All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2013 – Page 3
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ATM stolen from filling station
Thieves have stolen a cash machine from a petrol station forecourt in Huddersfield. Huddersfield CID are appealing for witnesses after the ATM was taken from the Jet garage on Woodhead Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police said that at 1.30am a dark coloured 4x4 vehicle drove on ...
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ACS welcomes Queen’s Speech proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the Queen’s Speech, pledging to continue working closely with Government on legislation that will affect local shops in the coming year. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We welcome the focus on delivering growth and reducing burdens on everyday entrepreneurs like ...
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Tesco promotion offers 10ppl off fuel
Tesco has become the latest example of supermarkets using fuel as a loss leader, offering deep discounts on petrol and diesel to attract shoppers to their stores or websites. The retail giant is giving a 10p off per litre of fuel coupon to shoppers who spend £60 in store or ...
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Duty fraudsters cost every retailer £40,000 a year in sales
Duty fraud crooks are costing the average convenience store £40,000 a year in lost tobacco sales, according to market survey agency MS Intelligence. In its latest study it found the the level of consumption of non-duty paid cigarettes in the UK had risen from from 17% in 2011 to 21% ...
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Man running counterfeit tobacco factory jailed for tax fraud
A warning about the serious consequences of dealing in counterfeit tobacco has been issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), following the jailing of a 36-year-old man for tax fraud after the discovery of a tobacco counterfeiting ’factory’ in his Renfrew flat. Jin Yong Wang, an illegal immigrant living in ...
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Star supplier
It’s about 18 months since Valero Energy acquired the UK assets of Chevron, and with it the legacy of the Texaco brand, which has been in the UK for nearly 100 years. The acquisition of the Pembroke Refinery in Wales, along with related marketing and logistics operations throughout the UK, ...
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Payment plan unveiled
Forecourt equipment manufacturer Gilbarco Veeder-Root says it is now offering one of the industry’s lowest cost payment plans.It says the payment plan will enable forecourt operators to take advantage of the company’s range of products, subject to credit checks, at easy and affordable payment terms.Adrian Wilson, commercial finance manager at ...
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Analysis
Positive outlook
There are plenty of positive things happening in the market for independent dealers. That was the message from Experian Catalist’s account manager, Arthur Renshaw, as he kicked off the Forecourt Spotlight session at this year’s Forecourt Show."There’s an awful lot going on in the sector at moment," he said. "The ...
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Monitoring on the move
PSD Codax is piloting new technology that will enable forecourt retailers to monitor all their car care equipment remotely using a single monitoring device.The next generation of Codax Forecourt Monitor has wireless networking technology which means that retailers no longer need separate mobile data connections and login procedures for different ...
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Mini muffin mania
The McVitie’s Cake Company is launching Jaffa Cakes and Galaxy mini muffins. Each twin-pack has a rrp of 89p. The Jaffa Cakes mini muffins are a light sponge with a bittersweet dark chocolate topping and include the brand’s ’smashing orangey bit’. The Galaxy mini muffins have a smooth chocolate cream ...
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Let rip into these
Nestlé is extending its Rowntree’s Randoms with the launch of Rip’ems. These comprise eight peelable strings in four fruity flavours: apple, blackcurrant, orange and pineapple.The company says the product’s bar-shaped format is a ’first’ for sugar confectionery.The sweets contain 25% fruit juice but no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.Targeted at ...
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Sanitiser kit launched
Addgards has launched The ’Hand & Handle’ sanitising wet wipe dispenser to cater for customers concerned about the hygiene or smell of petrol pumps.The company says a problem was identified by an American study that found high levels of bacteria and viruses on petrol pumps. Another problem is the smell ...
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PRA informs MPs inquiry
The PRA has submitted evidence on the pressures facing independent petrol, stations to a cross party group of MPs investigating the state of the UK retail sector.The Department for Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee recently launched an inquiry into the UK retail market to question the effects regulations and ...
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Heinz launches slices
Heinz Beanz are now available in four chilled savoury pastry slices: Heinz Beanz slice; Beanz with Cheddar cheese; Beanz with spicy meatballs; and Beanz with smoky sausage. All are wrapped in light puff pastry.Also available is a range of sauce-topped sausage rolls, topped with a layer of Heinz tomato ketchup, ...
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Liquid gold
Britons guzzled their way through an astonishing 6.97bn litres of soft drinks last year. According to Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review 2013, all that liquid equated to £7.21bn-worth of sales through grocery and impulse outlets. Impulse outlets accounted for nearly 25% of value sales (£1.78bn), up 1.6% on 2011, with ’glucose ...
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New premium fuel launched by Shell
Shell has teamed up with former Formula 1 TV presenter Jake Humphrey to launch Shell V-Power Nitro unleaded and diesel two new fuels designed to reduce engine deposits that can impair vehicle performance.Developed by Shell Scientists, Shell V-Power Nitro+ fuels represent the next generation of Shell’s premium performance ...
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Money Talk: Whatever happened to our ’flexible friend’?
Every retailer reading Jac Roper’s page in last month’s issue should have been horrified by the prospect of a major electronic funds transfer (EFT) processor changing their debit card handling fees from a ’per transaction’ cost to a percentage of turnover. That’s because this was an attack on one of ...
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Festival favourite
Tic Tac is currently available in a festival limited edition. Each pack contains four fruity flavours: lime, orange, cherry and passionfruit.There are two pack sizes: the 18g, rrp 50p and the 49g, rrp £1.25.Tic Tac is benefiting from a £3.6m marketing investment this year including sponsorship of the Kiss Beach ...
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Tokheim makes Metro Security its partner for its Eye system
National security systems installer Metro Security has been named by international fuel retailing solutions provider Tokheim as its UK partner for the new Tokheim Eye system.Tokheim Eye brings together service station security for forecourt pumps, payment and imagery in one package, interfacing high definition (HD) surveillance cameras with automatic number ...
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PM rules out raising duty
Motoring organisations have welcomed a comment by the Prime Minister suggesting the coalition government could scrap any further fuel duty increases.The Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying: "We will keep going to try and keep those fuel duty increases off."Quentin Willson, FairFuelUK campaigner, said: "It looks like our campaign is ...