All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2009
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NewsPRA set to continue
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is to continue as the representative body for independent forecourt operators. The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) today said that, following a full strategic review, it had been decided that the PRA would continue to be the voice of the industry. In a statement entitled ...
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ACS welcomes Brown stance on extra alcohol tax
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed Gordon Brown’s refusal to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol. Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson had previously called upon the government to adopt the measure in a bid to tackle alcohol related harm. He suggested a 50p minimum unit price ...
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AA urges ministers to scrap fuel duty rise
The Automobile Association (AA) today met Treasury ministers to argue that next month’s 2p rise in fuel duty should be scrapped. A spokesman for the AA said the planned 1.84p extra duty the government plans to introduce on April 1 would mean more hardship for motorists. With the VAT on ...
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Retailers have their say
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced it on-stand vote taken as part of the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment show 2009. Throughout the three days of the show, held at Birminham NEC earlier this month, the ACS asked retailers to have their say on the things ...
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Murco strengthens store team
Murco Petroleum has strengthened its forecourt shop team with the appointment of Gary Pearce as network manager, shops. Gary takes over from Tony Walker who has moved into a new position of general manager, non fuel. Pearce joins Murco from Costcutter where he was national forecourt sales manager. He worked ...
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BP launches refresh of Connect stores
BP has launched a refresh program for its Connect stores in the UK, with work underway at four trial sites. The oil company said work on revamping the Watford Way, Brampton Hut, Kilsmore Way and Blackbird Hill Connect sites was due to be completed at the end of this month.The ...
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Focus on the positives, Fender tells Top Indies
There are plenty of positives for petrol retailers to focus on – despite the recession – when considering prospects for the coming year, Tom Fender, sales and marketing director at shopper research specialist HIM, informed guests at the Top Indies dinner in Birmingham this week. He told the elite gathering ...
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Site numbers growing, says Energy Institute
The latest figures from the Energy Institute’s annual retail marketing survey, published this month, shows an increase in the number of petrol forecourts operating in the UK. While only a tiny increase – from 9,271 in 2007 to 9,283 in 2008, a rise of 0.13% – a spokesman for the ...