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NewsForecourts mull future of alcohol sales as consumers go dry beyond January
Forecourts could be feeling the effect of Britons shunning alcohol for alternative drinks – and not just during Dry January.
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NewsPublic want tougher penalties for those illegally selling vapes to children
The public would welcome harsher punishments for retailers who sell vapes to children, according to one of the largest manufacturers of tobacco and vapes.
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NewsCash back in fashion as cost-of-living crisis bites
Forecourt operators and other retailers have been urged not to abandon cash transactions after a study showed that its use in shops is up for the second year running.
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NewsMaxol profits from non-fuel sales
More than 40% of The Maxol Group’s profit now comes from non-fuel sales.
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Product NewsCountry Choice unwraps Christmas range
Bake-off supplier Country Choice has revealed its Christmas range, which includes five new products.
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Product NewsGnaw chocolate relaunches with cocktail flavours
Adult chocolate brand Gnaw has relaunched with new colourful brand identity and cocktail flavours in time for the Christmas market.
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NewsFuzail Patel hoping for sweet success with dessert bar concept
Forecourt retailer and confectionery entrepreneur Fuzail Patel has launched his latest product, which he calls a “high impact” self-service dessert bar concession that he is offering to fellow operators.
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Product NewsBean to cup Barista Bar set for over 100 installs in Scotland by 2025
Barista Bar, the bean to cup coffee to go brand created by Henderson Foodservice, is set to reach over 100 installations in Scotland before the end of the year.
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NewsCharman takes in-store butchery a cut above with premium ready-meals
Award-winning forecourt operator Parkfoot Garage plans to launch an own-label ‘Dine In’ style meal deal, following the success of its oven-ready dishes made on site.
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Product NewsOxo invests £2.7 million in stock pot TV campaign
Oxo is on screen with a £2.7 million television advertising campaign for its stock pots running until February 2025.
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NewsGlobal IT outage reinforces value of cash to forecourt trade
This month’s global IT outage, which disrupted electronic payment systems and led to queues at ATMs and ‘cash only’ signs being brought out of storage by forecourt operators, highlighted the perils of moving to a cashless society.
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NewsKing Charles III banknotes enter circulation today, but beware fakes
As the latest banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III begin to gradually enter circulation today (June 5 2024), retailers are being urged to familiarise themselves on spotting counterfeit versions.
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NewsHighway Stops uses Essar lease package to invest in core sites
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail has divested two of its sites to Essar under the energy company’s leasing package so that it can concentrate on developing its remaining portfolio of 14 forecourts mainly in the southeast of England.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PUMPTOP PROMOTIONS: Pump action
We all know the value of impulse purchases; eye-catching items that can push spend up and increase your bottom line. But would you ever have imagined that a ‘cat radiator bed’ would be a good impulse seller?
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NewsPenny on the Move rolling out parcel lockers to most of its sites
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move is expanding its number of parcel lockers to a possible 87 of its 93 forecourts, citing the pick-up and return service as a footfall driver, as well as a hassle-free revenue stream.
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NewsLocal protest helps Seevaratnam Muresh secure latest site
Ambitious forecourt operator Seevaratnam Muresh is opening his sixth freehold site next month: a redevelopment of an acre plot near Bristol after a campaign by locals to keep it as a petrol retail outlet.
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NewsShell continues trend of removing magazines from forecourts
Shell is de-listing magazines from its forecourts, to make room for higher turnover items.
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AnalysisPIT STOP: Warwick Road Service Station, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Our mystery motorist on a mission visits SGN’s Warwick Road Service Station in Kenilworth
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NewsPricewatch Group’s new Sussex forecourt off to strong start
Family-owned forecourt business Pricewatch Group has unveiled its tenth petrol retail site in Sussex.
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NewsHockenhull aims to turn Leicester site into a destination with foodservice and jet washes
Top 50 Indie Hockenhull Garages is working on a knockdown rebuild of a Leicester forecourt, one of four bought back from EG Group three years ago, with a vision to make it a ”new age destination forecourt”.