All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2008 – Page 3

  • News

    Not just any franchise...

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

    As the successful partnership between Marks and Spencer and BP reached its centenary last month with the opening of the 100th Simply Food concept in a BP Connect store, the oil company announced a potentially exciting development, which could see the M&S brand installed across many dealer forecourts.BP is to ...

  • News

    All wrapped up

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

    In the year to June 2008, UK consumers spent £37bn on gifts - up 10% on the previous 12 months. The figure comes from TNS Worldpanel data, which also reveals that the average spend on a gift is just under £29. Finding a gift of that value in a forecourt ...

  • In the surgery this month - Frilford Service Station,  Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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    In the surgery this month - Frilford Service Station, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

    GENERAL APPEARANCE: The junction of the A338 (Oxford/Wantage road) and the A415 (Witney/Abingdon road) is off set and somewhat awkward, but constantly busy and an ideal location for a service station. And indeed right on the junction at Frilford is a large Shell service station with Budgens shop.FORECOURT: The forecourt ...

  • News

    Oil companies sign up for IFFE 2009

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Five oil companies have so far signed up to exhibit at next year’s International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Show (IFFE), which will take place at the Birmingham NEC from March 1-3, 2009.GB Oils, Harvest Energy, LP Gas, Murco and Pace will all be there.Mike Skinner, sales manager for independent ...

  • Forecourt  pay 2008
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    Forecourt pay 2008

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Every autumn for the past 10 years we have taken a snapshot of actual forecourt pay from our managed payroll service data. We then analyse that data into geographic regions to see just what is being paid to hourly-paid employees in the UK petrol retailing industry. What makes these figures ...

  • Fuel prices - September 30, 2008
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    Fuel prices - September 30, 2008

    2008-10-07T00:00:00Z