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NewsIt’s time to vote for this year’s Forecourt Trader Special Recognition Award
It’s time to vote for the 2023 Forecourt Trader of the Year’s Special Recognition award, which is run in conjunction with principal sponsor, Booker Retail Partners, and is voted for by the readers of Forecourt Trader.
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AnalysisPITSTOP: Nisa Local Potton
Mystery motorist on a mission visits Nisa Local Potton in Sandy, Bedfordshire.
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Promotional FeatureHow to keep pace with new shopper missions
With powerful changes in consumer behaviour supporting growth in the forecourt and convenience sector, forecourt retailers are needing to adapt to drive change and keep pace with these new shopper missions.
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NewsDriver crashes into McBride’s Maxol Service Station Spar store
A taxi driver who became ill at the wheel of his car smashed into the McBride’s Maxol Service Station Spar store at its Lakeside site on Queen Street in Enniskillen on Friday.
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NewsMonarch Service Station becomes ‘smash burger’ Tik Tok sensation
A Shell/Nisa forecourt in Oldham has gone viral on TikTok with more than a million people viewing a video of its unique food-to-go and snacking range - particularly its smash burgers.
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NewsKay Group rolls out Londis across entire 23-site network
The Kay Group has agreed a partnership with Booker Retail Partners, which sees all 23 of the group’s forecourt convenience stores joining Londis.
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NewsMan faces trial for Rontec site damage
A man accused of causing more than £15,000-worth of damage to the Rontec site in Oswestry is set to go to trial next year.
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NewsRiver monitored after fuel leak
The river Teme at Tenbury in Worcestershire is being monitored after a large amount of fuel leaked into it from the Swan Garage in Burford, Tenbury Wells.
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NewsEG Group sells bulk of UK&I forecourt business to Asda for £2.27bn
EG Group has today confirmed an agreement to sell to Asda the majority of its UK and Ireland fuel, foodservice, grocery and merchandise business for £2.27bn ($2.8bn), following rumours of the deal circulating on Friday
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NewsA ‘magical’ day for Prem as locals and industry support Broxbourne Service Station launch
Independent retailer Prem Uthayakumaran enjoyed a ‘magical’ day last week celebrating the official launching of Broxbourne Service Station following two years of developments to squeeze the most out of the traditional site in Hertfordshire.
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Industry FeatureONSITE: Pumping up the volume
Shop sales have quadrupled, and fuel sales are up 20% within a month of the opening of Karan Retail’s newly developed BP-branded site, Pumphill Service Station near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex – its first knock-down-rebuild.
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NewsKaran Retail acquires award-winning Scottish site
Top 50 independent retailer Karan Retail has added to its growing portfolio of sites with the purchase of an award-winning site in Scotland - Bridgend Services.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Brookfield donates £5.5k for local school kitchen upgrade
Nisa Local Morley Service Station has donated over £5,500 following a plea from Morley Victoria Primary School in Leeds for a kitchen upgrade and other essentials.
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NewsKent-based dealer 4-Elms continues long-term alliance by re-signing with Jet
One of Jet’s longest-standing dealer sites, 4 Elms, has re-signed with the fuel brand nearly 50 years since first coming on board.
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NewsContinued growth for Top 50 Indies as latest report revealed
The Top 50 Indies are in good shape, according to the latest report on the UK’s biggest independent fuel retailers, revealed at last night’s exclusive event to celebrate the publication of the latest listing.
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NewsMaxol Downpatrick re-opens following £1.5m investment
Maxol has opened the doors to its newly developed service station Maxol Downpatrick on New Bridge Street, following an extensive £.5m redevelopment.
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NewsWoodman Forecourts to build third site
Plans have been passed for a new petrol forecourt on a greenfield site in Wetherby.
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NewsDuddery Hill takes the plunge in move to Murco brand after 40 years with BP
Duddery Hill Service Station has made a ‘brave’ move to Murco after 40 years with the BP brand.
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NewsAscona launches £3m ‘transformative’ redevelopment programme site in North Wales
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group is about to start on a ’transformative’ redevelopment programme at its existing forecourt at Machynlleth, North Wales.
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NewsBusinesses at risk without energy support as ACS joins other trade associations in joint plea to Business Secretary
Business groups including the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Independent Retail Association (BIRA), have written to the Business Secretary, calling on him to rethink plans to slash the support provided to shops, pubs and other local businesses amid fears of widespread closures in the summer.