All Forecourts articles – Page 7
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NewsRetailers unite with authorities to target UK forecourt theft
Convenience stores are targeting fuel theft on the UK’s forecourts in a joint assault with the Home Office, police and the wider fuel industry.
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NewsBP petrol station and M&S store opens in Soham
A new £2m BP petrol station, M&S Simply Food store and Wild Bean Cafe has opened on the edge of Soham, Cambridgeshire, having been developed by retailer Jonathan James’ new business, James Construction and Developments Ltd.
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NewsFurther growth in forecourt fuel prices predicted
Further increases in forecourt fuel prices are predicted if the cost of oil continues to follow the trajectory commodity strategists have forecast.
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NewsPetrol station transactions hit post-recession high in 2016
Petrol station transactions hit a post-recession high in 2016, as the average price of retail sites rose by 8.8%, according to Christie & Co’s latest business outlook report.
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NewsIndependent forecourts 'able to absorb' devaluing pound
The growing sophistication of independent petrol forecourt convenience stores is helping them claw back margin from squeezed fuel at the pumps, the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has claimed.
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NewsNew partnership seeks to put brakes on forecourt crime
National crime-reporting platform Facewatch has partnered with payment recovery firm Forecourt Eye in a bid to crack down on record levels of theft from petrol forecourts.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group to acquire North West forecourt operator
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed an agreement to purchase Synergie Holdings Limited, which owns a network of 19 forecourts in the North West.
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NewsValue of forecourt sector revealed in new report
The forecourt sector employs over 117,000 people in the UK and generates over £4bn annually in sales, according to a new report highlighting its value to the retail landscape.
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NewsInnovative egg vending machine for forecourt store
A Jet forecourt store in rural Dumfries is enjoying cracking sales following the introduction of an egg vending machine
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NewsForecourt retailer sells £18,500 of flowers in two weeks
A forecourt retailer in Ilford, Essex, sold £18,500 worth of plants and flowers over Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day combined this year.
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NewsSpar forecourt store completes major expansion
A Spar forecourt near Bristol has completed a major £300,000 expansion project following a co-investment scheme between owner Justin Taylor and suppliers Appleby Westward.
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NewsMorrisons to supply food to five MFG forecourt sites
Morrisons has announced a pilot deal to supply food to five petrol forecourt sites owned by Motor Fuel Group (MFG)
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NewsPenny Petroleum to acquire three new forecourt sites
Northumberland-based Penny Petroleum is set to expand its forecourt estate with the purchase of three additional sites.
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NewsSimon Smith Group unveils unique new Spar forecourt
Independent retailer Susie Hawkins has opened her first Spar forecourt store in the village of Highworth near Swindon.
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NewsThree new independent Budgens forecourt stores to open
Three new independently-owned Budgens forecourt stores will have opened by the end of the first quarter.
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NewsBlakemore begins JV with petrol station operator HKS Retail
Blakemore Trade Partners has moved to strengthen its forecourt proposition with the launch of a joint venture with HKS Retail, a national operator of filling stations and convenience stores.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group to acquire Murco Petroleum retail assets
Motor Fuel Group has agreed to buy Murco Petroleum’s 228 UK forecourt sites.
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NewsUK's most energy efficient forecourt store opens
Forecourt operator The Kay Group has opened what it believes is the most energy efficient site in the UK.
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NewsSouth West Spar group completes refit of forecourt store
The Chartman Group, which operates nine Spar outlets in the South West, has completed a major refit of its Winning Post forecourt store on the A38 near Exeter.
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NewsIndependent forecourts urged to improve store standards
Independent forecourt operators have been urged to improve store standards to hold market share as the multiples increase their fuel estates.