All Forecourts articles – Page 2
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NewsTout’s Cleeve crowned Forecourt Trader of the Year 2023
The forecourt site, which also won best site in the south west & Wales with over four million litres per annum in the regional category, was praised for its unique £6m development
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Analysis and FeaturesTout’s: the forecourt retailer with the ‘heart of an independent’
Tout’s three forecourt convenience stores – full of local produce and eye-catching merchandising – earned it the Independent Retail Chain of the Year award at the Grocer Golds 2023
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NewsBooker renews supply contract with MFG for five more years
The extension will add to the duo’s eight-year working relationship since Booker won the contract in November 2015
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NewsBP extends rewards programme to offer loyalty prices
The discounts will be available at about 300 company-owned stores, with the products included in the promotion regularly changing throughout the year
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NewsNisa enjoys 30% sales boost from forecourt retailers
Some of the new recruits include 62-store forecourt retailer Ascona Group, which signed a deal with Nisa in 2020, and MPK Garages
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NewsAsda first to launch transparent fuel price checker
Asda’s move was described by the supermarket as “very much the first step” ahead of allowing “minute by minute” updates in the coming weeks
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NewsPetrolPrices ‘optimistic’ it can win fuel-finding forecourt pricing scheme contract
PetrolPrices lists forecourts by price within a five-mile radius, which is generally updated every 24 hours
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NewsSupermarkets called to make or break talks in fuel ‘rip-off’ row
Earlier this month the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) announced plans for a fuel finder scheme
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Analysis and FeaturesAre supermarkets really profiteering on fuel? This is the data
The public seems unimpressed by supermarkets’ selling fuel at a higher margin – but they are keen to disprove allegations of ‘greedflation’
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat will the CMA’s ‘fuel finder’ mean for independent forecourts?
The new scheme is expected to make prices more competitive
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NewsMPK Garages converts remaining stores from Londis to Nisa
The stores will covert from Londis and feature a co-branded fascia with Nisa and MPK’s independent brand ‘Pop-In Daily’
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NewsCMA petrol probe: Asda fined but others escape action despite inflating fuel prices
There were no fines and there will be no further action against Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, who were also found to have not lowered prices
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NewsKay Group’s turnover shoots up by 35.2% to almost £200m
The 23-site operator said it had been actively promoting customer retention through its services, facilities and frontline staff
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ReportsBoost pours jet fuel on Barr energy ambitions
Boost has built a booming business in the independent retail channel
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NewsLondis wins five-year contract to supply The Kay Group
The Kay Group has moved to the Londis fascia across its 23-store estate in the Midlands, north Wales and northern England
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Analysis and FeaturesAsda’s EG Group acquisition: everything you need to know
Asda has acquired EG Group’s UK & Ireland operations, and sees a ‘huge runway’ for growth to become the UK’s second-largest grocer again
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NewsCity snapshot: Asda confirms £2.27bn acquisition of EG Group UK and Ireland
Asda has announced it has agreed to buy EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of £2.27bn
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NewsMedia Bites 30 May: Asda/EG, food price cap, inflation, Waitrose
Coverage of the merger of Asda and EG Group continued over the bank holiday weekend, alongside news of a proposal for a voluntary price cap for staple food items in supermarkets.
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Comment and OpinionAsda merger with EG Group would be a disaster
The future of Asda matters for consumers, its 145,000 employees, the government and regulators alike
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Analysis and FeaturesAsda the obvious suspect in road fuel competition enquiry – but not so fast
It’s still consistently cheaper than supermarket rivals on unleaded and diesel