All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2015 – Page 3
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Event showcases £1.1m site refurb
Jos Richardson & Son has celebrated a £1.1m refurbishment with an open day at the re-opening of its BP forecourt, Spar convenience store and Subway at York Road Garage, Escrick, between Selby and York in North Yorkshire.The official cutting of the ribbon was performed by Charles Forbes Adam, owner of ...
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product news: New screen wash from Prestone
Prestone, which claims to be the number one coolant/antifreeze brand in the US, has expanded its range introducing a ready to use Winter Screen Wash. This ready to use Autumn/Winter Screen Wash formula works to achieve maximum visibility by quickly melting ice down to -10 degrees and removing stubborn traffic ...
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Gearing up for polymer notes
With the Bank of England recently extending its paper-to-polymer transition to include £20 notes, Cashmaster International, one of the leading companies in the global cash management sector, is reminding retailers to keep ahead of upcoming changes. As a leader in the field of count-by-weight solution providers, Cashmaster has introduced a ...
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product news: Volvic expands range
Volvic is expanding its Touch of Fruit Sparkling range with the launch its two best-selling flavours, Strawberry & Raspberry and Lemon & Lime, in a new on the go 500ml format. The launch will be supported with a national in-store and sampling campaign to drive trial. The new packs will ...
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MRH threatened with inquiry over Esso sites
Competition authorities have warned the number one Top 50 Indie MRH that it could face a full scale inquiry because of concerns caused by its acquisition of a tranche of 78 sites from Esso, in a deal agreed in March. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told MRH it ...
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NewsFirst Essar-branded site opens in UK
The first Essar-branded forecourt in the UK has opened at a site owned by Top 50 Indie HKS at Coalville in Leicestershire, and Essar says it has many more planned across the country. Essar Oil (UK) is an arm of the Indian multinational conglomerate Essar Group and owns the Stanlow ...
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Low emission vehicles keep support
The Government will continue to support the development and sale of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) the Chancellor George Osborne said in his Autumn Budget Statement. He announced continued support for uptake and manufacturing of ULEVs, with £600m capital available for investment during 2015-20. The Government aims for all new cars ...
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product news: Duracell teams up with the force
Duracell and Lucasfilm have announced a new partnership and creative campaign ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The collaboration includes TV advertising, digital and social media support, as well as in-store activity and a series of limited edition Star Wars packs. In addition, the brand has ...
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product news: Dairy Crest reintroduces packaging
Dairy Crest is bringing back its popular Best of British Pack across the Country Life block butter portfolio. The Best of British Country Life Pack, first introduced during the Queen’s Jubilee in 2012, has undergone a design refresh to give increased stand-out on shelf. The re-introduction of the packaging highlights ...
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Costcutter rolls out social media training
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is rolling out its social media training programme to all its retailers in 2016, following a pilot programme which saw members drive increased sales. Initially focusing on Facebook, the social media training programme is aimed at equipping Costcutter Supermarkets Group’s retailers with the tools and knowledge ...
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product news: CCE unveils festive format
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has unveiled a new festive format and its ‘Give a little happiness’ TV advert to help retailers maximise sales over the holiday season. Following on from the launch of its Christmas truck on-pack promotion, nationwide truck tour and ‘Holidays are coming’ TV campaign last month, Coca-Cola Enterprises’ ...
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product news: Red Bull launches new campaign
Red Bull, is bringing back its cartoon advertising this Christmas with a new campaign. The advert, will be on TV, online and in cinemas, screens for six weeks. To support the campaign that brand is targeting shoppers through a range of shopper marketing, available specifically to independent retailers and symbol ...
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product news: Lights by Tena bridges gap
A new Lights by Tena Ultra Towel has been introduced to bridge a gap in the bladder weakness category. To help facilitate the trade-up between Lights by Tena and Tena Lady, the new Lights by Tena Ultra Towel meets the needs of Lights by Tena shoppers who require heavier absorption ...
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Thieves break in to forecourt shop
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a service station in Buckingham. At approximately 3am on Monday November 23, offenders forced entry to the shop at the petrol station in London Road. The offenders gained entry after smashing a glass door and then continued to break ...
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Esso and BP sign reciprocal card deal
Esso and BP have agreed a reciprocal fuel card deal which will enable BP Plus fuel cards to be used at Esso sites and for Esso fuel cards to be used at BP sites, starting in 2016. There are approximately 1,200 BP forecourts in the UK, which will increase ...
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Refit and re-branding boost turnover
A Lincolnshire forecourt owner says fuel volumes have risen by more than 25% after a refit and re-branding of his site. Peter Baxter, proprietor of Ruskington Service Station, near Sleaford, recently undertook a full pumps, pipes and tanks refurbishment before re-opening in late September. With a more flexible pump layout ...
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product news: Forecourts win Boost prizes
Five forecourts were among the winners in Boost Drinks’ biggest trade promotion. Entrants simply needed to stock five of Boost’s Energy range SKUs, display them in a store chiller with branded POS material, and send in a photograph of the products. The winning store managers were: Karen Marshall, MPK ...
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Asda offers 99.7ppl for three days
After an independent supermarket cut its petrol to below £1 a litre on Monday, Asda has cut the price of leaded petrol to 99.7ppl for a three-day period, with diesel down to 103.7ppl. Asda had previously stated it would not be taking part in Black Friday price cutting and claimed ...
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Gulf customer wins Mini Cooper
Gulf customer Ian Jackson, who lives in Denny, Falkirk, has won the star prize in Gulf’s recent forecourt promotion, a Mini Cooper. Ian collected his new Mini Cooper, liveried in the blue and orange Gulf branding, from his local Gulf forecourt - Haugh’s Filling Station - on Glasgow Road, Denny, ...
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NewsPRA welcomes police budget decision
The PRA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement in his Autumn Spending Review that police budgets would be maintained. With forecourt crime costing an estimated £40m a year, petrol retailers across England and Wales have been threatened by cash-strapped police authorities that they might refuse to investigate ‘drive-offs’ and other forecourt ...