All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2005 – Page 2
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Dinner money
The first ever ‘TV dinner’ went on sale in the United States in 1953. Costing just 98 cents, it comprised turkey with a cornbread dressing and gravy, sweet potato and peas. It was the brainwave of travelling salesman Gerry Thomas who had to come up with an idea to use ...
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NewsDatabase: Stakeholder pensions
How many staff do you employ – six, seven, eight maybe? According to our annual PAYEpeople forecourt wages report (Forecourt Trader, Oct 05) the ‘average’ petrol retail site in the UK employs 8.2 hourly-paid staff. We know that many operators run two or three sites but it’s now becoming commonplace ...
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Texaco sale continues
Texaco has disposed of a further 17 sites – 14 to Petrol Express and three to Somerfield. The move is part of Texaco’s plan to dispose of all its company-owned sites and focus on its independent dealers. Texaco now has fewer than 100 sites left to sell.
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Colour-coded sarnies
Ginsters has relaunched its sandwich range with new premium packaging.The new upmarket card skillets feature a Cornish landscape design and are colour-coded according to flavours, with clear category segmentation between the Deep Fill, variety packs and Simply ranges.Andy Valentine, head of marketing at Ginsters, said the updated design is aimed ...
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Clean seat every time
A self-cleaning toilet seat has been launched by new company, Invest in Health.The Eyegiene seat fits onto standard toilet pans and comes with a sanitising dispenser that automatically cleans it after each use. Built-in sensors trigger the process, with the seat rotating through the cleaning mechanism in less than 10 ...
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Real Deals chill out
Spar Scotland has introduced a new solution for merchandising chilled promotions within its convenience stores.With fresh foods a priority growth area for the symbol group this year and many of its Real Deals promotions including fresh products, Spar has launched a new Real Deals chiller unit.Traditionally, chilled promotions have been ...
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Congestion charge increase hits hard
The increase in London’s congestion charge has hit forecourt businesses in the capital and Mayor Ken Livingstone plans to extend the zone into Kensington and Chelsea from 2007 which is set to make things worse. The charge in the existing zone was raised from £5 to £8 in July.Both the ...
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Platform for change
There is so much focus on developing the shop side of the service station business these days, that the fuel element has become almost secondary – except where prices and margins are concerned of course.Oil companies have spent probably as much in recent years advertising their shop offers and friendly ...
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Service Centre
An abuse of power? I gather that electrical disputes are not uncommon. Khalid Mohammad was left disillusioned and distinctly unhappy with his bill after a Yorkshire-based company conducted a site test for the annual renewal of his petroleum certificate. They gave him an estimate, came and did the ...
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News in brief
WELCOME TO CLARE COLEMAN who joins Forecourt Trader as Assistant Editor, taking over from Amy Lanning who left last month to work on sister publication Convenience Store. Clare previously worked as a reporter on a local newspaper in Basingstoke and is looking forward to getting to grips with the petrol ...
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NewsBP link with M&S
BP has launched a new partnership with Marks & Spencer Simply Food at its Hammersmith forecourt. The pilot scheme, which is being rolled out at eight UK sites, will see a selected range of M&S fresh food, ready meals, sandwiches, wine, flowers and basic groceries being sold alongside multi-branded impulse ...
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Shop Doctor: BP Georgetown, Didcot, Oxon
Over the years I’ve heard much about the prize-winning Fraser Group, and its role in the Lakeside Group, and thought it high time I visited one of its sites. So I travelled to Georgetown, Didcot, south of Oxford. This Spar store/BP forecourt site has recently been revamped and seems ideally ...
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Honeywell eyes up BP
BP has chosen Honeywell Video Systems to supply all CCTV equipment for its co-owned forecourts in the UK. Over the next 18 months all 400 BP-owned sites will be upgraded, on a priority basis, to the Honeywell digital video recorder (DVR).The Honeywell HRHD 16-way multiplexing DVR was trialled for four ...
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Crunchie blasts off
Cadbury Trebor Bassett has launched Crunchie Blast – the first new product development for the brand in five years.The bar combines Crunchie honeycomb granules with crisp rice and popping candy, covered in milk chocolate.Mike Tipping, head of customer relations for Cadbury Trebor Bassett, says: “Crunchie Blast is a great fun ...
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Big Oil’s big deal
Big Oil has signed a deal with Siemens Building Technologies to provide it with installation, maintenance and support for its in-store digital media network.
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Batchelors two super flavours
Batchelors SuperNoodles has two new varieties – mild Mexican chilli and 98% fat-free smoky bacon. Both retail at 37p. Launched in 1979, SuperNoodles is a firm favourite with adults and children. There are 11 different flavours in total, with chicken and barbecue beef the best sellers.The brand will be backed ...
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NewsForecourt Sales Assistant of the Year
Marilyn Nutley of the Three Elms BP/Spar Service Station in Hadlow, Kent, was named Forecourt Sales Assistant of the Year at the Sales Assistant of the Year awards, organised by sister-publication Convenience Store magazine.
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NewsRetailers warned of Chip & PIN deadline
Retailers are being warned that Valentine’s Day 2006 is D-day for Chip & PIN. It marks the start of the ‘no PIN, no purchase’ clampdown. From February 14, shoppers must use their PIN number with their cards – if they don’t, their cards may be declined.
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Xmo Strata takes safety advice from pilots
Signage specialist Xmo Strata has consulted professional pilots about how its health and safety procedures can be made even tighter. Steve Martin, (pictured above) managing director for the company which provides specialist sign installation and maintenance services across the UK, says the aviation industry can teach other industries a lot ...
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Lifting the lid on ads
Ad Lid, a company specialising in adverts on lids for take-out coffee, is hoping to expand its coverage by working with forecourt operators.The adverts are stuck on the plastic lids with special stickers. The lids are provided by the company, which says forecourt businesses would benefit from association with brand ...
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