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Co-op signs up for Texaco on 19 sites
Chevron is to provide Texaco-branded fuel for 19 members of the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG), the UK’s largest consumer co-operative. Clive Adamson, head of petrol and post offices at the Co-op Group said: "Chevron’s Texaco brand is well known on the forecourt and we arepleased to be building a ...
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A strong line-up for APEA 2008 event
APEA 2008, the conference, exhibition and awards event run by the Association for Petroleum & Explosives Administration, will return to the Telford International Centre on October 23. The event starts at 9am with registration and the opening of the exhibition. Companies that have signed up so far include Car Wash ...
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ACS urges stores to focus on standards
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the government’s latest consultation on alcohol policy by urging members to focus on practical measures that drive high standards in their shops.ACS chief executive James Lowman said: "Everyone should seek to play their part in changing the drinking culture. To ...
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Operator hurt in knife attack
The owner of a Power-branded filling station ended up in hospital after trying to fight off two knife-wielding robbers last month. The robbers struck at 11.10pm at the Highfields, Leicester, filling station. The owner, who is not being named, managed to hit one of the robbers on the head, ...
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Tobacco display ban warning
UK retailers must take part in the latest tobacco consultation and defend their right to display tobacco or suffer the severe consequences of lost business, Dave Bryans, president of the Canadian Assocation of Convenience Stores, has warned. Canada’s most densely populated province - Ontario - ’went dark’ ...
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Health and safety experts have welcomed a report into the Buncefield disaster, calling for a review of the current planning system for land use around major hazard sites. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) said it supported, in principle, the findings of ’Recommendations on land use planning ...
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Retailer gloom as fuel volumes fall
Gloomy predictions of a further cull in the number of forecourts is echoing around petrol retailing network as high fuel prices in particular and the credit crunch in general have hit fuel sales. Paul Sykes, MD of Huddersfield-based Shaws Petroleum Ltd, said the past eight weeks had seen volumes on ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
In the light of soaring card charges, would you consider terminating your Arval contract unless there is a review of the current fee structure in the near future?YES76%NO24%Arval has promised a review of charges, and has yet to make an announcement. But clearly retailers are prepared to vote with their ...
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Esso moves to 100% Mobil
ExxonMobil is to focus on its premier lubricant brand by moving to a 100% Mobil offering at Esso sites. The company said the decision was in response to an increasing number of vehicles requiring specific grades of oil, and in most cases a specialised synthetic oil. ExxonMobil will now solely ...
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Co-op to buy Somerfield
The Co-operative Group has entered into an agreement to buy Somerfield for £1.57bn. Peter Marks, The Co-operative Group’s chief executive, said: “This is good news for consumers and for competition in the grocery market, where we will create a stronger fifth player in food and a convenience store chain with ...
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NewsDarling ditches fuel tax hike
The government has postponed the planned 2p a litre rise in fuel duty - due to come into force in October. The move, announced by the Chancellor Alistair Darling, is the second delay to the planned rise. The government originally planned to introduce the increase in April, then postponed the ...
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NewsRAC warns fuel tax delay is just “drop in the ocean”
The government has postponed the planned 2p a litre rise in fuel duty - due to come into force in October. The move, announced by the Chancellor Alistair Darling, is the second delay to the planned tax. The government originally planned to introduce the increase in April, then postponed the ...
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Manor - flying high with airport deal
Manor Service Stations, number 19 in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies 2008 listing, has won the contract to run the two service stations at Manchester Airport. The two sites, at Terminals One and Two, will be run by the Macclesfield-based business for 10 years.Both will continue ...
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Threat to Scotland’s alcohol licences
Four out of five forecourts in Scotland are in danger of losing their alcohol licences under new legislation. And the ramifications could spread to the rest of the country, retailers have been warned by licensing practitioner Chris Mitchener.Under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, forecourts will not be able to sell ...
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Arval promises card fee review
Fuel card company Arval has agreed to review its charges, following uproar by retailers in the wake of soaring fuel prices. In a statement issued to Forecourt Trader, Arval said it was talking to retailers about making changes to its current system. Danny Clenaghan, Arval card development director, stated: "We ...
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New class of ’bilking’
Soaring fuel costs have led to a new class of ’bilkers’ in one East Midlands city. Forecourts in Leicester are reporting a growing number of people wearing hooded jackets going to the pumps, quickly filling jerry cans with petrol, and running off. And outlets in the city are now being ...
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Biofuels the hottest topic at Esso forum
Concerns over handling biofuels on the forecourt were the hot topic at last month’s Esso Dealer Forum, which was themed ’In Good Company’. The two-day event, held at The Belfry hotel in the West Midlands last month, included a series of seminars on topical issues, with the biofuels seminar proving ...
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Harvest Energy has signed up three Jet-branded forecourts owned by Sectorsure Limited. The sites, Grange Filling Station, Rayleigh in Essex; and London sites Cricklewood Broadway Service Station and Goldhawk Road Service Station, will be rebranded over the next couple of months.Three Ways Service Station near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire has been ...
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ExxonMobil quits US retail market
ExxonMobil Corp is quitting the retail fuel market in the US, and sticking to wholesale operations. The company said the exit from its direct served - dealer and company operated - business would "include the conversion of a majority of markets to branded distributor to build on the strength of ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
As the Government’s consultation on proposals to reduce smoking begins, do you believe a ban on the display of tobacco products will have a negative effect on your business?YES68%NO32%Tobacco is a key part of many forecourts’ shop business, and proposed legislation would clearly be a blight on trade.