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Is fuel price war over?
Three of the big four supermarket groups appear to have stopped trying to compete with Asda on fuel prices, according to the RAC. Its Fuel Watch reports that since mid October the other supermarket fuel retailers have chosen not to compete as closely on the price of unleaded petrol, and ...
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Ex-Gulf man Ramsay joins Essar as head of retail
Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail for its expanding network of service stations in the UK. MacDonald, who has over 30 years of industry experience, was previously with Mobil and BP, and was most recently director of retail for Gulf. Essar Oil ...
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NewsJaguar Land Rover invests for electric future
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, has revealed plans to increase its investment in electric vehicles while shedding around 4,500 people in its global workforce. It announced that, from later this year, next-generation Electric Drive Units (EDU) will be produced at the company’s Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. ...
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PRA says we don’t need indie price watchdog
The PRA has slammed a proposal by a group of MPs for an independent fuel price watchdog to be called Pumpwatch to monitor the cost of petrol and diesel. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel suggested petrol stations that charge "fair prices" would be entitled to display a ...
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NewsIntense competition for growth in forecourt sector set to continue
The pace of acquisition and change in the forecourt sector is not expected to slacken in 2019 despite the acquisition of MRH by MFG. Retailers and oil companies have told Forecourt Trader they are all looking to grow their businesses in 2019, as reported in News Extra in the latest ...
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NewsGlobal sales of petrol and diesel cars have peaked say experts
Global sales of petrol and diesel cars peaked in 2018, according to industry experts, and are set to decline as alternatively fuelled vehicles (AVCs) take over. A report by the Financial Times predicts sales of petrol and diesel cars are set to fall or slow compared to the rate of ...
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robbie bell moves to mccoll’s Welcome Break’s former chief executive Robbie Bell has been appointed chief financial officer of McColl’s Retail Group plc. Bell will take up his new appointment on January 17. His departure from Welcome Break follows its takeover by Applegreen, with John Diviney, managing director of Applegreen’s ...
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NewsSales of motorbikes depressed by Brexit uncertainty
Sales of motorbikes were down 17.9% in December, compared with the same month a year earlier, and dealers expect this trend will continue into the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA). “2018 was a turbulent year for the motorcycle market, driven by political and ...
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Kay Group chooses BP for latest NTI site
BP has signed its first new-to-industry site with The Kay Group at Rockingham Service Station. The Kay Group will be working with Spar, Greggs, WH Smith and there will be a Costa drive-thru at the new location at junction 28 off the M1, at Mansfield in Derbyshire. Howard Nunn, BP’s ...
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Police chief blames forecourt operators for fuel thefts
A police chief has blamed petrol station owners for fuel thefts after it was revealed just two out of 255 incidents in his territory last year resulted in charges. His comments came after a Freedom of Information request by the Matlock Mercury found that thousands of fuel thefts from petrol ...
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NewsFormer MRH retail chief takes helm at Bestway Retail
The former managing director, retail of MRH, Andrew Cresswell, has been appointed chief retail officer of Bestway Retail, which comprises the company’s owned and franchise stores including Bargain Booze, Select Convenience, Central Convenience and Wine Rack. Central Convenience Stores has 20 forecourt sites. Cresswell was appointed managing director, retail, of ...
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Park Garage Group’s Balraj Tandon receives an MBE
Park Garage Group director, Balraj Tandon, has been made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours in recognition of his services to business and the south London community. The 59-year-old emigrated to the UK as a refugee from Uganda in 1975 with his family, and has built up the family ...
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Ascona Group grows to nine sites with Mossdale purchase
Rapidly growing forecourt operator Ascona Group has taken its estate to nine sites after the purchase of Mossdale Service Station, located on the A6, near to Carnforth in Lancashire. The Esso with Nisa c-store was sold through Christie & Co, who sought offers in excess of £2m. Mossdale Service Station ...
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NewsForecourt veteran joins in action against Post Office Counters
An experienced forecourt operator is among some 560 retailers taking legal action against Post Office Ltd (POL) over accusations of false accounting using the Horizon system. As reported in this month’s Service Centre column in Forecourt Trader Phil Cowan is among the 500-plus claimants at the trial. Phil, a very ...
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NewsACS warns proposed rules could hit small shops in Scotland
Proposals by the Scottish Government to restrict locations in store where confectionery, biscuits, crisps and other products can be sold will cause significant problems for smaller stores the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned. The ACS was responding to a consultation on reducing harms from high fat, salt and ...
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More reasons to visit The Forecourt Show 2019
Everything from crime prevention to creating bigger profits will be covered in the business advice section of The Forecourt Show 2019. Co-located with the National Convenience Show, the Retailer Hub will host a packed programme. Crime prevention will be covered with an expert panel discussing how you can better protect ...
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James Hall opens 118th company-owned store
A new Shell-branded forecourt and Spar store has been opened in Cumbria by the Spar wholesaler for Northern England, James Hall & Co. The site at Kirkby Stephen is the company’s 118th company-owned store, of which nearly 40 have forecourts. The new forecourt has six double Shell fuel pumps with ...
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Essar adds 11 more sites with more on the way
been added to Essar’s UK retail network, following the recent agreement with Top 50 Indie MPK Garages to rebrand and supply an initial tranche of 12 stations, the first of which opened last month. The addition of the MPK sites brings the total number of outlets in the Essar UK ...
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NewsRamsay MacDonald joins Essar Oil UK as head of retail
Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail for its expanding network of service stations in the UK. MacDonald, who has over 30 years of industry experience, was previously with Mobil and BP, and was most recently director of retail for Gulf. Essar Oil ...
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NewsBalraj Tandon made MBE in New Year’s Honours
Park Garage Group director Balraj Tandon has been made MBE in the New Year’s Honours in recognition of his services to business and the south London community. The 59-year-old emigrated to the UK as a refugee from Uganda in 1975 with his family and has built up the family businesses ...