All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2005
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Shell unveils plans for 100 ‘clusters’
Retailers operating Shell’s 570 company-owned sites are facing an uncertain future following the unveiling of plans for a new multi-site contract at roadshows around the country. Shell’s latest strategy is for its company-owned sites to be run in groups of about six, operated by one organisation – be it as ...
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United Co-op buys Action Stations
United Co-operatives, the largest independent co-operative society in the UK – with a £1.9billion turnover – has bought Action Stations, which operates in the Yorkshire, north east and Nottingham areas. It has acquired seven sites – based at Wakefield, Pontefract, Ossett, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Retford and Sunderland – which form part ...
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A slice of the action
McVitie’s is relaunching its range of ‘eat now’ cakes with the addition of six new products.Chocolate Digestive Flapjack, Fruit Flapjack, Toffee & Caramel Flapjack, and Toffee & Apple muffin join McVitie’s existing range of flapjacks and muffins.And the launch of Caramel Shortcake Slices and Chocolate Digestive Slices sees McVitie’s enter ...
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Spar aims for e-distribution
Spar is rolling out a new epos system driven by Epson’s MR-800 modular register across its 2,600 stores in a bid to improve both efficiency and customer service.The high-performance Epson kit has an ultra-slim touchscreen monitor and built-in magnetic stripe reader, and runs the Sparpos scanning software, developed by Business ...
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Attacker sent to jail
A court has heard how a petrol station employee was viciously attacked and repeatedly kicked as he lay on the forecourt.The victim – who had earlier been taunted with calls of ‘Paki’ from his two attackers – has been so traumatised by the incident that he has given up his ...
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NewsLive film with beer
Stella Artois has unveiled its 2005 marketing activity, spearheaded by a consumer promotion called Live Film, with prizes worth over £20m. Running on 50 million Stella Artois packs, the promotion, which is supported with press advertising, gives consumers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience a film classic, or win one of ...
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Live film with beer
Stella Artois has unveiled its 2005 marketing activity, spearheaded by a consumer promotion called Live Film, with prizes worth over £20m. Running on 50 million Stella Artois packs, the promotion, which is supported with press advertising, gives consumers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience a film classic, or win one of ...
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The bigger dipper
Bel UK has launched the Big Cheez Dipper, a larger cheese snack pot with bigger breadsticks and more of the smooth and creamy cheese from The Laughing Cow.Available in 70g pots at a rrp of 75p in both original and light variants, the Big Cheez Dipper is being supported by ...
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Icy blast with Wrigley Extra Ice
Extra Ice is a new flavour addition to the Extra chewing gum range, replacing Extra Winterfresh. Jo Hartop, head of communications at Wrigley, said: “This is an exciting new flavour addition to the Extra brand, which delivers an incredible icy blast and breath-freshening sensation.“Our heavyweight marketing support package for Extra ...
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AnalysisCluster bombshell
Shell has been through many changes in the management of its UK company-owned retail network in the past decade – and it’s about to embark on another one. The last radical changes came towards the end of the ‘90s when, after several years trying to settle on a variety of ...
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NewsJewers returns to boost Gulf brand
Keith Jewers has returned to the Gulf brand which he left when Chevron sold its UK interests in the mid-90s. He has been appointed director of Gulf Retail, which has signed 150 dealers in the three years since the brand returned to the UK. In the intervening years Jewers ...
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Morrisons will sell off BP/Safeway sites
Morrisons is planning to sell off its share of the 61 BP Safeway Partnership sites following the disbandment of the eight-year-old joint venture, announced last month. BP will continue to supply fuel to Morrisons’ 30 sites for the time being, but Bob Stott, Morrisons chief executive, said: “We have received ...
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news in brief
ROADCHEF is rolling out a new format for its forecourt shops, following a six-month consultation with retail consultancy Breathing Space. Analysis of sales at trial sites – Watford Gap and Clacket Lane – have shown that while fuel volume is remaining static, basket spend is up by 5%. Mike Hobbs, ...
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NewsNorthern charm
Whether or not you’ve heard of the Sewell Group before, a few hours spent travelling around the city of Hull in a Porsche will ensure that you never forget it. The name is everywhere – on schools, buildings, promotional panels, and, more importantly, on some extremely smart forecourts. Sadly the ...
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Relaunch for Chewits
Leaf UK is relaunching its Chewits kids confectionery brand with new pack designs, new variants and an improved recipe.Orange flavour will join the stickpack range, which includes strawberry, blackcurrant, and fruit salad. And the Xtremely Sour range will see the introduction of Hot Lime flavour. Recipe changes include the addition ...
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Kettle’s chilli offer
Kettle Chips is launching a new mango chilli variety that combines chilli heat with the fruitiness of mango.This is the first new flavour launch in the company’s revised seasonal-edition programme, which will see two seasonal launches a year, in summer and in winter. As with all Kettle Chips, the new ...
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A choice move
BAKE & BITE HITS THE SPOTSponsor of the Food To Go award for the second successive year, Country Choice has recently relaunched its Bake & Bite brand after spending many hours talking to both consumers and retailers about developing the brand for the future. The result is a bright, vibrant, ...
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Sunshine days
Think summer and you think sunshine, short sleeves, cool drinks, ice creams and holidays. Plus there are all those outdoor eating opportunities for picnics and barbecues. Unfortunately our great British weather hardly ever delivers that long hot summer we think we deserve. However that doesn’t make one jot of difference ...
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Total on the defence
Total has issued a statement regarding our latest Shop Doctor report in which its site in Eastleigh, Hampshire gets a further hammering.“Total took Forecourt Trader’s article last year very seriously and as a result have made a number of improvements The shop area is the responsibility of Co-op, and we ...