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NewsVital retail role recognised by Secretary of State
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed a letter from Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in retail during the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. In the open letter to the retail sector, Alok Sharma MP outlines the support that has been made available ...
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NewsSales of new cars crash by 44.4% due to coronavirus lockdown
The UK new car market declined by 44.4% in March, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). March is usually an important month for sales because of the plate change, but this year 203,370 fewer cars were registered than in March 2019, as ...
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NewsACS urges retailers to report unfair price hikes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched a new campaign this week, calling on convenience store retailers to report those who are attempting to raise prices unfairly and take advantage of consumers during the Covid-19 outbreak.ACS is urging retailers to report any instances they see to the Competition and ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV after assault at Slough forecourt
Thames Valley Police has this week released a CCTV image of a man officers would like to speak to after a man was punched to the ground on a forecourt in Slough. The incident took place at the Esso petrol station in High Street, Chalvey, at about 7.45pm on 23 ...
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NewsFTA welcomes decision to postpone clean air zones
The trade body for the logistics industry has welcomed a decision by the government to postpone introduction of Clean Air Zone (CAZs) until 2021. Natalie Chapman, head of urban policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA) commented: “As the business organisation representing the logistics sector, FTA has been urging government ...
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NewsBudgens forecourt sees record shop sales but fuel plummets
A Budgens forecourt owner has experienced record shop sales as the coronavirus crisis has taken hold, but after a brief surge in fuel sales volumes have shrunk to about 15% of their usual level. Goran Raven of Ravens Budgens, at Abridge in Essex, says he’s been in the industry many ...
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NewsShell supports retailers to cope with coronavirus crisis
Shell UK general manager for retail Bernie Williamson says the company has taken a wide range of measures to keep forecourt staff and customers safe during the coronavirus crisis. She told Forecourt Trader that keeping forecourts open was vital in order to keep key workers on the road, and to ...
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NewsSewell on the go uses spare space to sell fruit and veg
Following the temporary closure of its Subway stores to comply with the coronavirus regulations, Sewell on the go has joined up with another local family run company to offer fresh fruit and vegetables to its local communities.When the Subway stores were closed the Sewell team decided to utilise the space ...
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NewsSpar partners with RVS for NHS Volunteer Responders
Spar in England is to be the first convenience retailer to partner with Royal Voluntary Service on its NHS Volunteer Responders programme.Over 750,000 people signed up to be an NHS Volunteer Responders and from this week Community Response Volunteers will be able to shop for the vulnerable person they are ...
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Over 100 ’Electric Forecourts’ to open this summer
Gridserve has announced that the first of a national network of over 100 ’Electric Forecourts’ is under construction and will open this summer, offering "convenient, ultra-fast, low-cost charging, with an outstanding customer experience".The new Electric Forecourt is being designed to charge up to 24 EVs at once with 350kW ...
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Oldbury Hill takes NTS Retail’s site number to 15
Top 50 Indie NTS Retail has purchased its 15th site in a deal arranged for the vendor by Christie & Co.Oldbury Hill Garage in Didmarton in Gloucestershire, has been owned and operated by the Butler family since 1973, and comprises a forecourt, a convenience store and a flat above it.The ...
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Applegreen still confident about long-term growth
The chief executive of Applegreen has said he is confident the business can achieve long-term growth, despite any uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and revealed how it is affecting the company in the short term.Unveiling the group’s results for 2019, Bob Etchingham said: "We are highly conscious of the ...
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PRA accuses supermarkets of anti-competitive pricing
The PRA has accused supermarkets of anti-competitive pricing after Morrisons and Asda slashed their fuel prices, with 12ppl off petrol and 8ppl off diesel. Asda said the cuts would mean drivers would pay no more than 102ppl for petrol and no more than 108ppl for diesel, and that it was ...
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Ascona buys Dorking BP Service Station
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona has added another acquisition to its estate. Assisted by Forecourts 4sale, it has bought the lease of Dorking BP Service Station for an undisclosed sum from husband and wife Mike and Kim Prior, who were looking to retire.The forecourt has four pumps, a car wash ...
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BP pledges no redundancies for next three months
BP has made a commitment not to make any staff redundant in the next three months as a part of the cost-cutting measures it is implementing to deal with the coronavirus.In a statement about the actions it is taking to deal with the situation, it said: "Job security is a ...
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New bio-cng stations openTwo new biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) stations, including one claimed to be Europe’s largest, have been opened by CNG Fuels. The company claims demand for renewable Bio-CNG, as an alternative to diesel for HGVs, has soared 800% since 2017, and is set to more than double ...
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PRA warns there could be forecourt closures
Petrol filling stations could be forced to close because the financial pressures caused by coronavirus will render them unviable, the PRA has warned. It came as figures released by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) showed a massive fall in fuel sales.A survey covering nearly 60% of ...
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Drive-offs rise then fall rapidly during coronavirus lockdown
The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) has recorded a significant reduction in forecourt crime reports during the first full weekend of the coronavirus lockdown.The news comes as BOSS released the results of the latest Forecourt Crime Index covering the final quarter (Q4) of 2019, which reported that forecourt crime continued ...
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Extra MSA Leeds Skelton Lake has phased opening
Extra MSA has opened its £64m Leeds Skelton Lake Services at Junction 45 on the M1, two miles east of Leeds city centre.However, due to the coronavirus regulations, it will be opening on a phased basis. Currently the Texaco-branded petrol filling station, run under contract by Top 50 Indie Jos ...
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NewsRAC records largest monthly fall in petrol prices for 12 years
Average UK petrol prices fell by their largest margin in 12 years in March, triggered by a collapse in the world oil price, new RAC Fuel Watch data shows. The price of a barrel of crude oil began the month at more than $50, but by the end of March ...