All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2016 – Page 9
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Top 50 Indie wins national award
A site owned by Top 50 Indie Manor Service Stations has scooped a national award after a major investment and expansion. Recognising the need for greater choice for local shoppers, Oakwood Gate Costcutter in Warrington underwent a £1m investment in November 2015. The scheme doubled the size of the store, ...
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NewsEuro Garages merges to form giant group
Euro Garages has merged with the Continental operator EFR to form a group with 1,450 locations and annual turnover of about €6bn. Euro Garages and EFR will continue to operate under their own names with their current CEOs and senior leadership teams, and a new holding company named Intervias has ...
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Supermarkets driving fuel price rises
Supermarkets have put their fuel prices up faster than independents over the past month, according to the monthly RAC Fuel Watch report. It found the cost of unleaded petrol and diesel crept up for the second consecutive month in September, as a result of rising world oil prices putting upward ...
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Independent c-store investment at lowest recorded
Investment by independent convenience stores is at a record low, while investment by multiples is soaring, according to latest research by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The ACS Investment Tracker found convenience stores across the UK have invested a record £210m in store improvements in the past three months, ...
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New car market continues to set records
The UK new car market reached its highest level in September on record, as buyers purchased the new 66-plate. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported 469,696 cars were registered, up 1.6% on the same month last year. The total number of cars registered so far this year ...
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Greenergy wins award for annual report
Greenergy, which supplies and delivers fuel to Esso and Nisa sites, as well as many other forecourts, has won the Building Public Trust Award for Excellence in reporting in private business for its Annual Report. The award recognises Greenergy’s fresh approach to corporate reporting, which goes beyond regulatory requirements to ...
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JTI removes gantry after prosecution
JTI has removed a gantry from one store and withdrawn support from another as it continues its clampdown on retailers who sell illegal tobacco. On September 16 JTI removed its tobacco gantry from Pall Mall News, in Chorley, Lancashire, following action by Lancashire Trading Standards officers. The owner, Siraj Adam, ...
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CollectPlus carries 75 millionth parcel
A BP store has handled the 75 millionth parcel carried by CollectPlus, the store-based delivery and returns service.The parcel was an Amazon Return, handed in to BP Connect store in Stanmore at 12:26pm on 8 September. The store joined the CollectPlus network in October 2011 and has a customer satisfaction ...
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