All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2015
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News
Sainsbury’s launches month-long fuel deal
Sainsbury’s is launching a month-long promotion on fuel which it claims is equivalent to a discount of 5ppl. From Thursday October 1 until Saturday October 31, customers can collect 10 Nectar points for every litre of fuel purchased. This compares with the usual rate of one Nectar point per litre. ...
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NewsCertas opens redeveloped Harefield OIl Terminal
Advance Fuels, part of Certas Energy, has celebrated the formal opening its redeveloped Harefield Oil Terminal, at Uxbridge, west London. The £1m project is one of the largest developments commissioned by Certas Energy. The terminal is now the second largest fuelling facility to the west of Greater London, with ...
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UNITI expo expands capacity of venue
Extra space has been added to the capacity of next year’s UNITI expo after the space allocated for equipment exhibitors sold out. The organisers of the event, which will take place from 14 to 16 of June 2016 in Stuttgart, have added an additional hall for exhibitors from the areas ...
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RAC calls for tighter emissions tests
The RAC has called for tighter testing of emissions from car engines and on fuel economy claims following the scandal over Volkswagen’s attempt to cheat in US tests. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: “In light of the emissions tests revelations, car buyers need to be given absolute confidence in ...
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Ram-raiders reduce garage building to rubble
Ram-raiders using a JCB digger and a forklift truck have reduced a Cambridgeshire petrol station building to rubble in a bid to steal a cash machine. The would-be thieves - four men dressed in black - struck at the service station in East Delph, Whittlesey at 02:55 on Tuesday September ...
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Thieves blow cash machine to pieces
Greater Manchester Police are investigating after thieves blew apart a cash machine on a service station forecourt, in one of two attacks on ATMs on the same night. At 3.25am on Friday 25 September, police were called following reports of a loud bang outside the Texaco-branded Partington Service Station on ...
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Two sites lose rural rebate after HMRC blunder
A filling station owner in the Yorkshire Dales is furious after his site is one of two that have had the rural fuel tax rebate scheme withdrawn. Blundering tax officials claim it was granted in error. HM Revenue & Customs has written to Aysgarth Garage and Woodhall Service Station telling ...
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Regus opens first site on M56
Regus, the workspace provider, has opened the doors to its first Regus Express location on the M56 motorway, at Chester motorway service area. The workplace is designed to cater for the needs of mobile workers, local home-based professionals and business travellers. It features a drop-in business lounge with free, secure ...
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Analysis
Shop Talk - Tracy West
Having spent over two weeks recently with a really annoying cough and cold, I’ve had first-hand contact with the cold and flu remedies category. During my illness I consumed, in no particular order: vitamin C, vitamin D3, Day Nurse, Night Nurse, paracetamol, Sudafed, Covonia lozenges, Jakeman’s throat sweets and liquorice ...
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Redditch rejuvenated
The sale of Brooklyn Motors, Redditch, in 2009 signalled a crossroads in the career of Jackie Braziel. She was the forecourt manager but unfortunately the new owners, Bristol Street Motors, had no plans for a filling station.David Hill, a work colleague and friend for over 25 years, suggested that they ...
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Power Pot promo
Pot Noodle has a new on-pack promotion across its top 90g packs, giving consumers the chance to win a portable phone charger.Forming part of Pot Noodle’s wider £4.5m ’You Can Make It’ campaign, the new Power Pot activity aims to demonstrate how Pot Noodle, as a convenient and great-tasting snack, ...
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Merry making
Christmas truly is the season to be jolly because, according to Nielsen, it is the number one season that shoppers buy extra products for. And confectionery is the number one category specifically bought in convenience stores for Christmas. Asda and Tesco may have tubs of twistwraps stacked high in their ...
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New loyalty scheme
Card payment company Markadis has launched Mii-Promo, a loyalty scheme tailored to the needs of independent retailers and smaller groups.Mii-Promo uses customers’ debit and credit cards for registration and operation. Once customers have registered, Mii-Promo allows you to use their card transaction data to build up a profile of them ...
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Night of the stars as industry parties
Gloucester Services became the first motorway site to win the top prize at the prestigious Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards, held last month at the London Hilton Park Lane. On a sell-out glittering night hosted by TV celebrity Alexander Armstrong, and with a space-themed backdrop, Laurence King, managing director ...
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On the go
Two-thirds of on-the-go soft drinks sales occur between March and October so it’s a crucial time for the category. And although it’s obviously too early to comment on this year’s sales, Britvic reports a couple of good years last year its sales of on-the-go drinks were up 14%. And ...
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Game ready packs
Following the success of Walkers 50p price-marked-packs (PMPs), PepsiCo is continuing to support independent retailers with the launch of Doritos PMPs at 50p. The new packs also feature PepsiCo’s latest #GAMEREADY on-pack promotion which celebrates its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League by giving away match trips. This gives consumers ...
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Analysis
Pumping up the future
With Shell signing a deal for hydrogen refuelling stations (HFSs) at three of its sites, and Toyota launching its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in the UK, a new kind of fuel is finally gaining a little traction in this country. Oliver Bishop, general manager of hydrogen, Shell, ...
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Fashion focus
The latest campaign for Kinder Bueno comprises a fashion focused on-pack offer. ’The Win 1 of 10 Fashion Prizes Every Day’ activity is featured across 19 million packs of Bueno classic and white. As the name suggests, it gives consumers the chance to win one of 10 fashion prizes every ...
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Monster success for new Ultra expected in the UK
Monster Energy is responding to the growing demand for great-tasting, lighter drinks, with the launch of three new zero-calorie variants.Ultra is a light sparkling citrus flavour; Ultra Sunrise is a citrus and orange twist with a sophisticated dry flavour; and Ultra Red combines the Monster Energy blend with a drink ...
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Exclusive indie offer
Nestlé Confectionery has launched an on-pack price promotion exclusively for the wholesale and convenience channel. The activity offers Yorkie milk, Yorkie raisin & biscuit, Toffee Crisp, Rolo and Drifter impulse lines at ’Any 2 for £1’ in price-marked packs. But non-price-marked packs will still be available.Independent research from Him has ...