All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2010 – Page 5
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Footie fans light up
Retailers can take advantage of the anticipated football frenzy this summer by stocking up on the new Football Decor lighters from Bic. The colourful lighters feature images of goals, tackles and celebrations which are sure to appeal to football fans nationwide.Rrp is £1.34, while the list price for a tray ...
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Police presence at Total site works for everyone
Total is paying for a mobile police station that has been set up on one of its forecourts to combat anti-social behaviour. Staff at the outlet in Allenton, near Derby, were getting worried by youths constantly hanging around the forecourt, drinking alcohol and causing trouble. Total managers came up with ...
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HOW TO ENTER GIVEAWAYS
Write your name, address and phone number on a postcard or sealed envelope stating what you want – The Green Board Game Company, Bic, Walkers, United Biscuits – and we’ll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to us at Forecourt Trader, William Reed Business Media, Broadfield Park, Crawley, West ...
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Analysis
Dealers: the inside track
Texaco, Shell, Total and BP have emerged as the brands most favoured by independent dealers across the nation, according to a revealing study of the sector, ’Dealer Insite 2010’, conducted by VSM Research on behalf of Forecourt Trader magazine. Covering a representative cross-section of the independent dealer network ...
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New Wilcomatic deal
Wilcomatic has been awarded the maintenance of all Euro Garages’ WashTec, Christ and Ceccato car washes. Euro Garages’ managing director, Zuber Issa, said: "We chose Wilcomatic as our maintenance provider due to its scale, professionalism and flexible approach to managing all makes of car wash equipment. We have ...
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World Cup powers up
Powerade has launched its 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign with a new TV commercial featuring England star Wayne Rooney, highlighting the role the isotonic sports drink will play as the on-pitch hydration partner for every team at this summer’s tournament. It will be the only drink hydrating all 736 players ...
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Final countdown
Best Oil Company Initiative winner When Karen Dickens, Esso’s executive director, fuels marketing UK, stepped up on stage at the London Hilton Hotel last October to receive the award for Best Oil Company Initiative, it was the first time the oil company had ...
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Greengate system cuts energy costs for Susie
The Simon Smith Group has been trialling a system by Greengate Energy aimed at cutting energy bills at its Monmouth site. The 3M Plan works by measuring energy consumption and setting realistic parameters for each energy-consuming device on site. This is controlled via Greengate’s wireless energy management system.According to Simon ...
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Forecourt stores serve up confusion
Many shoppers are confused about what to expect from forecourt stores and, as a result, it’s costing the industry footfall and sales.That’s the verdict of research company Him’s chief executive officer Mike Greene. Speaking at the recent IGD Convenience on the Forecourt conference, Greene said: "The increasing amount of segmentation ...
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Clean up with Kärcher
Kärcher Vehicle Wash, the car wash equipment division of Kärcher UK, has launched a new online chemical store.Kärcher Vehicle Wash managing director, Peter Spencer, said: "The website allows customers to place their chemical orders at any time of the day, night or weekend. Existing customers get a 20% discount if ...
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Forecourt friends get in the pink for charity
During the floods that hit Cumbria last November, staff at Fairfield Garage in Cockermouth went out of their way to help. Robin Benn, owner of the Gulf-supplied site, let the emergency workers, as well as Cumbrian Mountain Rescue and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)teams, use it for lighting as ...
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Last chance to push for rates rethink
RMI Petrol is urging retailers to continue piling pressure on their MPs as the April 1 business rates deadline looms. A total of 45 MPs have now signed the Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by Conservative MP Philip Dunne, which calls for the government to postpone the business ...
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Go online for Ceccato
European Wash Systems, the UK partner of Ceccato, has launched a new website.The company says the site contains information and technical specification for the Ceccato range of rollover, conveyor and touch-less car washes. It guides the viewer through the range of equipment available, the capacity each machine can offer (the ...
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NewsTop indies cautious but upbeat
The Top 50 Indies sector has seen plenty of activity in the past year even though many retailers have opted to upgrade their existing networks rather than splash the cash on new acquisitions. According to the data gathered in our latest Top 50 Indies listing, published as a ...
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in brief
Shell expands trial Shell UK has expanded its trial with Waitrose to offer its convenience products at three additional sites. Shell, which originally announced the trial with Waitrose in November, said the latest move followed ’extremely positive feedback’ from customers who had commented on ...
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Show biz
Many of the biggest names in the business will be gathered at the Birmingham NEC from March 21-24 for this year’s International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment Show. Exhibitors include Car Wash UK, Convenience Distribution Group, Dresser Wayne, Experian Catalist, Garage Watch, GB Oils, Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Indigo Retail ...
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Grab a great biccie prize
o help retailers capitalise on the ’grab and go’ trend in convenience outlets, United Biscuits is giving readers of Forecourt Trader the chance to win cases of its redesigned McVitie’s tubes. There are three prizes of five cases available. The company says the new designs communicate the benefits ...
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Chinks of light beneath the gloom
Well, despite what seems to be an ongoing stream of insurmountable grief whether it’s fuel pricing, the weather, business rates or some other impending legislative gloom it seems that underneath it all, you’re really quite positive about the petrol retailing business. Yes, we’ve been incredibly nosey ...
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’Babol’ gum launch
Chupa Chups is extending its range into bubblegum following the company’s claims of record growth of 30% year-on-year in 2009 in a flat sugar confectionery market. The new range includes Bubbly Cotton Candy, available in tutti frutti flavour; Big Babol Bubblegum (six-piece pack, available in strawberry and tutti frutti flavours) ...
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Shot in the arm
It’s not often that a new product category comes along that’s ideal for your trading sector but that’s exactly what’s happened with energy shots. They’re the little brother to energy drinks smaller and easier to consume and ideal for placing next to the till. For consumers they offer ...