All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2011 – Page 4
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Jet names winners in dealer awards
St Blazey Service Station in Cornwall has been named winner of Jet’s annual ’Aim4Success’ awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to achieving high levels of service, safety, training and communication. Beating stiff competition from more than 370 Jet dealers, St Blazey was chosen from a shortlist of six regional ...
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Will rising prices drive us to another ’fuel crisis’?
Anyone reading the news pages of February’s Forecourt Trader can’t have missed the biggest topic of the month the imminent 1ppl fuel duty hike due in April. Of course, that ’penny a litre’ increase will translate into a rather larger figure at the pumps typically an extra 3-4ppl ...
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Bunnies backed by ads
Cadbury is investing heavily in marketing support for its Dairy Milk Caramel Bunnies which, according to Nielsen data, were the number one Easter novelty launch in the past three years.The Bunnies will be supported by ads in a variety of women’s titles, as well as at a range of outdoor ...
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RMIP slams profiteering jibe by AA
RMI Petrol has slammed the AA’s latest claims that UK petrol retailers are profiteering from rising fuel prices, following publication of the association’s Fuel Price Report, published yesterday. The AA claims that European petrol prices have dropped in line with wholesale reductions but UK prices continued to rise, ...
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Topaz in €6m joint deal with McDonald’s
Leading Irish fuel retailer Topaz and McDonald’s have announced details of a joint investment of 6m in a new state-of-the-art service station on the Dublin/Cork motorway. The site, which will be located at Junction 8 on the M8, will open for business at the end of May. ...
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Jonathan James woos Indie 5000 audience
Top independent retailer Jonathan James gave a humourous and rallying speech at Forecourt Trader’s inaugural Indie 5000 dinner on Sunday night. Launched at the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment Show (IFFE) at the NEC in Birmingham, the Indie 5000 project targets dealers with a handful of sites or fewer, who ...
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Collectable 50p Olympic coins - in Mint condition
With momentum building for the 2012 Olympic Games, The Royal Mint has launched a new collectable 50p range that could help forecourt retailers enhance their own ’coin’ collection.The London 2012 Sports Collection features 29 collectable 50ps, designed by the public and each representing an Olympic or Paralympic sport. They are ...
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Baglan opts for Air1 for AdBlue
Baglan Service Station is the first service station in Wales to offer bulk dispensed AdBlue from Air1 on its HGV forecourt. The introduction of a bulk dispenser follows the successful development of AdBlue sales in canisters from the forecourt shop. Forecourt owner Catherine Cooper said: "There ...
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UK forecourt network falls below 9,000 outlets
The Energy Institute’s latest Retail Marketing Survey reveals that the number of forecourts in the UK continued to decline over the past year, falling to under 9,000 sites for the first time.According to the report, there were 8,892 operational filling stations in the UK at end of December 2010. Petrol ...
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