All Londis articles
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NewsKaran Retail continues march into Scotland with 10th site north of the border
Karan Retail continues its march north of the border with its acquisition today (November 3) of Glencairn Service Station in Kilmarnock: its 10th site in Scotland and 46th in the UK.
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NewsThe Biswas family build business in Norfolk with second site
The Biswas family, who previously owned forecourts around London, have bought Whittington Petrol Station on the A134 near King’s Lynn, Norfolk – their second in the county.
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NewsJP&S turns Shoreham Service Station from rough diamond to gem with £900k investment
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services has pulled off a masterclass in refurbishing not only a small forecourt store but one very awkwardly shaped as a triangle, at its recently-acquired Jet site in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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NewsSon of forecourt operator goes solo with Gulf site
Karl Rashid, whose father owns a two-site forecourt business, has bought his own petrol filling station with his wife Olivia in Welford, Northamptonshire.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Karan Retail builds network in southwest of England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has acquired its 43rd site – Braunton Service Station near Barnstaple in north Devon – building on its presence in the southwest of England.
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NewsDarren Wilks exits industry with sale to Ascona Group
Darren Wilks has exited the forecourt industry with the sale of the last of his two sites: Kirkburn Service Station, in Driffield, East Yorkshire.
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NewsBP dealer turbocharges turnover with £2.2 million rebuild
A BP forecourt in Colchester, which had a shop the size of a kiosk and petrol pumps and tanks decades old, is benefiting from a £2.2 million knockdown rebuild.
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NewsOwners seeking buyer for ‘thriving’ forecourt in Northwest London
Craven Park Service Station, a resilient, four pump Total Energies forecourt in Harlesden, Northwest London, is up for sale after nearly 30 years of ownership by three business partners.
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NewsTop 50 Indie buys Texaco-branded forecourt at Penryn in Cornwall
A Top 50 Indie company has bought Falmouth Garages, at Penryn in Cornwall, and has started redevelopment of the site.
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NewsThieves use crowbar to break into cash machine on forecourt in Leicestershire
Detectives from Leicestershire Police are appealing for public help after a cash machine was broken into at a petrol station in Ashby overnight on Tuesday 30 November.
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NewsMFG’s private equity owners given more time to table new bid for Morrisons
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) – which owns the UK’s biggest independent forecourt group MFG – has been given more time to prepare a new bid to take over Morrisons.
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NewsMFG’s private equity owners table £5.5bn bid to take over Morrisons
The US private equity company that owns MFG has made a £5.5bn bid to buy the Morrisons supermarket group.
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Londis targets forecourt growth
Earlier this year as Londis announced the celebration of its 60th birthday, we heard how the symbol brand was doing better than ever, following three record-breaking years of sales growth and recruitment. The success had followed its acquisition by the Booker Group in 2015, along with sister brand Budgens. At ...
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Londis celebrates 60th birthday in strong position
Londis is 60 years old and "stronger than ever" following three record-breaking years of sales growth and recruitment, according to Martin Swadling, Londis brand director, as he revealed a host of consumer and retailer initiatives for 2019 to celebrate the milestone anniversary.He said 1,160 retailers had joined the brand since ...
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NewsLondis plans a year of activity as it celebrates turning 60
Londis is 60 years old and “stronger than ever” following three record-breaking years of sales growth and recruitment, according to Martin Swadling, Londis brand director, as he revealed a host of consumer and retailer initiatives for 2019 to celebrate the milestone anniversary. He said 1,160 retailers had joined the brand ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on going back to Londis; two become one; and a fond farewell
A remarriage of convenience Once upon a time Mandeep Singh’s site, Hillcrest Filling Station in Huddersfield, had been a Londis store but they had parted company it was a sort of square peg in a round hole situation. When he first contacted me a year or so ago, he had ...
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MFG opts for Londis or Budgens on 110 sites
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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NewsMFG rebrands 110 Spar stores as Londis or Budgens
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands, as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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NewsLondis promotes new look with virtual store tour
Londis is has made a new 360o Virtual Tour available to all retailers, so they can see the future of Londis retailing. Following the recent brand refresh at Woodhouse Street in Leeds, Londis created a digital store tour to share the recent developments to the brand, with both existing ...
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NewsLondis boasts ’best-ever’ performance with sales up 19%
Londis has revealed what it describes as its “best ever” performance with latest figures showing an overall sales growth of +19%. Non tobacco sales were up 26%, with tobacco sales also delivering a strong performance of +16%. Nearly 300 new stores also joined the group, which demonstrates the strength of ...