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NewsDebbie Robinson takes over from Patrick Sewell as ACS chair
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced the appointment of Central England Co-operative chief executive Debbie Robinson as its new chair from November, with independent retailer Paul Stone taking on the role of vice chair.Debbie Robinson will take the place of Sewell Retail managing director Patrick Sewell as chair ...
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NewsACS report highlights forecourt sector’s benefit to community
The vital role that the UK’s 7,402 forecourt shops play in their local communities, through providing secure local jobs, providing access to essential services and taking time out of the business to support local projects, has been revealed by a new report. The 2019 Forecourt Report from the Association of ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie transfers two of its sites to BP dealer network
Two forecourt sites owned by a Top 50 Indie have been added to the BP dealer network.BP has signed deals with Auk Investments covering two sites in Kendal, Cumbria – Ings and Plantation Filling Stations – which had been under the Esso banner since 2011.The sites have both been given ...
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NewsBP chief to step down after 40 years with company
BP has announced that its group chief executive Bob Dudley has decided to step down after a 40-year career with BP and more than nine years in his current role. He will step down following delivery of the company’s 2019 full year results on 4 February 2020 and will retire ...
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NewsDisappointment at Chancellor’s plan to hike living wage rate
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Government to allow the Low Pay Commission to set wage rates based on evidence rather than political pressure in response to an announcement from the Chancellor.In his speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Chancellor Sajid Javid announced plans to raise the ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout event in Shrewsbury
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in Shrewsbury on Wednesday October 23. It is being held at the Arthur Rowley Suite at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Montgomery Waters Stadium. Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network. Presentations will ...
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rejects challenges by Esso and Shell
BP has won a victory over Shell and Esso after they challenged claims in the advertising for BP Ultimate fuel. Shell and Esso made a total of three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about adverts that ran in April and July 2016, but they were all rejected. Esso and ...
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NewsArgus predicts rapid expansion of car AdBlue pump network
The European passenger car AdBlue pump network has more than doubled since 2017 and is likely to quadruple by 2025, according to research by commodity news and price reporting agency Argus. AdBlue has been required in most new diesel cars and vans in Europe since 2016, and new diesel vehicles ...
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NewsACS joins in fringe event at Conservative Party conference
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has highlighted the serious impact that crime has on staff working in the convenience sector at a fringe event during Conservative Party conference. The event, Violence against Shopworkers: Breaking the Cycle, was hosted by the Co-operative Group and looked at how the industry, police ...
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NewsACS welcomes move to provide cash deserts with ATMs
The launch of a new initiative from UK Finance, which aims to help local communities to identify and secure appropriate access to cash and payment services, has been welcomed by the ACS.The Community Access to Cash Initiative will provide communities with the opportunity to report gaps in cash provision through ...
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NewsCash machine raiders jailed for total of more than 30 years
Five members of a gang who stole 17 ATMs across the South East have been jailed for total of more than 30 years. The group carried out a total of 52 offences spanning London, Hertfordshire, Cambridge, Essex, Kent, the Thames Valley area, Suffolk, and Surrey. In addition to the 17 ...
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NewsCo-op adds its 133 sites to UK Fuels card network
UK Fuels and The Co-op have signed an agreement to add Co-op filling stations to the UK Fuels network. This will enable UK Fuel card holders to use their cards to purchase fuel at 133 Co-op sites nationwide. The Co-op deal means that the UK Fuels network now totals more ...
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NewsFormer petrol station owners jailed for fuel fraud
Five people, including the former owners of a Sussex petrol station, have been sentenced for distributing and selling an estimated 4.8 million litres of illicit fuel to motorists and haulage companies across the south east of England.Three were given jail sentences totalling more than 16 years.Brothers Dean Chapman, 43, from ...
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NewsMan charged with robbery at Morrisons petrol station
A man has been charged with robbery and having a knife after a petrol station in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, was raided. At around 10.20pm on Saturday 21 September, an employee at Morrisons petrol station, in Nottingham Road, called police to report that a man had gone into the shop with a ...
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NewsCar hits forecourt employee in drive-off
A car has hit a member of staff on a petrol station forecourt in south Wales as thieves drove off without paying for fuel. The incident took place at around 11.10am on Monday 23 September at the petrol station on Blaina Road in Brynmawr. A member of staff approached a ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Suffolk
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Suffolk at The Millennium Grandstand, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, on Thursday October 3.Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network.Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Allego – electric vehicle charging ...
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NewsExplosives team called to service station after failed ATM attack
Explosives experts were scrambled to a service station in Lancashire to check out a device inserted into an ATM in a failed attempt to blow it up.The incident, at the Texaco Service Station on Burnley Road, Padiham, began at about 1am on Tuesday September 24.Thieves pulled up at the site ...
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NewsMaxol wins planning permission for £6m motorway service area
Maxol Group has won planning permission for a £6m motorway service station in Newry, Northern Ireland. The company submitted a planning application in August 2017 for a motorway service area (MSA) on the Armagh Road outside the city. It said it would bring 80 jobs during the construction phase and ...
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NewsCo-op site in north Wales reopens after £1m overhaul
The Co-op has unveiled its new-look petrol filling station and food store at Old Colwyn in North Wales following a £1m overhaul of the site.The petrol filling station in Abergele Road, Old Colwyn, re-launched on Thursday September 26 following a three-month closure.Commencing in June, the works included replacement tanks, forecourt ...
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NewsConvenience store retailers fear Brexit-led food shortages
A quarter of convenience store retailers are concerned about Brexit-led food shortages, according to a survey by shopper insight agency HIM.It found that out of a sample of 250 independent and symbol retailers, 27% were concerned about food shortages if the UK leaves the EU.Eight per cent of retailers have ...