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Cogent fails retail
The launch of Cogent, a sector skills council for the oil and gas extraction, chemicals manufacturing and petroleum industries, has been branded unhelpful to the forecourt industry.At the official launch of Cogent last month, a number of delegates told Forecourt Trader that the skills council did not go far enough ...
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Total to speed up customer feedback
Total has become the first petrol retailer in the UK to trial new technology designed to enable a swift and rapid response to customer feedback.The Customer Feedback System (CFS) units are being trialled in 12 Total stores in the Home Counties, but the scheme could be expanded to the entire ...
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Works cut forecourt hours
Resurfacing and repair work on sections of the A14 in Suffolk have been affecting trade at the Haughley Park Service Area with adjacent Little Chef and Travelodge, near Stowmarket.“We have had to restrict our opening hours,” said a spokesman at the service area. “The forecourt has been closing at 7.30pm ...
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Look out for Shop Doctor
Watch out next month for a new regular feature in Forecourt Trader – Shop Doctor.Coming to a store near you, our expert Shop Doctor will be assessing the strengths and weaknesses of his chosen site. The feature is focused on raising shop retailing standards and offering each month’s ‘victim’ some ...
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Rural confusion on stage 1B clarified
Rural Scottish retailers have sought clarification on vapour recovery legislation following talk of proposed changes that will excuse smaller sites from installing expensive equipment.Donald MacFadyen, area manager at Scottish Fuels, which has 80 sites – many of them rural – said there was much confusion in the market with Trading ...
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Petrol and diesel - main fuels till 2030
Petrol and diesel will continue to supply the bulk of the road transport fuel market until at least 2030, according to the UK Petroleum Industry Association. In its evidence to the House of Commons Select Committe on Transport’s enquiry into ‘Cars of the Future’ UKPIA – which represents refiners and ...
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We need industry safeguards, says ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores has renewed its call for safeguards for the whole of the grocery industry in the wake of another purchase of a convenience store chain by a superstore giant.Last month J Sainsbury purchased the 54-store Teesside-based Bells Stores group, a move which the ACS believes should ...
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NewsRetailer concern over chip & pin
Petrol retailers are being urged to discuss concerns about financial liability and forecourt-specific concerns with the advent of chip & pin technology with their card services companies.It’s only 10 months until responsibility for fraudulent transactions falls on the retailer following the introduction of chip & pin, but forecourt operators ...
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Esso case retailers win right to appeal
Former Esso licensees have won the right to appeal against the judgement on margins, one of the three main issues being contested in the long-running dispute with Esso. Almost 100 retailers challenged Esso on three main issues – Tiger Tokens, margins, fees and allowances, and hot fuel – which were ...
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BP to sell Halfords car care
BP has become the first forecourt retailer in the UK to sell car care products from Halfords.The deal is said to give customers of 300 BP sites greater choice, confidence and convenience.Allan Abernethy, category controller at BP, said: “We are constantly looking for ways in which we can offer more ...
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CTN link to rural site
CTN Systems and Garage Watch have announced a joint marketing agreement to promote the use of epos within Garage Watch’s membership. “The future depends on site owners keeping up with market trends and wherever possible modernising and improving shop facilities,” said Mark Bradshaw, CEO of Garage Watch. “Any assistance we ...
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Forecourts key to Spar’s sales growth
Forecourts are a key growth area for symbol group Spar, with site numbers increasing by 34 per cent in the past two years.In its latest financial results, Spar has announced record sales – up 16 per cent in its 12th consecutive month of rising sales, and footfall figures of 12 ...
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Esso hits back at ’unfounded’ claims
ExxonMobil has hit back at allegations by Friends of the Earth that it has caused five per cent of global, man-made climate changing carbon dioxide emissions over the past 120 years.The accusation follows a new study by FoE which it says could prove vital in paving the way for compensation ...
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Forecourt rescue bid ends in tears
A couple’s bid to rescue a threatened filling station in rural Suffolk for the benefit of local motorists has ended in disappointment.The ailing forecourt at Wortham, on the A143 between Bury St Edmunds and Diss, was bought in 2002 by local farmer Geoffrey Warren. Now he has admitted defeat and ...
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Debt risk toll of top companies
Encouraged by low interest rates and the need to gain a competitive edge, 26 per cent of the top 135 UK fuels companies have spent the past three years gradually increasing their levels of debt, according to the latest Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis.It claims that 35 of the top 135 companies ...
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Esso reigns in the Pricewatch tiger
Esso is bringing its long-running Pricewatch campaign to an end next month. Launched as a trial in August 1995 and rolled out nationally in January of the following year, the promotion caused chaos and outrage in the industry, sparking intense price wars as the major oil companies battled it out ...
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Esso reigns in the Pricewatch tiger
Esso is bringing its long-running Pricewatch campaign to an end next month. Launched as a trial in August 1995 and rolled out nationally in January of the following year, the promotion caused chaos and outrage in the industry, sparking intense price wars as the major oil companies battled it out ...
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Safety first at Total site
Management at Total have praised the quick actions of staff when a car burst into flames. The incident happened at the Narborough Road, Leicester, outlet after the vehicle was left parked next to pumps. The engine suddenly burst into flames and thick smoke began to pour from the car.Staff immediately ...
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Police support sites with self-reporting
A self-reporting process for drive-offs established in Northampton is being extended to other parts of country this month.Launched by Northampton Police in May last year, the scheme is now being adopted by police and retailers in Coventry. Kings Heath Police in Birmingham, and police in Lancashire and Staffordshire are also ...
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Switch is on right track for rebrand
With 18 months to go before the Switch debit card disappears, 380,000 retailers have already signed up to accept the replacement debit brand Maestro.The target is for the remaining 370,000 Switch-accepting outlets to upgrade during 2004, according to S2 Card Services, the independent company that administers the debit card scheme.Thirteen ...