Columnists

MONEY TALK: The big boys in the playground
2021-03-01T16:09:00+00:00By Jan Mikula, EKW Group
SERVICE CENTRE: An unhappy fuel supply ending
2021-03-01T15:57:00+00:00By Jac Roper
COMMENT: Green ambitions – the future of forecourts in the race to 2030
2021-03-01T15:38:00+00:00By Daniel Cook, partner and Mark Frostick, senior associate, Rapleys

COMMENT: The dawn for EVs is near, the time to prepare is now

2021-02-22T10:37:00+00:00By Oliver Shaw, CEO, Kalibrate

In November, the UK government announced it will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as part of its 10-point plan for a green ‘industrial revolution’.

SHOP TALK: Orange juices up chocolate sales

2021-02-22T10:26:00+00:00By Tracy West, retail commentator

Some of you may have heard of the Netflix series ‘Orange is the New Black’, the title of which plays on the fact that the drama is set in a women’s prison in the US, where all the inmates wear bright orange jumpsuits.

PITSTOP: We check out the first Electric Forecourt

2021-02-15T16:01:00+00:00

Mystery motorist on a mission…

LEGAL ADVICE: Welsh Covid regs and business interruption claims

2021-02-15T15:26:00+00:00By Robert Botkai, partner, Winckworth Sherwood

Our ‘legal doctor’ Robert Botkai discusses new regulations in Wales as well as the Supreme Court case on business interruption loans

MONEY TALK: Fuel volume data update and ‘HMRC’ scam warning

2021-02-15T15:16:00+00:00By Jan Mikula, EKW Group

According to the ONS, fuel volumes across Great Britain last November (2020) were down almost 24% against their benchmark February 2020 level.

COMMENT: Do you remember how you thought 2020 would play out a year ago?

2021-02-08T16:32:00+00:00By Mark Truman, chief revenue officer, Edge Petrol

Predicting the future is impossible, so it may seem unwise to forecast what to expect from 2021. I’m guessing this article won’t age well, so I’m banking on nobody revisiting it in January 2022!

SHOP TALK: Share the love… you know you want to

2021-02-08T13:03:00+00:00By Tracy West, retail commentator

With the lockdown still underway, and many people on furlough or working from home, everyone seems to be looking for some reason for a little cheer. This month, we have Valentine’s Day, and even the die-hard non-romantics among us might well get their heads turned for a chance of a little extra love in their lives.