All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2005 – Page 2
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NewsNo such thing as good news
Looking at the petrol retailing market at the moment, it is difficult to escape a feeling of chaos. While upstream the majors report one record quarterly profit after another, downstream at the retail end we see the same majors disposing of entire distribution networks in both the UK and Ireland. ...
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NewsEsso Gate Services Faversham, Kent
Judged by any standard the Esso Gate Services filling station and shop near Faversham, Kent is a busy site. But judged by my standards – and the look of shock-horror on the faces of many motorists and shoppers I saw during my visit – it is a dump. Esso should ...
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Distress signal
As forecourt retailers transform their shops into convenience stores, they might be tempted to push car care to one side, but the high-margin and distress nature of car care make it one of the most important categories to the forecourt shop. If a motorist runs out of fuel, breaks down ...
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NewsStore conversion
Independent retailer Bryce Smith has converted the old car showroom at Ladyacre forecourt in Lanark, into a 1,100sq ft Spar-branded convenience store.The site has traded as a petrol station, car dealership and workshop since 1963, but the new shop now offers customers a full convenience offering, including an off licence. ...
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NewsShell moves dealer contracts to Platts
Shell is to replace the number of existing margin share dealer contacts currently active in the UK market with new Platt Plus deals.The deal is constructed from the bottom up, using the cost of product as a starting point. This cost will be made available to dealers on a daily ...
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EPOS update completed
Supermarket chain Morrisons has completed the installation of its new Toshiba and HTEC epos solutions at its 300 forecourts. The changeover was necessary because the old system did not allow the integration of petrol sales into the company’s overall sales analysis. Morrisons had been using Toshiba hardware in its stores ...
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‘Musical chairs’ as sell-offs continue
The industry equivalent of musical chairs has continued this month with more sites changing hands – Texaco to Pace Petroleum, Morrisons to Tesco, and Fuelforce to Murco.The biggest deal of the three is Texaco’s sale of up to 60 of its service stations to independent retailer Pace Petroleum, which was ...
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Service Centre
Driving up crime Adrian Walker has added his voice to the argument against government moves to downgrade drive-offs to a civil matter unless they are ‘aggravated’. “The only way I can see it being aggravated is if I try to stop the car leaving, so if I get run over ...
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Better by design
Forecourt design and shopfitting are the foundations of any forecourt business. After all, if the forecourt doesn’t look inviting or doesn’t advertise its services properly to passing traffic, then the business will fall at the first hurdle because nobody will come in. “The site needs to project an inviting appearance ...
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Praising the bar
Christmas is coming and with it the countless number of special chocolate lines – advent calendars, tree decorations, selection packs and mega-size tins to name but a few. However according to Andrea Taylor, trade relations manager at Masterfoods, forecourts shouldn’t get too carried away with seasonal lines: “You’ve got to ...
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Spar Bank Machine
Spar has named Bank Machine as its new preferred ATM supplier. The symbol group’s retail controller, Barry Wallis, says the new deal is the most competititive one for its retailers so far.Ron Delnevo, managing director at Bank Machine, comments: “We have been proud to have worked with Spar on an ...
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Brutal attack on forecourt cashier
A young cashier was pistol-whipped and kicked during a brutal robbery at a forecourt in the London suburb of Croydon.The attacker entered the Shell forecourt shop and ordered the cashier at gunpoint to hand over the contents of the safe. When the cashier replied that he had no access to ...
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NewsOpportunity knocks for alcohol sales
The increasing consumption of alcohol at home is good news for forecourt retailers, according to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor. In its latest research the company reveals that consumers are increasingly choosing a night at home with a nice meal and good wine in preference to the ...
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Greenberg’s glass act
Greenberg Glass has launched a range of high security systems using a combination of Tego, a glass-polycarbonate composite and SGS, Greenberg’s security glazing beading.Tego, constructed using a patented resin to form a chemical bond between the glass and the polycabonate, can provide a virtually indestructible and absolutely transparent glazing solution ...
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