All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2009 – Page 4
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Shell and Waitrose trial convenience range
Shell UK and Waitrose are to run a joint trial of a selection of the supermarket’s products in three forecourt shops in the Birmingham area. The Waitrose convenience products will be offered alongside Shell’s current shop range to enhance the offer to customers. The trial begins this week with the ...
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Bridging the 100 year Gulf
Hilary Brock Ltd filling station in Olney, Buckinghamshire, has signed to Gulf after almost a century as a non-branded site. The old-style fuel stop, located on the Victorian high street, has been at the heart of the town since 1921 and serves customers with two traditional swing arm twin pumps. ...
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Alert over E5 fuel problems
Rumblings of serious problems with E5 are being echoed around the retail network following a spate of incidents where vehicles are breaking down having just filled up with what is later discovered to be contaminated fuel. The problem seems to have affected retailers primarily supplied by BP, although it is ...
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Help and advice from jac roper
He’s on a roll Tony Barlow of Local Service Stations has been in touch to tell me how ticked off he is with Saxon Paper. "You may remember when they sent me till rolls that hadn’t been ordered and my subsequent successful court action against them," he says. "But even ...
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Robbers jailed after terrifying forecourt raid
Two men have been jailed for a total of seven years after a terrified woman cashier was forced to lock herself in a storeroom during a raid at a Jet filling station in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Nicky Beaton (27) and Gary Tierney (29) went on a crime spree following the ...
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Fab fruit offer from Appletiser
Appletiser is embracing the seasonal spirit by offering retailers the chance to each win cases of Appletiser. According to brand owner Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), sales of premium soft drinks see a considerable spike over Christmas, with Appletiser experiencing an average 300% uplift in base sales as new shoppers trial it. ...
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sales assistant of the year
Valerie Dowling (left) 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 and Forecourt Trader ...
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Global nod for Topaz at inaugural awards
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuels and convenience retailer, was recognised for its "new format, which responds to consumer needs in food and fuel" at the inaugural International Convenience Retailer of the Year awards, run by the National Association of Convenience Stores. The awards were launched to recognise the outstanding contributions to ...
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Raising the bar
GS1 UK, a not-for-profit supply chain standards and solutions organisation, has launched a new online resource to raise awareness of the new GS1 DataBar bar code due to be introduced as a global standard in 2014.The new bar code will be used throughout the retail sector and GSI UK says ...
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Big prize from Philip’s
To celebrate the launch of its 2010 road atlases, Philip’s is giving readers the chance to win one of five sets of five copies of the Big Road Atlas of Britain. Philip’s says it has sold over 20 million atlases and is always looking for ways to hold onto its ...
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Soccerade boost
Natural sports drink brand Soccerade is to benefit from a multi-million pound national marketing programme to drive home its natural and caffeine-free credentials to independent retailers. The brand, launched in the UK earlier this year and backed by footballer Christiano Ronaldo is aimed at all sports enthusiasts.The company behind Soccerade, ...
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in brief
Indigo buys TQIPS Indigo Retail Holdings has bought TQIPS, part of the Petroleum and Convenience Division of Torex Retail Holdings. 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: "The range of services we ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month – Swan Garage, Buckingham
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This site was easily located in the middle of the market town of Buckingham by the familiar Gulf logo. FORECOURT: The forecourt is small with two basic pump islands under a canopy. I needed to refuel and was surprised to discover it was attended service. The ...
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Panic buying at flooding hotspots
Forecourts across Cumbria reported that they were extremely busy during the recent devastating floods. Cerys Hine is site manager at Oakhurst Service Station in Lamplugh Road, Cockermouth. When Forecourt Trader spoke to her, she said her road was the only route into the flood-hit town after several bridges collapsed. "At ...
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Rally call to fight rates scheme
Brian Madderson has urged retailers to help the industry challenge the Valuations Office Agency (VOA) over its 2010 Business Rates assessments. The new head of the RMI Independent Petrol Retailers Association – formerly the PRA – said independents were fuming over the way the VOA had hiked up ...
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Online car wash
PDQ Manufacturing has launched its latest touch-free car wash live on the internet. The US company hosted LaserWash Live online where viewers could see the equipment and ask questions about the new system via a chat room.PDQ said LaserWash is available in the UK and uses Smart 360 Technology that ...
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Shoppers set to splash the cash at Christmas
This Christmas may be the second that shoppers have faced during this recession but research from Mintel suggests retail sales are still growing in both volume and value terms. Mintel is forecasting growth of 2% versus last year in retail sales this month, driven by a recovery in consumer confidence ...
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Dragons’ Den star enters prepay cashcard market
Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones has launched a prepay cashcard called On-X Go prepaid MasterCard via his mobile distribution company Data Select. The company has teamed up with prepaid programme manager M-Cube for the project. George McPherson, chief executive officer of Data Select, said: "Major players have entered the card market ...
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Love Kettle Chips
Kettle Chips has teamed up with LoveFilm, the online DVD rental service and entertainment website, for its latest promotion.According to Kettle Foods, the campaign will reach over three million consumers.It includes the two brands promoting the ’perfect simple night in’ with the Kettle Chips ’Movie Matchmaker’ which matches a consumer ...