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Sky TV will pay for CCTV crime clips
Crime could finally pay for forecourt traders thanks to a new, forthcoming Sky One documentary.Raw Cut TV is offering to pay £500 for clips of robberies, shop thefts, drive-offs and drunken behaviour caught on camera for an eight-part series about street crime.But series producer Steve Warr said the programme is ...
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Site data reveals radical change
Up to 458 forecourts closed last year but the site numbers highlight an underlying change in structure of the petrol retailing market in the UK, according to latest figures from Catalist.Although there are discrepancies in the quoted figures – Catalist puts site numbers at the end the 2004 at 10,475, ...
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Health concerns fuel chilled meal growth
Forecourts should take advantage of the growing consumption of chilled ready meals, which now account for more than 50% of the average Briton’s spend on prepared meals, according to a new report by Datamonitor.Danielle Rebelo, consumer analyst at Datamonitor and author of the report – entitled ‘Insights into Tomorrow’s Prepared ...
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Small shops under threat, say reports
The future viability of small forecourt stores is being threatened by the Office of Fair Trading’s blinkered view of the grocery market, according to new reports by the Association of Convenience Stores.The two reports – one focusing on the decline of independent small shops in Britain and the other on ...
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ACS offers advice amid Sudan 1 chaos
Retailers have had a major headache on their hands since the warning announcement this month from the Foods Standards Agency about food products containing Sudan 1. Many have complained that not enough information has been forthcoming from official sources – but there has been plenty of speculation in the media ...
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Plans underway for new M11 services
A public consultation document about possible improvements to the M11 motorway in Essex and Cambridgeshire over the next decade includes the prospect of another service area on the northern section of the 52-mile route.The Highways Agency route manager, Stephen Davy, says he also wants the public’s views on such issues ...
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Fender steps in to defend ATM charges
ATM suppliers charging customers for cash withdrawals have been defended by Tom Fender, managing director of shopper research company Harris International Marketing, following adverse national press coverage.“Many ATM companies are relatively new start-ups without the capital reserve of the high street banks and building societies,” he said. “So it is ...
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Bigger peaks and troughs warn Sims
The peaks and troughs in the retail fuel market are going to get much bigger this year, according to BP’s retail director Graham Sims. “The volatility this year of the British petrol retailing market is going to change, and we’ve got to get used to the great times and the ...
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News in brief
FORECOURT MARKET DATA COMPANY CATALIST will be running a daily prize draw for a one year’s subscription to its PriceViewer service at the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Show this month. There will also be a second draw for a free Catalist Site Report – together worth nearly £500. The ...
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Thieves bungle cash raid
Three thieves were forced to flee empty-handed after a bungled attempt to steal a cash machine from a garage forecourt.The gang used a stolen Mercedes car transporter to lift the machine off the ground at Thurnby Garage, Uppingham Road, Leicester, in the raid, which took place just after midnight.Police believe ...
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Come and join our working lunches
Make sure you come along to Forecourt Trader’s Working Lunch sessions at the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Exhibition this month, and take part in the discussions.Taking place each day at 12.45pm on the Forecourt Live! area, we will be covering three major topics – one each day. On the ...
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Texaco copies Jet in retail retreat
Texaco has given up trying to make money out of running service stations and is planning to sell all its UK company owned network, just as ConocoPhillips did with its Jet-branded sites more than three years ago.News of the oil company intending to focus on becoming a fuel wholesaler emerged ...
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No windfall for ’indies’
The huge oil company profits announced recently by Shell and BP are no benefit to independent fuel distributors, according to Susan Hancock, chief executive of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. “These suppliers have not benefited from the same ‘windfall’, as they purchase their supplies from the major oil companies at ...
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News2004 fuel margins top 5ppl in Europe
The average fuel margin across Europe last year was just over five pence per litre, according to Wood Mackenzie, one of Europe’s leading energy information companies specialising in downstream oil markets. Its survey data also revealed that the UK continued to have the cheapest pre-tax petrol and diesel pump prices ...
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High fees may lead to alcohol re-think
Forecourts may have to re-think whether stocking alcohol or offering late night refreshment is viable following the announcement of costs for licences that are higher than previously proposed.The new fee structure includes a £100 to £635 one-off payment for a new licence – a rise on the proposed £80 ...
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NewsChip & pin hassle for the disabled
Ignorance about accepting credit and debit card payments from disabled drivers has caused confusion and distress on forecourts as crucial information from the Chip and Pin Programme has failed to reach relevant staff on the shop floor.Disabled drivers have been told by petrol stations around the country that they will ...
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BP boosts supply chain with exel
BP Retail has appointed supply chain management company Exel to manage the 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week distribution of frozen, chilled and ambient goods to more than 340 BP forecourts in the UK for the next three years.Andy Davis, BP UK Retail’s trading director, said: “Through its forecourt stores, BP Retail is ...
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Spar brand grows Scottish presence
The number of Spar-branded forecourt shops in Scotland has risen by 50% to 39 sites in the past year.Since April 2004, Spar Scotland has recruited nine more forecourt convenience stores and there are several more sites in the pipeline between now and the end of April, according to Ewen Chisholm, ...
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News in brief
TOREX RETAIL has acquired Flexiline Forecourt Services Ltd in a deal worth £2.1m. Flexiline specialises in the installation and servicing of forecourt equipment and will become part of Torex’s expanding petroleum and convenience division. Rob Loosemore, executive chairman of Torex, said: “The acquisition will add depth to our service offering ...
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Total and ESA re-sign
Total UK is to continue its mystery shopping campaign with ESA for the eighth consecutive year.The programme allows Total to monitor, assess and improve the customer service and forecourt facilities offered on its nationwide network. Michael Crane, marketing executive at Total, said: “Our partnership with ESA has enabled us to ...