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NewsWelcome Break set to open 72 F&B units by June 4
Welcome Break plans to reopen 72 Starbucks (Café and Drive Thru), KFC and/or Burger King units across its 26 motorway service areas by June 4, as the UK starts to return to work. The company said 32 food and beverage units across 18 motorway service areas have already reopened and ...
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NewsRoadchef starts re-opening food and coffee offers
Motorway service area operator, Roadchef, has opened six Costa Drive Thru units - at Strensham, Clacket Lane and Rownhams. Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, Roadchef is also bringing back its Fresh Food Café and Chozen Noodle restaurants at Strensham South, joining WHSmith and Spar which have stayed open throughout ...
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NewsAscona Group to transfer all 37 of its sites to Nisa Retail
The Ascona Group has agreed to all its 37 sites being supplied by Nisa Retail. The Top 50 Indie, based in Pembrokeshire, agreed terms just ahead of the outbreak of Covid-19, but that has not hampered the transition of the first 12 stores moving across to Nisa. The remaining sites ...
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NewsACS survey reveals impact of lockdown on sector
The challenges faced by retailers and colleagues since the lockdown, and the changes that they have made in store to keep their communities going are revealed in findings from a survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The ACS Covid-19 Impact Survey shows that while two thirds of convenience ...
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NewsLandmark ruling on ATM business rates welcomed
The long-running dispute over the rating of ATM machines is over following a ruling today (20th May) by the UK Supreme Court on whether ATM facilities, both inside and outside of stores, should be separately assessed for business rates. The answer is no. A panel of five justices dismissed the ...
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NewsNew online service for employers to claim back statutory sick pay
A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium-size employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees,the Government has announced. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was announced in the Budget as part of a package of support measures ...
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NewsJTI offers to take back cigarettes as menthol ban comes into force
With the one-year sell-through period for non-compliant Track & Trace and Menthol & Capsule cigarettes coming to an end today, JTI has made a commitment to take back stock held by retailers. Ross Hennessy, sales vice president UK, JTI, said: “After listening to feedback from trade customers and retailers across ...
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NewsCertas Energy’s parent company reports operating profits growth
DCC, the conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported operating profits up 7.3% to £494.3m for the year to 31 March 2020, on turnover down 3.1% to £14.8bn. Its retail and oil division’s operating profits were up 4.9% to £140m and operating profits for its LPG division were up 13.1% ...
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NewsPandemic will leave long-term demand for delivery services
A permanent shift towards grocery delivery will be one of the legacies of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to HIM & MCA Insight. The recently launched HIM & MCA Insight UK Recovery Report 2020, says the surge in demand for grocery delivery will continue after the pandemic ends, as shoppers look ...
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NewsEuro Garages takes lease on petrol station and drive-thru unit
Euro Garages has agreed to lease a petrol filling station and drive-thru unit being developed in Northamptonshire. The roadside convenience site in Rushden will provide amenities to Rushden residents, a local industrial estate and traffic along the A6. The route is the main arterial road connecting Kettering, Wellingborough and Bedford, ...
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NewsIntroduction of E10 welcomed by UK fuel distributors
The introduction of E10 petrol has received the full support of the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), the trade association for the liquid fuels distribution industry, which has submitted its views on the government’s consultation on the introduction of E10 petrol at filling stations across the UK. The ...
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NewsGovernment accused of bias against hydrogen buses
Industry leaders, campaign groups and academics have challenged the Government’s “deliberate” and “misjudged” bias against hydrogen buses in its pursuit of decarbonising public transport. Spearheaded by Jacob Young MP, chair of the Hydrogen All Party Parliamentary Group, a letter has been sent to transport secretary Grant Shapps saying a decision ...
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NewsACS reminds retailers menthol tobacco banned from next week
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes which comes into force in next week, despite the ongoing situation with the coronavirus outbreak.ACS advises that retailers will still be allowed to sell cigarettes described as “green” or with similar ...
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NewsThieves cut into forecourt ATM in Northern Ireland to steal cash
Detectives investigating the theft of money from an ATM at a petrol station in Armagh, Northern Ireland, are appealing for information and witnesses. Chief inspector Tim Flanigan said: “We received a report at around 2.30pm on 13 May that an ATM building at a service station on the Portadown ...
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NewsEuro Garages starts reopening Starbucks and Subway outlets
Euro Garages has extended the gradual reopening of some of its food-to-go outlets to Starbucks and Subway, after starting the process with KFC two weeks ago.Ilyas Munshi, group commercial director, said the company was starting with drive-thru and delivered services, with a takeaway service to follow.He said the company was ...
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NewsNew information hub provides overview of motorway services
A new online hub providing an overview of motorway service areas (MSAs) across England has been launched to help HGV drivers and other people making essential journeys during the lockdown.The site, which is provided by Highways England, shows whether the MSAs are open and what facilities they are providing.It gives ...
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NewsPRA calls for clampdown on ’non-compliant’ hand car washing
The PRA has called on the government for an urgent clamp-down on the re-opening of “endemically non-compliant” hand car washes (HCW) following the lockdown. Earlier this month chairman Brian Madderson wrote to Secretary of State Alok Sharma about the “reliability of this sector to adhere to the clear guidance and ...
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NewsEx-McDonald’s director joins Engenie to enhance EV charging
Rapid electric vehicle charging specialist Engenie, has appointed former global product director at McDonald’s, James Wehner, as its new chief technology officer (CTO), to make EV charging as easy as possible. During his five years at McDonald’s, Wehner was responsible for designing and introducing McDonald’s’ revolutionary digital self-service kiosks, dubbed ...
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NewsMoto gives away 4,000 meals to HGV drivers parking overnight
Motorway service area operator Moto has given away more than 4,000 meals to HGV drivers during the coronavirus lockdown. The scheme, for HGV drivers parking overnight, was launched two weeks ago and is now averaging more than 250 meals a day from the 24 sites taking part. Drivers get a ...
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News58.9% fall in spending on fuel in April recorded by Barclaycard
A 58.9% reduction in spending on fuel in April has been recorded by Barclaycard, which claims to handle nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions. The slump in fuel transactions was the main factor in an overall 7.5% decline in spending on essential items. Supermarkets, meanwhile, continued ...