All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2020 – Page 4
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Focus On FeaturePerfect Synergy
The launch of Esso’s new high-octane premium fuel fills a gap at the top end of its fuel line-up.
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NewsWessex Retail adds forecourt to its Spar network in the South West
Wessex Retail has recently completed the acquisition of Newtown Services near Penzance, Cornwall.
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NewsIssa brothers awarded CBEs
Zuber & Mohsin Issa, founders and co-CEOs of EG Group have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. Both brothers have been awarded a CBE for their contribution to business and charity.
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NewsUrgent action called for from government to ensure supply of tobacco products
Trade associations for the retail and wholesale sectors are calling for urgent action from the Government to ensure the supply of tobacco products.
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NewsBP Chargemaster wins £21m contract from Police Scotland
BP Chargemaster has been awarded a contract worth up to £21m by Police Scotland to supply electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across its estates.
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NewsPetrol station and services on the M4 in South Wales sold for £10m
The freehold of a petrol station and services on the M4 in South Wales has been sold for £10m.
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Equipment NewsNescafé launches online hub to support coffee-to-go retailers
Nescafé has launched a new online coffee-to-go hub to help coffee-to-go retailers and convenience stores grow their hot drinks trade and maximise their sales from coffee.
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Product NewsReady brek brings back its central heating TV ad as evenings draw in
Ready brek is back on TV this month with its central heating for everyone creative, inspired by its glow advertising from the 1970s. Alongside the TV slots, which will be supported via a social media campaign, Ready brek is also focusing on the Halloween occasion instore and ...
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Product NewsWKD launches Raspberry Lemonade variant solely in PMP 700ml bottles
WKD is launching a new Raspberry Lemonade variant which will be offered solely in £2.99 price-marked 700ml glass bottles, to appeal exclusively to independent retailers.
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Product NewsMonster Energy forms partnership with Microsoft’s 2021 Halo Infinite game
Monster Energy has announced a new gaming partnership with Microsoft’s 2021 Halo Infinite game, to help retailers tap into energy drinkers’ appetite for gaming.
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NewsForecourt Show set to partner other WRBM events next spring
Next spring The Forecourt Show will combine with Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, The Ingredients Show, Foodex and the National Convenience Show to provide the largest, most important event of its type in 2021.
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NewsACS welcomes additional funding to step up enforcement of Covid-19 rules
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed additional funding for police forces and local councils to step up enforcement of Covid-19 regulations, and has called for support for retailers and staff facing abuse in stores.
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NewsPRA unveils details of its next online Business Bulletin event
The PRA has announced details of the next event in its series of online Business Bulletins, which were introduced after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel its autumn programme of Business Breakouts.
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NewsPolice release CCTV images in investigation into armed robbery at forecourt
Thames Valley Police has released CCTV images of a man officers would like to speak to following an armed robbery at a forecourt shop in Banbury.
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Equipment NewsCosta Express introduces mobile contactless ordering on machines
Costa Express has announced that it is rolling out a mobile contactless ordering system across more than 9,000 machines nationwide this autumn.
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Product NewsRed Bull launches on-pack promotion aiming to grow energy drink category
Red Bull has launched its latest campaign, Red Bull Air Mail, an on-pack promotion featuring on Red Bull Energy Drink 250ml 4-packs from October in the impulse channel, launching to wider grocery in November.
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NewsAberdeen celebrates arrival of ‘world’s first’ hydrogen-powered double-decker bus
Aberdeen City Council is showcasing the city as a trailblazer in hydrogen technologies with the unveiling today of what it claims is the world’s first hydrogen-powered double decker bus.
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NewsFirst Asda on the Move opens on Euro Garages site in Walsall
The first ‘Asda On the Move’ convenience store has opened on a Euro Garages site in Walsall. The site is part of a three-store trial with EG Group that will see Asda open on forecourts in the Midlands during October and follows last week’s announcement that Asda is being acquired by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital.
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NewsForecourt Trader Awards ceremony to go ahead online as a virtual event
The biggest event in the forecourt calendar, the Forecourt Trader Awards, is set to take place on January 14, 2021, but due to the ongoing Covid-19 regulations, and to avoid any uncertainty, it has been decided to make it a virtual event.
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Product NewsWeetabix on the go redesigns bottles so they are recyclable
Breakfast drink Weetabix On The Go has redesigned its bottles to make them 100% recyclable so that the bottle, cap and sleeve can now all be recycled together – ensuring it’s a quick, easy and convenient way to recycle.