All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2016 – Page 4
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product news: Pladis rolls out convenience activity
McVitie’s maker pladis has unveiled the next phase of its Convenience & Impulse (C&I) strategy, including two new channel exclusive launches and in-store merchandising support. The activity follows a multi-million pound investment in 2014 when a new field sales team and convenience specific category advice programme - ‘Better Biscuits, Better ...
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ACS welcomes Welsh rate relief extension
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement that the Small Business Rate Relief scheme will be extended for 2017-18 and made permanent in 2018. Businesses with a rateable value of up to £6,000 will continue to receive 100% relief, while those with a rateable value ...
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Sales of ultra low emission vehicles soaring says DfT
Take-up of ultra low emissions vehicles (ULEVs) is soaring, according to the Department for Transport. Its latest figures show 9,657 ULEVs were registered in the UK in the last quarter (April to June), an increase of 49% on the same period last year and 253% on two years before. The ...
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Esso tiger passes away
A tiger which featured in Esso adverts during the 1990s has died aged 22. Tango was made famous when he was one of seven tigers who featured in Esso’s ‘put a tiger in your tank’ TV adverts. Since 2014 he has been living at Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire where ...
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Forecourt assistant hurt in attack
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a forecourt worker suffered head injuries during an incident at a petrol station in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, on Sunday September 11. At just after 6am a customer entered the shop at Texaco Park View Filling Station on Burford Road. He detained a ...
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Tesco facing unlimited fine after fuel leak
Tesco is facing an unlimited fine after it admitted in court that it was responsible for a leak of thousands of litres of fuel that polluted a 10-mile stretch of river in Lancashire. Petrol from the supermarket’s Haslingden filling station leaked underground into Langwood Brook, a tributary to the River ...
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NewsTrio charged after ATM explosion
Three people have been charged with conspiracy to burgle after a cash machine in Denham Green, Buckinghamshire, was blown up. The men were arrested at the Shell garage in North Orbital Road, Denham Green, at about 11.40pm on September 8, after an explosion caused huge damage to the petrol station ...
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ACS calls for greater enforcement over tobacco
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater enforcement action against criminals dealing in illicit tobacco products. It was responding to a report by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) that illicit tobacco products worth almost £1m were seized during its latest England-wide operation, an increase of 18% ...
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NewsNew fiver enters circulation
The Bank of England’s first polymer note – the new £5 featuring Sir Winston Churchill – entered circulation on Tuesday, September 13. It has printed 440 million ’new fivers’ which will begin to be available from many cash machines and bank counters across the UK. The new £5 note is ...
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Product news: Stoats partners World Porridge Day
Scottish oats company, Stoats, has been announced as the official partner for World Porridge Day 2016, which takes place on Monday, October 10. A celebration of Scotland’s traditional dish, World Porridge Day supports Mary’s Meals, raising awareness of the charity’s work and generating funds to feed needy children in schools ...
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Product news: Lucozade makes moves with new campaign
Lucozade Sport is today launching its new campaign to champion sporting and active lifestyles. The ‘Made to Move’ activity involves a £5 million investment by the brand, with almost 16 million 16-34 year olds being exposed to the campaign, which aims to get one million people to move more by ...
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Product news: Richmond does the ’Shake & Bake’
Richmond, the Kerry Food’s sausage brand is hoping to build on its success in convenient new cooking formats with the launch of Richmond Shake & Bake. The new sausage casserole meal kits will enable consumers to create simple but delicious ‘one pot’ dinners, oven-baked in a bag, with a choice ...
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Product news: Kerry Foods fills a gap with after-school Scoffies
Kerry Foods is aiming to help retailers tap into the growing after-school snacking occasion with the launch of Cheestrings Scoffies, a new ‘3-in-1’ snack solution that provides the goodness of cheese but with even more variety and fun for kids to enjoy after school. The new line-up includes three ‘mixable’ ...
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Product news: New £5m campaign to drive demand for Toffifee
Toffifee is returning to TV screens this Autumn with a new creative from today (September 12) for eight weeks, as part of its exciting £5m campaign. The new advert will drive consumer awareness of the great tasting family treat, in turn driving boxed chocolate confectionery sales for retailers. It continues ...
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Product news: Heineken’s F1 partnership off the starting grid
Heineken has officially launched its global Formula 1 partnership with two new campaigns; ’When You Drive, Never Drink’ and ’More than a Race’. The launch coincides with the brand’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix as an official F1 event title partner; the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken D’Italia 2016. Both ...
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Euro Garages gains green belt planning permission
Planning approval has been given to Euro Garages for the development of a new petrol filling station and convenience store on green belt land, on Wrexham Road to the north of Chester and in close proximity to Chester Business Park. Cheshire West and Chester Council granted permission for the development, ...
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Top spot for Sterling
Sterling has now been the UK’s best-selling cigarette for four years running, with retail sales totalling £1.5bn, according to the latest sales statistics from Nielsen.Sterling was launched in 2006, and has been the UK’s number one cigarette brand since June 2012. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, JTI is offering retailers ...
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Shop Talk: Tracy West
I hope you’ve had a good summer and your fair share of the gorgeous weather. I was down on the Kent coast the other evening and popped into a convenience store for a cold drink. The drinks were cold so that was good but what caught my eye was a ...
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Scare and share
Anyone shopping in Spar Battlefield’s store in Shrewsbury on Monday October 31, is in for a shock as they’re likely to be served by a ghost or a ghoul. That’s because you’ll find manager Marcus Burnley-Lowe and his staff dressed up in Halloween-themed costumes. They’re keen to embrace anything that ...
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Rontec wins for Subway
Top 50 Indie Rontec has been identified as Subway’s best franchisee in the world (in the 26-49 stores category) at the business’s 2016 Summer Franchisee Leadership Conference Awards which were held in Chicago. The award is based on a number of factors including compliance, sales and store growth. The accolade ...