All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2023 – Page 2
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NewsACS welcomes proposals to make planning system work better for communities
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ proposed approach to updating the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to make the planning system work better for communities.
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NewsBP Pulse opens its fastest, most powerful and largest EV charging hub
BP Pulse has opened its fastest, most powerful and largest EV charging hub to date in Kettering, North Northamptonshire.
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NewsPetrol and diesel prices fall for fourth consecutive month in February
The cost of petrol and diesel fell for the fourth consecutive month in February, according to RAC Fuelwatch.
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NewsPRA releases details of its second Business Breakout event of 2023
The PRA has announced plans for its second Business Breakout event in 2023, which will be on Thursday March 16 in Durham.
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NewsSUMMIT 2023: A solution for the constraints of insufficient local power for EV chargers
A new development which overcomes the constraints of insufficient local power by providing a fully managed, self-contained, grid-free EV charging solution that has the option of running on multiple low carbon fuels, was explained in full at the Forecourt Trader Summit 2023.
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NewsSUMMIT 2023: Retailers urged to put non-fuel strategies at the centre of forecourt offer
With 2030 fast approaching it’s time to start putting non-fuel retail at the centre of the forecourt offer, according to Robert Onion, chairman of design agency, Circle.
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NewsFormer forecourt site up for auction
A freehold former petrol station site in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands will be up for auction on Thursday March 30, with a guide price of £100k-plus.
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NewsTwo men jailed for assault and robbery
Two men who robbed a BP petrol station in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire and assaulted the cashier with a pair of pliers have been jailed for a total of over 11 years.
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NewsHigh electricity prices make people question cost of running EVs
A new poll has found that 54% of motorists believe petrol and diesel cars are cheaper to run than EVs.
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NewsEG Group sells 415 US sites for $1.5bn to repay debt
EG Group has agreed to the sale and leaseback on a portfolio of its sites on the east coast of the USA to Realty Income Corporation for a gross consideration of approximately $1.5bn.
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NewsConfidence returns to new car market, despite EV sales showing ‘moderate’ growth
UK new car registrations grew by 26.2% in February as 74,441 new cars joined Britain’s roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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AnalysisMONEY TALK: It’s all automatic. Or is it?
Having recently been asked to help ‘sort out’ some company accounts that were ’a little behind’, it came as something of a shock to log in to their accounting system only to find the first screen showing over 700 (yes, that’s seven hundred!) unreconciled bank transactions on just one of (several) bank accounts.
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NewsSUMMIT 2023: Retailers should capitalise on food-to-go solutions to win back shoppers
Forecourt retailers have been urged to capitalise on their food to go offer and evening meal solutions to win back shoppers as footfall declines, according to new research by Lumina Intelligence.
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NewsJet carries out research into factors driving women’s choice of service station
To mark International Women’s Day Jet has released research it has carried out into the key determining factors for women drivers when choosing which service station to visit.
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NewsScottish government’s plans to curb alcohol abuse described as “a failure waiting to happen”
A Scottish government plan to curb alcohol abuse by requiring retailers to hide drink in cupboards, has been described as “naïve and a failure waiting to happen”.
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NewsMan arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery at petrol station in Nottinghamshire
Police investigating a robbery and an attempted robbery at a petrol station in Nottinghamshire have arrested a suspect.
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NewsSubstantial sum stolen in ATM raid on forecourt in Northern Ireland
Thieves in Northern Ireland have escaped with a substantial sum of money after an attack on an ATM at a forecourt, but a similar attempt at another forecourt two days later failed.
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NewsSUMMIT 2023: Sustainability, innovation and shorter menus the key to driving food to go sales
Focusing on sustainability, innovation and shortening menus are some of the key ways to drive forecourt’s food to go offer in 2023, Maxol Group food concept manager Aoife Kearney stressed to delegates at Forecourt Trader Summit 2023.
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NewsEV drivers in East of England facing longer queues for chargers and slower speeds
Electric vehicle drivers in the East of England sit in longer queues and must charge their vehicles at slower speeds than the rest of the country, according to new findings from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA).
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NewsSales of new vans climbed to their highest level for a February in a quarter of a century
Sales of new vans climbed to their highest level for a February in a quarter of a century.