All articles by Tracy West – Page 8
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Product News
SHOP TALK: an appreciation for retail staff
Can you believe it’s March already? Mother’s Day is just days away and Easter falls early this year, happening at the end of the month.
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Product News
Red Bull’s new Summer Edition is Curuba Elderflower
The new Red Bull Summer Edition aims to tap into the growing demand for flavoured energy, with 41% more flavoured energy drinks sold per store in the last two years alone (Nielsen).
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Two more limited editions for Irn-Bru Xtra
Irn-Bru Xtra is rolling out two limited edition flavours, following the success of last year’s Tropical and Ice Cream products, to help retailers drive demand and build excitement ahead of the summer.
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Product News
Cheesy Specials from Pladis
Pladis has added new limited editions to its £82m Jacob’s Mini Cheddars brand (Nielsen data).
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Consumers can win with Carling
Carling hopes to build excitement, as the final stages of the FA Cup approach, with a new on-pack promotion and marketing campaign.
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Win £1,000 towards your energy bills with Britvic
Britvic is giving retailers the chance to win £1,000 towards their energy bills this year, alongside a bespoke planogram for their store to help power up their soft drink sales.
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Coke gets a lemon twist
Coca-Cola is adding a twist to its ‘Real Coke’ taste with the launch of two new lemon flavours.
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Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON FORECOURT SHOW 2024
If you’re looking for a new fuel supplier or want advice on investing in valeting equipment. If you’re looking for a cutting-edge security solution or help on extending the lifespan of your forecourt assets. Or if you want advice regarding the thorny issue of fuel pricing, then the Forecourt Show is the place to go.
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Operators secure funding for better truckstops
Exelby Services and Ron Perry & Son are two of the companies to receive funding to make truckstops better for HGV drivers.
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Campaign to keep HGVs safe at service stations
Crimestoppers, together with the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Mold, are running a campaign to help keep vehicles safe when they are parked in the county’s service stations.
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Chancellor urged to support petrol retailing sector – and also encourage EV uptake in Spring Budget
The PRA is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to implement ‘decisive measures to support the petrol retailing sector’ in his 2024 Spring Budget on Wednesday (March 6).
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Certas success with sustainable energy
Speaking at last week’s Forecourt Trader Summit, Certas Energy’s head of e-mobility, Gerry Welsh, said: “Within mobility we ask: how do we get people and goods from A to B with less carbon? How do we grow our businesses and reduce carbon?” His answer was to focus on the likes of HVO and biofuels, and also EV charging.
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Forecourt operator Ben Lawrence uses security guard and headsets to protect staff
Theft has become such a big problem at Ben Lawrence’s BP Sholing site that he is now employing a security guard.
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Shop crime is a growing challenge for forecourts
While drive-offs and no means of payment remain big problems on forecourts, a growing challenge is the increase in crime in the forecourt shop.
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Customer service is most important consumer need at forecourt stores
The top consumer need in a forecourt store is customer service, with 62% of people saying good customer service is extremely or very important.
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BP invests in staff safety
BP staff are now wearing body cams in stores to help keep them safe – and, as a result, any incidents are being taken more seriously by the police.
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New online platform launches for buying and selling automotive businesses
A new online platform, AutoCommercial.co.uk, provides a dedicated space for buyers, sellers and agents to list and discover automotive businesses and properties.
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TECH TALK: Government boost for UK hydrogen production
Seven projects to make low carbon hydrogen are to get a £21m boost from government.
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Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON FASCIAS: Group effort
Whether it’s because they want a well-known name above their door or the buying power that comes from that name, or the own label that’s offered or the regular promotions – thousands of forecourt retailers choose to be part of a symbol group.
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New forecourt coming to Ballymena
East Coast Fuels has been given planning permission to build a new forecourt on land between Ballee Road East and the M2 at Ballymena.