All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2012 – Page 4
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Brookfield Group runners raise £11,000 for charity
The Brookfield Group has raised more than £11,000 for a children’s charity after three colleagues took part in the gruelling 26.2-mile London Marathon last month.The Top 50 Indie’s development partner Aziz Patel, along with financial assistant Ismail Patel and student customer sales assistant Yahya Patel, trained for 12 weeks to ...
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Forecourt improvements to drive growth at MFG
After only four months in his role as managing director at Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Jeremy Clarke is taking significant steps to improve the management and profitability of his group’s 48-site network. In the past few weeks MFG has signed three contracts with Istobal, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and ...
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Cash is here to stay, says research
Despite predictions that cash will disappear within a few years, cash handling and money processing equipment supplier Scan Coin has launched a market report that paints a different picture.It claims that cash accounts for 55.2% of all transactions and £32.78 in every £100 spent at retail outlets is by cash, ...
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Forecourt closures slow, while GB Oils tops BP on site numbers
The UK forecourt network has shrunk by less than 90 sites in the past year, according to figures released by Experian Catalist today. There are now 8,677 open forecourts, compared to 8,765 this time last year, showing that the rate of site closures has slowed slightly, as site numbers fell ...
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Musgrave appoints new trading director
Kenton Burchell has been promoted to the role of trading director for Musgrave Retail Partners GB. Burchell has been with the business for 13 years and began his career with the Londis store development and supply chain teams. He went on to work on both the Budgens and Londis brands ...
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Government rushes through changes to Sunday Trading rules
Local shops have condemned government actions to force through its last-minute plan to liberalise Sunday trading rules for eight weeks this Summer. This was done despite concern and opposition expressed by MPs from all the main parties, says the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).Backbench from the government side were subject ...
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Fraser’s Carterton site helps Mayor’s charity
Top 50 Indie Fraser’s Retail’s forecourt in Caterton, Oxfordshire has been building a good name for itself by striving to be at the forefront of community fundraising.BP and Spar-branded Carterton has been heavily involved with the town’s mayor Cllr Norman MacRae and his nominated charity for the past 12 months.The ...
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Slip in first quarter profits for BP
BP has reported a slip in profits for the first quarter of 2012. It made $4.8 billion in replacement cost profit – adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects – compared to $5 billion in the previous quarter.The company’s reported that the quarter’s result was impacted adversely by ...
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NewsFree fuel with chocolate bars
Fuel has become so valuable that it’s made it into the prize bank for a chocolate on-pack promotion. On May 14 Nestlé Confectionery’s Yorkie brand is launching a promotion offering shoppers the chance to instantly win a full tank of fuel. Chocolate lovers will have 100 chances to instantly win ...
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