All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2017 – Page 3
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News
product news: RetroScents aims to rekindle sweet memories
RetroScents, the manufacturer of in-car air fresheners and fragranced accessories, is aiming to rekindle sweet memories after signing a licensing deal Tangerine, the supplier and manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn. The agreement with Tangerine is the latest in a line of deals for the Nottingham-based firm, whose scented ...
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NewsExperienced operator adds to her estate
The sale of Central Avenue Service Station in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, has been brokered by business property adviser Christie & Co, with funding secured through commercial finance broker, Christie Finance. The six-pump forecourt and convenience store is located in the centre of Nuneaton and recently underwent a full refurbishment. The business ...
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NewsBP Oil renews BOSS membership for 2018
BP Oil UK has renewed its membership of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, for 2018. The agreement, which covers BP’s entire company owned network of more than 320 sites in the UK, will provide retailers with access to BOSS Payment Watch, the No Means of Payment recovery service, for ...
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NewsDate set for withdrawal of paper £10 note
The Bank of England has announced that will be withdrawing the legal tender status of the paper £10 note featuring Charles Darwin on Thursday 1 March 2018. The decision follows the launch of the new polymer £10 note featuring Jane Austen on 14 September this year. The paper notes can ...
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NewsKay group opens fourth new-to-industry site
Top 50 Indie Kay Group has opened its fourth new-to-industry site in two years. The new site’s fuel brand is Texaco, taking their total number of Texaco-branded service stations to 15. The new site is located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and comes after The Kay Group opened a Texaco-branded new ...
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NewsDCC reports increased profits and turnover for half year
DCC, the parent company of Certas Energy, has reported increased sales and profits for the six months ended 30 September 2017. The group’s oil, retail and LPG businesses increased revenue to £1.6bn, up 16.4% on the same period a year ago, and the group’s adjusted operating profit on continuing activities ...
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NewsNisa members narrowly vote in favour of takeover by Co-op
Nisa Retail members have narrowly voted in favour of the Co-op Group’s offer to buy the business for up to £137.5m. A 75% vote was required to give the go ahead for the deal and members voted 75.79% in favour and 24.21% against the Co-op’s offer. The offer requires clearance ...
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NewsWholesalers dismayed by CMA provisional Tesco-Booker verdict
Wholesalers have reacted with dismay after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had provisionally concluded that Tesco’s purchase of Booker does not raise competition concerns. A number of competing wholesalers told a CMA investigation that they were concerned Booker would benefit from improved suppliers’ terms after the merger, ...
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NewsMulti-million pound spend in BP M&S refurbishments
Three BP M&S Simply Food sites have reopened after refurbishments involving a multi-million pound investment. The BP service station with M&S Simply Food on Kilmarnock Road reopened after a spend of £0.9m on the site. Extensive changes were made with the building being extended to provide improved toilet facilities and ...
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NewsMinimum alcohol pricing in Scotland clears final hurdle
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Government can set a minimum price for alcohol, rejecting a challenge by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago but implementation has been delayed by court challenges. In a unanimous judgment, seven Supreme ...
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NewsPRA adds to protest over threat to diesel drivers
The PRA has added its voice to protests after reports that the government is planning further tax penalties for diesel drivers. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The Petrol Retailers Association strongly agrees with the UK’s leading motoring and freight organisations, that the Chancellor’s first aim should be to support the ...
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NewsACS calls on government to act over rate relief delays
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Government to take further action to ensure that local authorities distribute rate relief properly, after it was revealed that more than 100 authorities were yet to issue amended bills to businesses. The list, published this week by the Department of Communities ...
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News
Retailer snaps up second Jet site - on tourist route
Ayrshire-based Jet forecourt owner Brian Connolly, who opened the first Jet and Spar dual-branded site, has bought a second service station, in the market town of Dalmellington, 10 miles from his first forecourt at Maybole. The new site is located on the Galloway tourist route, which runs from the A74(M) ...
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News
Under the spotlight: Rachael Hockmeyer
Twenty questions with Rachael Hockmeyer Job title Director Company Hockmeyer Motors Ltd 01 Career history: My family bought our current site in 1972, and I worked there as a teenager. After University I worked as a branch manager for Stead and Simpson and then as a store manager for Argos ...
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No stopping food-to-go
Latest data from IGD says the UK’s food-to-go sector is in ’rude health’ and is on schedule to be worth £23.5bn by 2022 up from this year’s expected £17.4bn.IGD’s research splits the food-to-go market into five segments: food-to-go specialists; quick service restaurants; coffee specialists; convenience, forecourt and other retailers; ...
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MPK Garages expands with two more sites
MPK Garages has acquired two further forecourts as part of its expansion and development plan.The Leicester-based retailer, currently ranked 10th in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, recently acquired Chester Road Service Station in Stanley, County Durham, and Ram Jam Service Station on the A1 in Leicestershire. This takes the company’s ...
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Reports
Essential roadside services
New research from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has shown the essential contribution that the UK’s petrol forecourts make to the economy, to working people and to communities. The 2017 Forecourt Report highlights the continuing evolution of forecourts as both retailers and service providers, with stores often leading the ...
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Shell invests in electric
Shell launched an on-forecourt electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging service called Shell Recharge, days after it signed an agreement to buy NewMotion, one of Europe’s largest EV charging providers.The new service is now available at Shell Holloway in London, Shell Whyteleafe in Surrey, and Shell Derby, and will be launched ...
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EDGEPoS installed at first forecourt in England
The EDGEPoS solution has been installed at the first petrol station in England since P&C Services was appointed by Henderson Technology as an EDGEPoS reseller in the UK. P&C worked with Henderson Technology to develop and install the system and train its staff at the BP and Spar-branded service station ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell Farnborough Farnborough Road, Hants
LOCATION: I approached my target the new Budgens at Shell Farnborough site which opened on September 1 from the M3 (Junction 4) via the Blackwater Way (A331) and on to the A325 Farnborough Road. FORECOURT: It was highly visible due to its prominent illuminated Shell-branded pole and large canopy. The ...