filling stations have been charging up to 130.9p a litre for unleaded and 132.9p for diesel. The previous record of ...
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Number of cars on road drops for first time since WW2
The number of cars on UK roads has fallen for the first time in 64 years, according to research by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT said this was "bucking the upward trend which has traced a year-on-year rise in the vehicle parc since the Second ...
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Shadow Ministers urged to support retailers over Business Rates
RMI Petrol has been keeping up the pressure over Business Rates by asking MPs to support the independent petrol retailing sector, including Conservative MP Justine Greening, Shadow Minister for London. The organisation’s chairman Brian Madderson contacted the MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields regarding the controversial rates revaluation, calling for ...
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CWA garners Commons support
With the election looming, the Car Wash Association (CWA) has been lobbying parliament over proposed changes to the industry. The CWA, supported by the Remarkable Group, has been approaching senior political figures, prospective MP’s, government departments and civil servants to highlight the problems affecting its members. According to the association, ...
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Industry Events roundup
This month sees two trade shows being held for the industry in the UK. Pro Retail show takes place later this month at the International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. Now in its 25th year, the show will be held on April 27-28 and is expected to attract over 180 leading ...
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Future of forecourts: 2020 vision
The future of forecourts is green, with offers of alternative energy, high levels of service – and the fuel pumps tucked away round the back of the shop. That’s according to the 2020 Vision report from brand and design consultancy Circle, which gives an outline of how it sees the ...
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Brulines buys ELS
Brulines Group plc this week announced it had completed the acquisition of Energy Level Systems Ltd (ELS), the UK distributor of OPW Fuel Management Systems tank gauging solutions based in Market Harborough. The real time monitoring systems and data management services company bought ELS from Astoncrest Consultants Limited. According to ...
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Shoppers in favour of keeping Sunday Trading laws
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that an overwhelming majority of the public do not want to see a relaxing of the current Sunday Trading laws. In a poll commissioned by the ACS, 76% of those asked said that they wanted the Sunday Trading laws to stay the ...
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Jonathan James starts £1.85m revamp
Jonathan James has finished the first phase of a £1.85m project to upgrade several of his sites in Cambridgeshire. Jonathan, operations director at retailer James Graven & Sons, said work had just finished on the refit at his site in Ely which is being used to launch a new-look Budgens ...
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Alvern seals nozzle deal with Waitrose and Co-op
Waitrose and The Co-operative have partnered with Alvern Media, the forecourt media specialist, to offer 89 new advertising sites. The new sites will carry the government’s Change4Life campaign which encourages consumers to lead a healthier lifestyle. The new partnerships with Waitrose and The Co-operative increase Alvern Media’s national forecourt ...
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April Fuels Day
It may be April 1, but Brian Madderson of RMI Petrol is not fooled by the government’s attempt to bury the extent of today’s tax-induced fuel price increases and lay the cause at retailers’ doors. He has encouraged retailers to display notices on their counters showing how tax rises on ...
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Tobacco display ban update
The debate over the government’s proposal to ban tobacco displays in shops continued to rage this week with Earl Howe formally objecting to the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010. Earl Howe called for the regulations to be annulled – these regulations provide the detail behind the tobacco ...
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Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards start here
Get your cameras and pens out, and start filling in those forms this is where the competition for this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year award winners begins. The competition is open to all retailers whether you are an independent dealer with a large chain, or a small ...
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Fuel back on track at NK
Pace Fuelcare have responded to the plight of NK Service Station in Princethorpe, Warwickshire, which scored a rather lowly 1.5 star rating in last month’s Shop Doctor. A significant contributor to the low score was the fact the site had no fuel because there were insufficient funds to pay up ...