All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2018 – Page 2
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NewsCashier shaken after shoplifters turn violent
Police officers in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a female petrol station worker was left “shaken” when a group of shoplifters turned violent. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called to Milehouse Service Station in Wolseley Road at 8.40pm yesterday.” It was reported that three ...
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NewsTesco customers’ cars break down after water contaminates diesel
Dozens of Tesco customers were left stranded after water contaminated diesel tanks in two separate incidents. The first problems occurred at the Tesco Extra store at Goodmayes in East London on the evening of Sunday September 23, when customers reported breaking down yards from the service station after filling up ...
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Britvic pushes can sales with PMP mix & match promotion
Britvic is aiming to drive incremental sales of carbonated drinks in 330ml cans through a new price-marked mix and match promotion. The company says the move will allow retailers to tap into the canned drink market, which had eight million buyers in the UK in the year leading up to ...
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Autumn film promotion on Metcalfe popcorn
Consumers will get a free film with every purchase of Metcalfe’s Impulse and Sharing popcorn formats, in an autumn promotion running in partnership with Video-On-Demand service Rakuten TV. A film code will feature on all promotional packs of Metcalfe’s Impulse and Sharing popcorn formats. Consumers will need to visit the ...
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£2.8m support for new ’thank you’ Cadbury Roses campaign
Cadbury has unveiled a new £2.8 million marketing campaign celebrating Cadbury Roses. The new creative draws attention to how a thank you is more meaningful when you give a thank you, rather than just say ’thank you’. It follows the story of a little boy, who, to his father’s surprise, ...
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Limited-edition CDM to mark 100-year WW1 remembrance
Cadbury is marking 100 years since the end of the First World War by releasing a limited-edition Cadbury Dairy Milk Remembrance Bar in partnership with the Royal British Legion. The 360g bar bears the same wrapper design as Cadbury Dairy Milk sold during the war but adorned with poppies, ...
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NewsClydebank knifeman sentenced
A 23-year old man who went into a Clydebank petrol station armed with a knife has been jailed for 21 months. The incident happened at the West Highway Petrol Station, Great Western Road on May 3 when the man – Michael McElhinney – was already on bail. McElhinney, a prisoner ...
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NewsTV host causes a stir at a Wrexham service station
Talk show host Jeremy Kyle was a big hit with staff and shoppers when he recently dropped into Park Wall Service Station in Gwersyllt near Wrexham. According to the Daily Post, he was accompanied by a minder, and had popped into the Spar store for a coffee. After realising who ...
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NewsBP to reveal Chargemaster plans at Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day
BP will reveal its view of the UK’s electric vehicle charging landscape and its plans for the dealer network at next week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day, which takes place at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby. Following BP’s recent acquisition of Chargemaster – the UK’s largest public network of EV ...
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NewsFarmer finds forecourt’s ATM in his field
An ATM that was ripped off the wall at a Texaco site in Odiham, Hampshire, has been unearthed by a farmer in his field. According to Farmers Weekly, the arable farmer was out working in his combine harvester when he found the damaged ATM hidden, under a coat in a ...
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Krispy Kreme unveils Vimto doughnut variant
The doughnut brand Krispy Kreme has partnered with Nichols plc to add Vimto’s taste to a limited edition range of doughnuts. The collaboration is the first of its kind, with Vimto being the first soft drinks brand to be added to the Krispy Kreme offering. The Krispy Kreme launches are ...
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NewsExxonMobil considers major upgrade of Fawley refinery
ExxonMobil has revealed it is considering significant upgrades at its Esso Fawley refinery near Southampton, to help meet demand in the UK market for high quality fuels. It said the project would involve an investment of hundreds of millions of pounds, and would reduce the need for diesel imports to ...
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NewsGofuels installs electric vehicle chargers at two sites
North-eastern forecourt retailer Gofuels is working with electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has commissioned a rapid charger at Gofuels’ site in Horwich, Greater Manchester, and is currently installing another two at its site in Worsley, also in Greater Manchester. The 50kWh ...
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NewsBreakthrough in fuel cell technology is demonstrated
Revolve Technologies has revealed the completion of a project to develop fuel cell technology using a printed circuit board (PCB) construction. It is believed to be the first time that a PCB-based fuel cell has been developed for use in an automotive environment. According to Revolve Technologies, compared with conventional ...
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NewsTesco launches Jack’s discount chain and own brand
Tesco has launched a new brand of discount stores called Jack’s, named after the group’s founder Jack Cohen. The new stores will offer “the lowest possible prices”, and are seen as move by Tesco to taker on the growth of discounters such as Aldi and Lidl. The stores will sell ...
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NewsSales of petrol cars back up to pre-recession levels
The number of new petrol cars being registered in the UK has climbed back to levels not seen since before the 2008/09 recession, as diesel sales have plummeted. Figures released by the Department for Transport for the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 show a rise of 23% to 367,000 petrol ...
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CBE wins retail partner award from NCR
Retail Technology company CBE Software has been awarded EMEA Retail Partner of the Year from NCR the manufacturer of self-service checkouts.Competing against all of NCR channel partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, CBE achieved the highest sales of all of the partners.A delegation from CBE was invited to ...
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NewsFuel a factor for in-depth inquiry into Asda Sainsbury’s merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an in-depth (Phase 2) investigation into the merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda and has confirmed that its effect on fuel sales will be an issue it focuses on. The move follows an initial investigation announced on August 23, when the CMA said ...
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NewsPRA arranges business breakout event at Haydock Park
The PRA is staging a Business Breakout at Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, on Wednesday October 10.Presentations will include: Petrol Retailers Association – market update; Edge Petrol – visualising your forecourt; Christie & Co – outlook on the value of petrol filling stations; Global MSI – forecourt structures, installation and ...
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NewsStaff and police praised after Sewell on the go robbery
Patrick Sewell, director of Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go, has praised staff and police over the way they have dealt with a robbery. A Humberside Police spokeswoman said a call was received at 2.45am on Monday September 17 reporting there had been a robbery at a petrol service ...