All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2009 – Page 3
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It’s a kind of magic
Lindt has launched its new Magical Milk Bar for Christmas 2009. Aimed at shoppers looking for stocking fillers or just an indulgent treat, Lindt says the bar is filled with "a luxurious and creamy milk filling". With a rrp of 69 for a 40g bar, the product comes in outers ...
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Staff matters
Are all your employees entitled to work here?In an industry which has traditionally seen a large proportion of short-term and ’casual’ workers, the recent publicity involving the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, and the employment status of her Tongan housekeeper should serve as a reminder to all employers that they have ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you find current practices in the newspaper and magazine distribution industry restrictive to the development of this area of your business? yes 70%no 30% Most of our readers seem to think there is definite room for improvement here. Just as well the Association of News Retailing has vowed to ...
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Unseen peril of signage work
Retail managers are dangerously underestimating the health and safety risks of sign installation and maintenance and their own liability, according to new research from sign firm Xmo Strata, which has many contracts in the forecourt sector. Much of the work is done at height, involves electricity and, because of ...
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A real winter warmer
Pantheon has recommended that retailers invest in its heavy duty PSK soup kettle this winter.According to the company, the pot heats up to 10 litres of soup and holds it at the optimum serving temperature until needed. The unit is easy to use with a neon light indicating that it ...
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Taking the tube route
Reckitt Benckiser has introduced a new design for Strepsils, which it says is its first product aimed at the impulse market.Strepsils Handy Tubes are a new size of pack developed following feedback from independent retailers.The new compact pack size will be sold in tandem with traditional blister packs but ...
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Sales surge
Ask any convenience store retailer who is open on Christmas Day what his customers are buying and all will mention batteries. The run up to Christmas is definitely the season for buying batteries to power all those toys and MP3 players and remote controls. Your forecourt might not be open ...
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Park Garage Group up for business award
Park Garage Group has been nominated for one of the prestigious Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards, an annual event which celebrates Asian business achievement in the UK. This year the event will also acknowledge the challenges currently facing organisations and encourage discussion on how businesses can survive the current economic downturn. ...
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Brits get their thirst back for bottled water
Bottled water sales have suffered in recent years with the credit crunch causing consumers to revert to tap water. However, Mintel says its latest research shows that, as consumer confidence is returning, so is the popularity of bottled water. According to Mintlel, the bottled water market was thriving until recently ...
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Business as usual at BP’s Thresher sites
BP said today it was business as usual at its Thresher-supplied sites, despite the drinks company’s owner First Quench Retailing Ltd calling in administrators last week. A BP spokesman said he didn’t expect Thresher’s collapse to have a "massive impact" on its stores or customer offer. He said of BP’s ...
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Brian Worrall is new president of UKPIA
Brian Worrall, sales manager in Europe for Chevron’s marketing business, has been appointed president of the UK Petroleum Industry Association. He succeeds outgoing president Janet Ashdown of BP. Brian has a wide Uk retail business background and has worked for Chevron for the past eight years in a number of ...
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Tories promise to cut red tape
A "bonfire of all the paperwork" has been promised by Tory MP Anne McIntosh should the Conservative Party prevail at the next election. In a debate at the Heart of the Community seminar organised by the Association of Convenience Stores in London on Tuesday, McIntosh also said the tobacco display ...
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Amscreen and TomTom team up
TomTom and digital signage company Amscreen have announced a sponsorship deal aimed at providing millions of motorists with up-to-date traffic information via TomTom’s HD Traffic. The deal sees TomTom become the exclusive provider of live traffic feeds across Amscreen’s digital signage network. According to Amscreen, BP will be the first ...
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Total rolls out LPG
Total has revealed it is adding new LPG facilities at five of its company-owned forecourts due to the increased popularity of LPG in previously converted sites. The oil company said the first forecourt to receive the conversion would be Total’s Bourne End Services on the A41 in Buckinghamshire, and this ...
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Shell backs down over poppy ban
Shell has reversed its ban on poppy appeal collections at its petrol stations. The oil company has also apologised to any customers upset by its original decision not to allow the collection boxes to be put on display at its sites. The announcement came after reports that forces veterans were ...
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Calls to toughen up on forecourt crime
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for retailers to get equal treatment with doctors and nurses when those convicted of violent attacks against them are convicted. James Lowman, ACS chief cxecutive, made the demand in a letter to Justice Secretary Jack Straw in support of Respect for Shop ...
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NewsTotal pleads guilty to Buncefield charges
Total UK has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to charges relating to the Buncefield explosion. The oil company today admitted two charges under the Health and Safety Act and one of causing pollution. The blast in 2005 at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire – which supplied 20% of ...
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Strike threat for Sainsbury’s forecourts
Unite has announced that it is to ballot BP tanker drivers who deliver fuel to Sainsbury’s forecourts. The trade union said the 240 drivers, around 200 of which are Unite members, work on the BP Logistics Contract delivering fuel to the supermarket’s sites around the UK. According to Unite: "Sainsbury’s ...
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Indigo acquires TQIPS from Torex
Indigo Retail Holdings Limited has acquired TQIPS Limited, part of the Petroleum and Convenience Division of Torex Retail Holdings Limited. TQIPS is described as the market-leading supplier of project management, construction and forecourt services in the UK. Baljit (Billy) Tank of Indigo Retail Holdings, said, "We are excited to be ...
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Val wins sales assistant award
Valerie Dowling of Mace Approach, a BP service station in Andover, Hampshire, is the winner of the Forecourt Category of the Sales Assistant of the Year Awards 2009, run by Forecourt Trader’s sister publication Convenience Store. She was presented with the award by celebrity Anthea Turner at a celebration lunch ...