All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2008 – Page 2
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’Silver’ service at JPS
A new economy cigarette brand, JPS ’Silver’, has been launched by Imperial Tobacco to cater for the growing number of adult smokers who are moving down through the cigarette price sectors into the economy sector -which contributes more than £1bn a year to retailers’ turnover. Offering more value in a ...
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A happy Malt-Easter
Mars has launched an array of new products for next Easter while reducing the number of lines it’s offering to retailers from 28 to 19.The company says the change follows retailer feedback and will allow it to concentrate on its core sellers.New products for 2009 include the Malteaster filled chocolate ...
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Sterling work from Gallaher
New pricemarked packs have been launched for Sterling, which Gallaher says moves the brand into the super value sector.King Size 20s have been reduced from rrp £4.50 to £4.20, while Superkings have gone from £4.59 to £4.25. Gallaher says retailers will benefit by getting the same cash margin as before.01932 ...
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Irish eyes are smiling
Pump manufacturer Dresser Wayne has reached an agreement with Irish company Pumps & Fuel Installations to provide equipment sales and service to retailers in Ireland. The aim is to bring the latest in fuel dispenser design and technology to the Irish market.The agreement will be finalised over the next ...
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Easy does it...
What US retailer John MacDougall doesn’t know about running forecourts probably isn’t worth knowing. For four decades the businessman has worked to build up his mini empire, weathering any economic storms as well as the harsh winters in upstate New York. After buying out his original two partners of ...
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Dealers gasping as prices tumble
Independent dealers have been left between a rock and a hard place following the speed at which fuel prices have fallen in the past month. Some also feel there is no one to defend their position to the public - particularly following prime minister Gordon Brown’s call for forecourts to ...
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Dealers gasping as prices tumble
Independent dealers have been left between a rock and a hard place following the speed at which fuel prices have fallen in the past month. Some also feel there is no one to defend their position to the public - particularly following prime minister Gordon Brown’s call for forecourts to ...
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Total HQ staff run forecourt for a day
Total rewarded employees at an award-winning site by giving them the day off and getting head office staff to run the forecourt instead. The Pin Green forecourt in Stevenage fought off competition from 249 other stores to receive Total’s Best Premier Store Award 2008.The competition was an internal initiative by ...
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Newsxxx mints curry favour
To celebrate its sponsorship of National Curry Week which takes place from November 23-29, XXX Mints is giving away 12 cases, each containing 36 tubes, to four retailers.Described as the strongest extra strong mint on the market, 23 million tubes are sold every year.The sponsorship of National Curry Week, which ...
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Join the club
When Kathiravan Ramajayam took over running Ablewell Convenience Store and Jet forecourt, he had quite a task ahead of him. The site in Walsall near Birmingham had a reputation for card cloning, its shop offer was way out of date and people in the area preferred to shop at the ...
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Police hunt night-time cigs thieves
Police are hunting a three-man masked gang, which is targeting filling stations in the Lincolnshire area in a series of night-time raids. So far, the haul has always been cigarettes and the getaway vehicle a Land Rover. The robberies have occurred when the forecourts are closed, and have all been ...
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Christmas prizes
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is launching its Christmas 2008 campaign this month, backed by £2.5m-worth of marketing and featuring an on-pack promotion on all 500ml and 2ltr bottles of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke as well as a seasonal campaign for Schweppes.The Holidays are Coming and Greatest Gift ads will also ...
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Challenging times
Such drama on a world scale leads to such challenges at grass roots level. While everyone has been focused on the bewildering goings-on in the financial world, suddenly, like missing a turning on the motorway, your own small orbit - more specifically your fuel buying strategy - seems to be ...
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Service Centre with Jac Roper
== Power of the press? == Jerry Eggleshaw’s problem went back to the hot bank holiday at the beginning of May - and it only got cleared up five months later after the intervention of Forecourt Trader. I don’t report this to brag but rather to hope that a few ...
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celebrate christmas with nestle
Christmas is a key time for confectionery sales, and with this in mind Nestlé Confectionery is giving readers an extra chance to boost their seasonal sales.The company is giving away four outers from its core seasonal range to two readers.Nestlé Confectionery says it is helping retailers to maximise sales and ...
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Cadbury dives in
Cadbury has announced that it is sponsoring the London Olympics.The company is the Official Confectionery and Ice Cream Supporter, and can use the London 2012 name on it products. When the Olympics are on, Cadbury will supply all confectionery and packaged ice cream sold at venues and within the Olympic ...
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Buying power
When it comes to batteries, consumers want them to last as long as possible so no doubt they’ll be interested in Panasonic’s new Evoia battery, which has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s longest lasting AA alkaline battery. As such, it’s the first battery ...
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in brief
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has called for the government to put a freeze on fuel duty to cut prices on the forecourt. PRA director Ray Holloway said Gordon Brown could reduce fuel prices though a fuel tax reduction but was avoiding taking action.Fuel distributor Samuel Cooke & Co ...
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