All articles by Tracy West – Page 7
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NewsPrax Group administration costing retailers thousands of pounds a day in lost trade
The Prax Group administration is costing retailers dearly. Tom Dant, managing director of Gill Marsh Forecourts, says customer counts across his three sites are down around 40% and the company is losing thousands of pounds each day in shop sales.
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NewsEG Group back-office staff in talks with Asda over their jobs
Asda is in consultation with 72 EG Group back-office staff in Blackburn about the future of their jobs.
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NewsSouthern Energy steps in to help Harvest Energy retailers
Southern Energy aka Pricewatch has put a message out to any Harvest Energy retailers in the South East who are having problems with their fuel supplies to get in touch.
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NewsMore than 10% of fleets have no EVs
New research reveals that nearly a third of UK fleets have 25% or fewer EVs in operation, and 11% have not introduced any EVs at all.
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NewsSteel frames in place on Agratas battery manufacturing site
The first steel frames on the Agratas site near Bridgwater, Somerset, are now in place, marking a major milestone in the construction of the UK’s flagship battery manufacturing facility.
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NewsScottish Water adds fully electric HGV to its fleet
Scottish Water’s first fully electric HGV has hit the streets of Glasgow to provide waste water services to customers in the city.
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NewsKaran Retail snaps up high-volume site in Scotland
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has acquired its 44th forecourt – the high volume Peggy White’s Newhouse site in Motherwell.
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Product NewsMockingbird Raw Press lands in 400 MFG sites
Source: Mockingbird Award-winning smoothie brand Mockingbird Raw Press has launched two of its best-selling cold pressed smoothie SKUs into 400 MFG petrol forecourt sites across the UK. The rollout, which began earlier this month, marks the company’s largest forecourt partnership to date, significantly expanding access to nutritious, ...
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Product NewsCaribbean brand KA goes blue for the summer
The UK’s number one selling Caribbean flavoured drink (Circana data) has a new limited edition flavour.
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Product NewsRockstar Energy Blood Orange Zero Sugar debuts in convenience channel
Source: Carlsberg Britvic Rockstar Energy has a new Blood Orange Zero Sugar variety – a limited-edition in a 330ml £1 price-marked pack (PMP) can initially launched exclusively to the convenience sector. This latest format and flavour is designed to broaden appeal and bring new shoppers into the ...
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Product NewsBlue Bear unleashes bold new look
Spar has unveiled a bold new look for its own label energy drink, Blue Bear. The refreshed look is designed to cement Blue Bear’s status as a must-stock, standout player in the own label energy drinks market.
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Product NewsRibena launches £7m No Taste Like Home campaign
Ribena is unveiling a new look and a new £7m advertising campaign, There’s No Taste Like Home.
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Product NewsWin your summer wheels with Robinsons and Fruit Shoot
Win Your Summer Wheels is the latest on-pack promotion from Robinsons and Fruit Shoot.
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Product NewsFruit Shoot has new accessible packaging for blind and partially sighted shoppers
Robinsons Fruit Shoot has unveiled accessible packaging for blind and partially sighted shoppers.
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Product NewsHeatwave sends soft drinks sales soaring
Sales of soft drinks soared so high during the latest spell of hot weather that Ziheed Mohammed, manager at Woodman Forecourts in Leeds, had to get extra staff in to help fill shelves to keep up with demand.
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NewsRetailer says it is ‘make or break’ time for Harvest Energy-supplied sites
The first Tom Dant, managing director of Gill Marsh Forecourts, knew of problems at Harvest Energy was when a message came through at 12.30 on Saturday afternoon, from their head of dealer sales, saying the company could not supply them with fuel.
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NewsShell starts knockdown rebuild of Playing Place site
Work has begun on a knockdown rebuild of Shell Playing Place on the A39 near Truro.
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NewsCouncil refuses application to turn car sales garage back into a petrol station
Newport City Council has refused plans to turn a service garage and car sales business back to its original use as a forecourt.
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NewsFuel availability reporting will not feature in Fuel Finder Scheme on launch
ACS has welcomed a letter from energy minister Dr Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, announcing that the requirement for retailers to report on their fuel availability as part of the upcoming Fuel Finder scheme will be postponed.
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NewsUber in new partnership to help boost access to EV chargers
Uber and C40 Cities have agreed to an international partnership to help cities – including London – significantly boost access to charging infrastructure.