All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2004 – Page 2
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News
News in brief
BRIAN DONALDSON has been appointed managing director of Maxol Direct, while retaining his current role as general manager for marketing and retail of the Maxol Group.In his new role, Brian will assume full responsibility for the development of Maxol’s wholly owned home heat distribution business in Northern Ireland as well ...
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City centre site is axed
The manager of Exeter’s last city-centre petrol station has said he is “gutted” after Texaco decided to sell off his site last month.David Priddle, tenant of the Texaco-branded Gayton’s Service Station in Western Way, said the closure could have a big impact on city motorists.The site is due to close ...
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News
Aunt Bessie’s hot stuff
Aunt Bessie’s has introduced five ready meals into the frozen food market, following the successful launch of Aunt Bessie’s Cottage Pie.The new five-strong range comprises two giant Yorkshire pudding meals – one filled with sausage casserole and the other with beef steak in gravy – a chicken stew and a ...
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News
Clean up with Armor All wipes
In response to the growing interest in orange cleaning products, Armor All has launched Orange Cleaning Wipes.Targeting time-challenged motorists, the wipes use natural orange oil degreasers to clean away dirt and grease, leaving a matt finish and a zesty orange scent.Packed in a flip-top container dispensing 25 orange-scented wipes, Armor ...
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Analysis
Coming of age
A trip to the petrol station has now joined meeting friends, watching a movie and going to the gym as a leisure pastime, according to research from BP Connect and Future Foundation, conducted to mark the 21st anniversary of convenience shopping on UK forecourts.‘The Leisure Report: Change in the meaning ...
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News
Pot Noodle adds mini
Pot Noodle has unveiled a Mini Pots range for consumers with smaller appetites. Available in twin-packs, the 55g pots come in the brand’s top two flavours – chicken & mushroom and beef & tomato.New Mini Pots is part of a line-up of activity planned for the rest of the year.01293 ...
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News
Polish up your act
If you’re a forecourt store and you don’t offer the basics in car care then you could be missing out. Because if Mr Jones goes to wash his car on a Sunday morning and finds his sponge has fallen apart, his local forecourt is going to be the most convenient ...
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News
ACS calls for support in bid for regulation
The Association of Convenience Stores has called for independent retailers to sign up to membership in a bid to create a stronger voice in the battle for fair regulation in the grocery market.The move comes as ACS urges the Government to introduce safeguards for the whole grocery sector following Sainsbury’s ...
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NewsACS campaign tackles planning
Retailers across more than 40 constituencies are poised to kick-start the first Association of Convenience Stores ‘Campaign Champions’ campaign by lobbying their local MP on the issue of planning.Campaign Champions has received a brief from the ACS outlining the Government’s proposed changes to current planning laws and the implications for ...
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News
Murco opens 50th site with Costcutter
Murco and Costcutter have reached a significant milestone with the opening of their latest forecourt store – in Wallasey Village, Liverpool – the partnership’s 50th and its first venture in the North West of England.As part of the site’s development, the original shop was extended from 400sq ft to 1,600 ...
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News
BP Connect and Esso ’On the run’ both on A3 in Surrey
GENERAL APPEARANCE: After leaving Guildford and travelling north on the very busy A3, I visited a BP Connect that – as it happens – is the last service station before the junction with the M25. Continuing my journey towards London on the A3 I thought it would be interesting to ...
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