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Unseen peril of signage work
Retail managers are dangerously underestimating the health and safety risks of sign installation and maintenance and their own liability, according to new research from sign firm Xmo Strata, which has many contracts in the forecourt sector. Much of the work is done at height, involves electricity and, because of ...
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NewsIndustry slams tobacco display ban vote
Industry experts have slammed MPs after they voted in favour of the tobacco display ban. The move came as the Health Bill worked its way through the House of Commons yesterday. In addition, MPs voted to ban the sale of tobacco from vending machines – as a new clause this ...
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Plastic card fraud drops by 23%
Fraud involving UK credit cards fell 23% to £232 million in the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year. The figures, from banking trade body Financial Fraud Action UK, showed that criminals had been switching to targeting foreign-issued cards.Meanwhile, crime involving foreign cards, especially those ...
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ACS warns against licensing upheaval
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has expressed concern over the Conservative Party’s proposals to make sweeping changes to the current alcohol licensing regime. The measures, laid out by Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling MP in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, could lead to unnecessary cost ...
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Sewell do it in style with flood of awards
Patrick Sewell and David Craven-Jones of the Hull-based Sewell Retail Group took the top prize at last month’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 celebrity DJ Tony Blackburn, the ...
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Pace boosts image with redesign
MRH (GB) subsidiary Pace Fuelcare has re-designed and refreshed the Pace brand for its dealer business. The brand logo, with its slanted red 3D ’P’ and blue background, has been re-designed to give a stronger, more modern presence on the pole sign and canopy. So far the the new branding ...
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Waitrose c-store plan Waitrose has revealed plans to trial convenience stores of 2,000sq ft next year. The upmarket grocery chain, owned by the John Lewis Partnership, said the smaller format gave it the potential for a further 300 shops. The move followed the announcement in May that Waitrose had entered ...
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The car is still king
The car is still the most important mode of transport, according to an AA analysis of the Government’s latest National Travel Survey. The car accounted for 80% of distance travelled compared to 8% on surface rail. Despite this car dependence, average car mileage decreased to 8,670 in 2008 from 9,700 ...
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New cool trucks for Londis to improve chilled delivery
Londis is improving its supply chain efficiency with a new fleet of environmentally-friendly lorries. The multi-million pound 72-piece fleet will supplement the existing distribution fleet and be phased into circulation over the next two months. Chilled produce is a key focus for Londis as it embarks on a re-launch of ...
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Satha chooses Spar for his extended store
Surrey retailer S Satha has rebranded the store on his Jet forecourt in Chertsey as a Spar. The move coincided with an extension to the 24-hour store adding 300sq ft and taking the sales floor up to 800sq ft. Satha traded from a Portakabin for five weeks while structural ...
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Every litre helps at Tesco
Drivers cashed in on cheap fuel after a technical hitch meant a Tesco site sold fuel at 40p per litre for nearly a week. The faulty pump went undetected by staff at the Milton branch of the supermarket as customers flocked to the forecourt for the bargain unleaded petrol, ...
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Police release image of forecourt scam man
A conman managed to help himself to £3,000-worth of fuel from a forecourt in an elaborately-planned, six-day operation. Police have issued the CCTV image (right) of the man they want to talk to after he used a cloned petrol card to rack up the fuel from BP’s Supermart Petrol Station, ...
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Londis replaces Spar at Wilson’s second store
Wilson Girvan has switched his Fort Augustus store from Spar to Londis to match his award-winning forecourt store at Aberfeldy, run by his son Blair. The Fort Augustus store has seen more than a few changes since 1971 when Wilson took it on as a rundown and bankrupt garage, ...
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Madderson in at PRA
Brian Madderson (pictured above) is been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association, with effect from November 1. The current managing director of Dover-based George Hammond plc, Brian will retire from the company at the end of this month, before taking on his new role. "I ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you think the 2p duty hike will mean lower fuel volumes for your business? yes 68%no 32% There’s a definite feeling among retailers that when the price of fuel goes up, volume at the pumps goes down. Maybe the Chancellor should talk to the industry about the real consequences ...
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NewsSewell Retail crowned Forecourt Trader of the Year 2009
Sewell Retail was named the Forecourt Trader of the Year winner last night at a glittering awards ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. The evening was hosted by veteran DJ Tony Blackburn and had a retro 70s theme, complete with an Abba tribute band. The event was attended ...
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Spar sales up 8.1%
Spar has reported overall sales up 8.1%, with like-for-like sales up 5.2%, in the three months (Q1) to July. Jerry Marwood, Spar UK MD, said the latest figures were very positive compared to most industry benchmarks, with a continued optimistic outlook for the months ahead. Marwood said: “The latest statistics ...
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Oakford is new BOSS chairman
Peter Oakford of Chevron (best known for its Texaco brand) is the new chairman of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, taking over the role from Total’s Peter Mellins who now becomes the vice-chairman. Oakford is manager of sales for the ...
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Hammond MD retires, and takes on PRA role
Brian Madderson, managing director of Kent-based Top 50 Indie George Hammond, is to retire at the end of October and take on a new role as non-executive chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association on November 1. George Hammond plc entered into petrol retailing in 1972 ...
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New eco-friendly services planned for M5
Plans have been submitted for a new eco-friendly service station on the M5 in Gloucestershire. The site, which would be located between junctions 11a and 12 on the motorway, both north and soutbound, would be part-operated by a charity. The Gloucestershire Gateway Services project is said to be unique ...