All Forecourts articles – Page 2
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NewsCo-op signs franchise deal with Zuber Issa’s EG On The Move forecourt business
The agreement will see seven new Co-op franchise stores open this summer, with the first to launch in Ogden Road, Doncaster, on 11 July
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Category ReportLunch trends 2024: Why lunch is going places
As food-to-go options get more adventurous, brands are looking to broaden the horizons of lunchboxes, too. Who’s winning?
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NewsFuel price transparency ‘bringing back competition’ as petrol drops £2.50 a tank
The AA explained it can take up to two weeks for wholesale costs to be reflected at the pump as retailers sell off existing stock they bought at the previous price
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Category ReportEnergy products trends 2024: Can challengers go the distance?
Can deals with influencers such as ultra-runner and ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook help challenger energy brands go the distance?
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NewsRontec extends contract with Morrisons as it opens 100th Daily store
Rontec, Morrisons’ longest-standing Daily franchise partner, has also extended its contract with the supermarket to 2030
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NewsPetrol pump prices not falling as quickly as wholesale costs, says AA
‘When a drop in wholesale costs equivalent to a £2 saving from a tank of fuel barely shows weeks later, it looks very much like the same old story,’ said an AA spokesman
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NewsKay Group turnover rises 11% to over £200m
With the addition of the two new sites, employee numbers increased to 287, resulting in an increase in staff costs from £4m to £6.9m
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NewsThree ways to arrest the retail crime epidemic
Exclusive, free webinar answers the big questions around rising retail crime and violence
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Comment & OpinionPumpwatch fines for forecourts won’t stop ripoff pump prices
‘Pumped up! Petrol station bosses will have just 30 minutes to change rip-off pump prices or be slapped with a fine…’
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NewsLive from UK Food Shows 2024: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on eating 30 plants per week
Highlights from the Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show, The Forecourt Show and The Restaurant Show
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NewsBP rolls out crime logging platform and body-worn cameras for extra staff protection
The reporting initiative is in conjunction with Auror and will be rolled out across BP’s 300 company-owned stores over the coming months
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NewsCMA fuel report omitted rising operating costs, says PRA
In the watchdog’s latest road fuel monitoring report it found petrol and diesel prices had been “rising steadily” since January
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NewsBooker renews contract with Rontec for five more years
Rontec has been working with Booker since 2015. It also owns Spar and Morrisons Daily sites, amounting to 266 stores across England and Wales
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NewsBP launches made-to-order breakfast and lunch offer
Jo Hayward, VP for convenience in Europe at BP, said it followed a trial at two company-owned sites in Holborough and Byron in 2023
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NewsFuel Guardian launched to help forecourts chase drive-off cases
The service has been launched by One Stop franchisee Dee Sedani
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NewsBP designs self-serve Wild Bean Cafe ‘micro-market’ concept for independents
The unit has been modularly designed so retailers can either opt for the food or drink element, helping to ease any space restrictions
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the forecourt sell-off mean for Morrisons?
Morrisons has sold 337 forecourts in a £2.5bn deal designed to alleviate its debt. So how will the move help new boss Rami Baitiéh’s plans?
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NewsMorrisons sells forecourts in £2.5bn deal to pay down debt pile
MFG and Morrisons, which are both owned by private equity FIRM Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), confirmed today they had entered into an agreement with the sites
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NewsNisa to drive focus on forecourts as part of long-term business plan
MD Peter Batt shop sales at forecourt sites had gone up by 35% in the past five years, while average weekly sales had risen by 27%
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NewsHenderson Group to roll out EV charge points at 100 Spar forecourts
The rollout, which will see up to 200 BP Pulse rapid charge points installed, is expected to complete by the end of 2025