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Put post offices in forecourts plea
Garage Watch Campaign (GWC) is stepping up its drive to get more post offices put in forecourt stores. The news comes as the government is about to close 2,500 post offices. Apparently losses from these outlets are running at £4m a week.Garage Watch Campaign co-ordinator, Keith Ashton, explained: "The government ...
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Supermarkets’ fuel sales keep growing
The supermarkets’ share of petrol sales rose to 40.6% last year, while their share of diesel sales increased to 33%. According to UKPIA’s annual statistical review on the downstream oil industry, supermarkets are the only growing area of the market, with 1,191 supermarket filling stations in the UK. Overall, about ...
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Invest in refineries says UKPIA
The UK must continue investing in its refineries in order to balance fuel supply, says UKPIA, the trade association which represents the nine main oil refining companies.Director general Chris Hunt said that although it was not short of refining capacity in the UK it would need to re-balance the ...
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NewsACS to launch car wash action group
A new group which will tackle the threats surrounding the traditional car wash industry is to be launched this month by the Association of Convenience Stores, Forecourt Trader has learned.Fighting on behalf of responsible car wash operators, its main challenges will be the threat from illegal car ...
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LPG beats biofuel in carbon-cutting race
LPG autogas is the answer to reducing motor carbon emissions, according to Mike Chapman, autogas manager for the LP Gas Association. He said that while the debate continues about the carbon benefits of biofuels, it is a known fact that LPG reduces emissions from petrol vehicles by 20%. In ...
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in brief
Following the successful one-day event last October, the Biodiesel Expo 2007 has been extended to two days. It will take place at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire on October 17-18.Top 50 Indies star, Malthurst appears in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 at number 34. The listing charts Britain’s private ...
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First Budgens site in Wales for Susie
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year award winner Susie Hawkins has opened the first Budgens forecourt store in Wales. The Cinderhill Street site in Overmonnow, Monmouth has been refurbished and rebranded Budgens Overmonnow.It includes a 2,915sq ft store which offers a ’supermarket range’ of fresh fruit and veg, ready meals, ...
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Flexible fuel cards can reap rewards
Oil companies must work their fuel cards harder to counter the threat from commercial credit cards, warns a new report from Datamonitor.Fuel card providers are increasingly coming under pressure from strong credit card offerings, which include benefits such as retail discounts, loyalty reward points and even fuel discounts.Smaller companies find ...
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Cashless shopping proves convenient
Electronic payment and ordering will play a much bigger part in the convenience sector in the next five years, according to grocery industry body, IGD.Its latest report, Global Convenience Retailing 2007, says more retailers will use cashless ’wave and pay’ cards and mobile phone-based electronic settlement systems.It points to ...
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Trip treat from Maxol
The most dedicated and hard-working Maxol retailers are going on an all-expenses-paid luxury weekend to Barcelona.The independent Irish fuel chain is rewarding 68 of its retailers as part of its annual Retailer Business Awards Scheme, which promotes day-to-day excellence in site standards and customer care.
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Top Indies group is sold for £15m
Family-owned dealer group Philip Wilks & Sons has been sold for £15m.The long-established business operated nine forecourts in County Durham and was placed at number 29 in this year’s Top 50 Indies listing.It has been bought by Mancunian entrepreneur Paul Abbott, who has joined forces with manufacturer and developer, the ...
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Fuel prices by brand march 26th, 2007
ShareCompanyDealerHypermarketCompanyDealerHypermarketBrandDieselDieselDieselUnleadedUnleadedUnleadedASDA??90.9??87.9BP93.992.9?89.989.9?CPL?95.9??91.9?ESSO91.993.9?87.991.9?FOOD STORE?95.991.9?91.988.9GULF?94.9??91.9?JET?91.9??88.9?MAXOL94.993.9?89.992.9?MINOR BRAND?93.9??91.9?MORRISONS??91.9??88.9MURCO91.993.9?90.991.9?PACE?93.9??93.9?RIX?94.9??92.9?SAINSBURYS??90.9??87.9SHELL90.993.9?87.989.9?SOMERFIELD??92.9??90.9TESCO??91.9??88.9TEXACO96.993.9?93.989.9?TOTAL91.992.9?88.989.9?UNBRANDED?93.9??89.9?
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PetroForum in Algarve
A specialist event for multi-site independent dealers will be held in the Algarve in June. PetroForum UK Independents, run by Downstream Events, will take place from June 25-27.Already more than 30 companies have signed up for the conference including a line-up from the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies such as ...
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Sushi: arriving soon at service stations
Forecourts need to swap Coke and crisps for sushi and smoothies, according to a new report from Datamonitor.The company’s forecourt analyst, Ricky Hill, explained: "Going forward, the most successful service stations will be those that adapt to changing consumer trends and offer food and beverages that are convenient, healthy and ...
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Forecourt Watch to get much more bite
The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) is launching an enhanced Forecourt Watch scheme, which aims to save petrol retailers in Hertfordshire £300,000 a year by cutting the number of drive-offs and ’no means of payment’ offences.The new scheme, launching this month in partnership with Hertfordshire Police, will cover almost 90 ...
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Customer pays up at gun point
A customer ignored an armed robber and paid for his petrol during a filling station raid - despite having a gun pointed at him and being told to go away.The driver, who had just filled up, put the cash on the counter as the drama unfolded at a Jet station ...
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grocery digest
The two main newsagents’ trade associations could be on a collision course after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it would consider referring the newspapers and magazines supply market to the Competition Commission for a market investigation. The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) requested a review under ...
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Indies resurgent, Lynn tells guests
The independent sector is alive, well and doing rather nicely, some would even say resurgent, John Lynn,Chevron’s vice president of marketing in Europe, told a packed house at the Top Indies dinner in Coventry on March 6."The death of the independent has been much heralded down the years - firstly ...
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NewsHarvest in push for silicon standard
Harvest Energy, the independent blender and fuel wholesaler at the centre of last month’s contaminated fuel furore, is putting steps in place to ensure more rigorous fuel testing procedures, as it seeks to restore confidence in the brand.The company is also proposing to the relevant European and British Standards ...