All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2009 – Page 3
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Analysis
An appetite for success
Shoppers continued to develop a healthy appetite for food-to-go on forecourts last year, helping to boost sales in the sector and cut retailers’ reliance on tobacco sales. That’s according to the Evolution of Convenience Retailing report, published by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), which found that food-to-go was the ...
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Easy eating snack appeal
New Mikado is an ultra-thin crunchy biscuit stick covered with smooth milk chocolate, with one end left uncoated to make on-the-go eating even easier. And with the snacking biscuits sector booming, achieving 6.9% growth and valued at £98.2m (AC Nielsen 52 w/e Feb 21, 2009 GB unit sales), ...
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Shopping Aloud
Girls Aloud helped launch Nestlé Confectionery’s Kit Kat Fashion Break on-pack promotion last month. It gives consumers the chance to win £1,000 cash as well as shopping vouchers.
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Help and advice from jac roper
== We’ve got it all covered except for the rent ==Gill Marsh wrote wondering whether anyone else had been in touch regarding Primesight and what appeared to be a policy of reducing rent for its poster panel displays. Gill has three sites in Lincolnshire and had Primesight signs on all ...
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Fuel Market Review 2009
Once again Catalist is pleased to be able to provide Forecourt Trader with the UK summary for its Fuel Market Review 2009. The data shown in the following tables is from Catalist’s latest release of its UK database in May for the first quarter of 2009.== Summary ==Looking back to ...
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Plant power fuels NFU chief’s car
Plant power is being harnessed to fuel a car for the National Farming Union’s renewable energy chief, underlining the technical possibilities and importance of sustainable biofuels. The low-emissions Elsbett Audi A6 diesel will run on pure vegetable oil fuel produced by British rapeseed growers. Elsbett Ltd supplied ...
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NewsForecourt crime down, says BOSS
Crime at Britain’s petrol service stations fell by eight per cent to £29.9 million in 2008, reversing a 13 per cent increase in estimated losses suffered by forecourt retailers in Britain during the previous year (2007) according to the latest forecourt crime statistics from BOSS – the British Oil Security ...
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Bad timing for minimum wage increase, says SGF
The Scottish Grocer’s Federation has criticised the Government’s timing following its announcement of the increase in the national minimum wage –up by 1.2% from October 1, 2009. It mens the the adult NMW rate will increase from £5.73 per hour to £5.80. John Drummond, chief executive of the Scottish Grocers’ ...
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ACS concern over confusing alcohol code
Following the publication by the Home Office of a draft code of practice on alcohol sales, ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores), representing 33,000 convenience stores that would be affected by the code, has urged Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to think carefully about the confusion that these changes ...
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Forecourt store numbers on the rise
The convenience store market has rocketed in value to £29.1 billion in the last year, with fresh food and symbol group partnerships helping boost the forecourt sector. According to IGD’s Evolution of Convenience Retailing report, published this month, the figure represented a 6.1% increase. In addition, there was a slight ...
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Positive vibes
Always look on the bright side of life, as the famous Monty Python song goes, and what a jolly philosophy that is. Easy to sing at a knees-up maybe, but hard to stick to at all times, especially when someone nearby sneezes in a suspiciously swine-flu way, and you can ...
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Smooth operator
Tropicana has launched a 750ml pack format for its smoothie range. Pepsico says the new size bottle (rrp £1.99) makes the category more accessible and affordable.
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you think the government’s 11th-hour reprieve on business rates will be the first step towards a fairer rates system for businesses? yes 14%no 86% The Chancellor’s last-minute decision to let retailers spread the cost of their business rates bills over three years obviously did little to inspire confidence in ...
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Taking it to the Max
Pepsi Max is giving away £1m in its new ’Max it for a Million’ on-pack promotion.The activity ties in with Pepsi’s global partnership with the ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 cricket tournament.Consumers get the chance to win £10,000 every day until June 21.In addition to the daily prize, Pepsi Max ...
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A perfect match
Britvic is launching an on-pack promotion to support Robinsons’ association with Wimbledon. Consumers can win tickets to the championship and play at the All England Tennis Club.
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An irreverant view from the network
So there you are - up to your eyes in frustration at trying to find out why, when each of the shifts on their own balance, you can’t get the day to balance when you put the three shifts together - when the phone rings."We’ve got a great new deal ...
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Going spare
In the current economic climate, repairing rather than replacing equipment is becoming more and more popular. According to catering equipment manufacturer Lincat, the prompt availability of spare parts is becoming critical.Nick McDonald, Lincat marketing director, says: "If you need a replacement thermostat, seal or control switch, the chances are you ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month - Gillhams Service Station, Midhurst, West Sussex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Gillhams Service Station, a BP forecourt and Nisa Local Essentials convenience store, opened last November. The enterprise is on a grand scale and all the equipment and buildings are new but in keeping with the old market town environment. FORECOURT: The forecourt is large and a ...
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Gallo targets impulse
Global wine producer, E&J Gallo Winery is to roll out its Redwood Creek brand across the grocery and impulse sectors this month. There are three wines in the range, all with a rrp of £6.99: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. They are targeted at ABC1 males. David Mallory, impulse channel ...