All Retailers articles – Page 5
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NewsEssar seeking dealer sites to lease as focus shifts to becoming a ‘retailer’
Essar Oil UK is seeking sites to lease - either from existing forecourt owners, or service station developers, as it aims to boost growth of the brand around the country.
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NewsWolverhampton forecourt cuts fuel prices to help community
A Wolverhampton forecourt is currently charging the lowest prices for fuel in the city as a way of helping the local community during the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsAscona Group opens the first of many Greggs outlets planned
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group has opened its first Greggs store - at Crossways Service Station in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
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NewsGridserve submits plans for Electric Forecourt in Liverpool
A new planning proposal application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council by sustainable energy business Gridserve, to build another of its Electric Forecourt sites, this time in Liverpool.
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NewsExtra vigilance on forecourts urged as unpaid fuel incidents rise by 22% in first week of June
Incidents of unpaid fuel have increased by 22% during the first week of June 2022 when compared to May, according to the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS),which campaigns to reduce fuel crime on UK forecourts.
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NewsMinisters don’t understand fuel pricing, says Balmer, as PRA responds to CMA review
Government ministers don’t understand how fuel prices are set, according to Gordon Balmer, executive director of the PRA, as he responded to this morning’s announcement that the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to conduct a swift, high-level review of competition in the fuel retail sector.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: To remain even remotely competitive at the pump is a tough job!
Growing up, from a very early age, my father drilled into me a key business principle: the majority of successful decisions are all about timing. As true in life as it is in business.
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NewsPRA launches staunch defence of petrol retailers as fuel prices continue rise to record levels
A staunch defence of fuel retailers is under way this week by the Petrol Retailers’ Association, following press reports at the weekend that the Prime Minister is to target ‘rip-off’ forecourts.
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NewsACS encourages retailers to get involved with ‘senses awareness’ campaign
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to get involved with a campaign which aims to increase awareness of how vital our senses are to living life to the full, especially for people with complex disabilities.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Petrocell signs nine sites to Jet
Top 50 Indie Petrocell Holdings has signed up nine sites to the Jet brand, in a deal which means its network of 10 sites will now be with one brand.
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NewsMotorists are planning 19.5m trips by car as double Jubilee bank holiday looms
The extra-long Jubilee bank holiday weekend will see drivers make an estimated 19.5m leisure journeys by car, research from RAC Breakdown suggests.
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NewsMove to Gulf boosts volumes and profits at Joydens Wood Service Station
Volumes and profits have been boosted by around 30% at Joydens Wood Service Station in Bexley, Kent, following its recent move to Gulf.
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Equipment NewsFORECOURT SHOW: Vars clocks up 800 forecourts using its ‘advanced’ drive-off protection solution
A growing number of forecourt operators are using the ’world’s most advanced forecourt protection and parking solution’, according to Vars Technology director John Garnett, who was making the most of the retailer audience at last month’s Forecourt Show.
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InterviewTECH TALK: BP’s innovative ‘Flexpole’ EV charging unit transforms opportunities for retailers
Volkswagen’s innovative Flexpole charging unit, which BP is using to transform access to a fast charging network, features an integrated battery storage system, and was one of the big talking points at the Forecourt Show this year.
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NewsMorrisons rescues McColl’s following bidding war with EG Group
EG Group has confirmed it lost out to Morrisons in the race to buy the troubled convenience store chain McColl’s Retail Group which was placed in administration last Friday (May 6).
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NewsMFG set to offload 87 sites as CMA provisionally clears way for Morrisons deal
A proposal by MFG owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) to sell 87 service stations in order to adress competition concerns over its takeover of Morrisons, has been provisionally accepted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsTwo M25 motorway forecourts beseiged by Just Stop Oil supporters
Two motorway service areas on the M25 were under siege on Thursday by around 35 supporters of Just Stop Oil who blocked access to the sites in support of their demand that the UK government end new oil and gas projects in the UK.
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News£20m fund announced for roadside services operators to improve facilities for HGV drivers
Roadside service operators are being encouraged to apply immediately to a multimillion-pound fund for improving facilities for HGV drivers, announced today (April 14).
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NewsPolice launch Twitter appeal for armed robber
Police in the West Midlands have put out an appeal on Twitter to find an armed robber who threatened staff and stole money from the till at the Shell forecourt in Birmingham Road, Sandwell.