All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2018
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NewsTesco and VW to create UK’s largest EV charging network
Tesco and Volkswagen have announced plans to develop the largest UK retail electric vehicle charging network, powered by Pod Point. Customers will be able to charge their electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free or a ‘rapid’ 50 kW charger for a small cost in line with market ...
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NewsApplegreen launches festive promotion
Applegreen has launched an innovative Christmas promotion in Eire and Northern Ireland, centred on its seasonal hot beverage cups. The company is asking customers to post a selfie of them with the Christmas cup for a chance to win a €50/£50 gift card, always welcome at this time of the ...
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NewsSupermarkets announce weekend fuel price cuts
Another round of fuel price cuts begins as supermarkets rush to make announcements about their plans in time for the weekend. From tomorrow Asda customers will see a cut of up to 2ppl off the company’s national price cap on unleaded at 116.7ppl and diesel at 127.77ppl. This is Asda’s ...
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NewsBP and Shell among seven oil companies signed up for The Forecourt Show
BP and Shell are among seven oil companies that have already signed up for The Forecourt Show 2019, making it the most must-attend forecourt exhibition of the year. BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell will be out in force at the NEC from April 8-10, giving retailers ...
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NewsHome Office Minister agrees to retail violence summit
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins has agreed to meet with retail representative bodies and trade unions to discuss violence against retailers and shopworkers following amendments tabled to the Offence Weapons Bill by David Hanson MP. The amendments proposed tougher sanctions for attacks on shopworkers that are “intentionally obstructed” in exercising ...
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NewsForecourt crime incidents up 13%
A 13% rise in incidents of crime on Britain’s retail forecourts has been revealed by the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index. Rising fuel prices during the quarter have pushed up the average initial loss per site, before any BOSS Payment Watch recovery, to £420 per site in Q3 2018 (Q2 ...
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NewsRontec sells controlling joint stake in fuel card business
Top 50 Indie Rontec, together with Bayford Group, has sold a controlling interest in a fuel card business to a French company. Edenred, which specialises in prepaid corporate services, has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of the share capital of The Right Fuelcard Company (TRFC) group, which has 27,000 ...
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NewsMachete-wielding thugs attack forecourt staff
Lancashire Police has appealed for witnesses after robbers attacked employees at the Asda petrol station in Burnley. At 10pm on Saturday 24 November, a silver Nissan Juke pulled up near to the petrol station as the staff were locking up and leaving for the night. Three men left the car ...
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TLM Technologies unveils pricing solution with artificial intelligence
TLM Technologies has added to its evolution suite of solutions for forecourt and convenience store owners, with new fuel pricing software with artificial intelligence (AI) called evoPricePlus. It is a cloud-based retail fuel pricing solution that proposes prices multiple times a day and analyses pricing performance against AI to give ...
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NewsACS calls for Making Tax Digital to be delayed by a year
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the government to delay Making Tax Digital (MTD) until 2020, following a report from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub Committee. MTD is scheduled to change the way retailers submit their VAT return from April 2019, requiring them ...
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NewsNisa’s latest format bringing sales increases of 12%
Nisa has reported that retailers who have converted their stores to the latest Evolution format over the past 12 months are experiencing sales increases averaging almost 12%. Since the start of January this year, 42 stores have converted to the latest format which offers retailers a greater degree of ...
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NewsLeeds Spar site relaunches after £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, located on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by James Hall & Co, Spar UK’s distributor for the North of ...
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NewsMaxol aiming to raise £20,000 for mental health charity
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol is aiming to raise £20,000 this Christmas for its charity partner, AWARE – which provides support, education, and information, for people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and mood-related conditions in Northern Ireland. The initiative, now in its second year, will see Maxol donate 10p ...
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Del Monte reveals new on-the-go snacking ranges
Del Monte has launched two new on-the-go fruit snacking ranges - Fruit Express and Fruit Fusions. Available in nine ambient flavours, each recyclable pot provides one portion of the recommended five-a-day and is targeting lunchboxes, after school or on-the-go sales. Available now in selected retailers, both ranges will roll out ...
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EasyCoffee and Yoyo Wallet join forces to deliver customer loyalty
EasyCoffee, the coffee chain launched by CEO and entertainment entrepreneur Nathan Lowry and easyJet tycoon Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has forged an alliance with London-based Yoyo, the mobile payment and loyalty marketing platform, to provide a new app-based payment and loyalty solution for its customers.Yoyo will build and roll out an ...
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Nestlé Confectionery launches Spring range
Nestlé Confectionery’s spring range for 2019 will focus on offering consumers its big brands in the season’s best-selling formats, and features innovation in mini eggs, large eggs and giant eggs as well as a new range of Incredible eggs. The line-up includes new large egg launches from Smarties, Rolo, Toffee ...
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Mini Babybel Spirolls cheese snack set for January launch
Cheese snack format Mini Babybel, will be extending its market-leading range with the launch of Mini Babybel Spirolls in January, with the aim of boosting sales in the lunchbox cheese category. A portion-controlled natural cheese snack, with no added colours, flavours or preservatives, new Mini Babybel Spirolls has been designed ...
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NewsHarvest Energy adds Edge Petrol to newly-acquired HKS sites
Harvest Energy has added EdgePetrol to its recent acquisition of the HKS portfolio, boosting the number of Harvest sites using EdgePetrol from 23 to 86. Since going live with EdgePetrol in July this year, Harvest Energy has made good use of key Edge features such as the live margin tool, ...
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’Try something new’ festive ad for Pepsi Max
Pepsi MAX is back on TV screens helping to drive trial of its core and flavoured products during the festive season.Soft drinks producer Britvic says the TV ad will encourage shoppers to ‘try a new tradition this Christmas’, following increased sales in December last year when the ad aired for ...
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Dogs top Christmas gift list for 80% of owners
New research by Mars Petcare UK and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has revealed that eight out of 10 dog owners in the UK are planning to put their pet on top of their Christmas gift list this year. With Christmas shopping season now well underway, Mars Petcare UK and ...