http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk Forecourt Trader en Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:09:51 GMT Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:09:51 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/images/rss.gif http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5419/Morrisons_kicks_off_industry-beating_fuel_promotion.html Morrisons has trumped Tesco’s current 10ppl fuel price promotion with a new deal giving motorists 15ppl off petrol or diesel when they spend £60 in store. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5420/Indies_can_survive_if_they_play_to_natural_strengths,_says_Verdict_report.html Independents can fight back against the onslaught of the major supermarkets by playing to existing strengths and creating new ones, says independent retail analysts Verdict as it outlines strategies for survival for independent retailers. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5421/20_range_reviews_at_Londis_to_drive_sales_in_2012.html Londis is targeting 20 range reviews across 300 stores for 2012, following a successful programme of 10 range reviews across 100 stores last year, which drove significant uplifts of up to 9%. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5422/Insolvency_rates_fall_to_the_same_rate_as_January_2011.html The rate of insolvencies fell from 0.11 per cent in December 2012 to 0.07 per cent in January this year – the same rate as in January 2011, according to the latest figures released by Experian, the global information services company. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5423/Scottish_town_vows_to_fight_plans_for_supermarket_with_petrol_station.html The business community in the Scottish town of Newton Stewart, has vowed to fight plans for a new supermarket on the edge of town, the Galloway Gazette has reported. The newspaper said the majority of the 60-plus business people from the area who attended a meeting of the Newton Stewart Business Association on Wednesday night were against the development of a 30,000sq ft superstore with parking for 160 vehicles and a petrol station just off the A75 at Barnkirk. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5417/Brulines_takes_Brobot_to_real-time_fuel_monitoring__.html Brulines Fuel Solutions (BFS) has concluded a major new contract with Top 50 indie Brobot Petroleum, to move the 22-strong group’s fuel monitoring from traditional statistical inventory reconciliation (SIR) to continuous fuel monitoring (CFM). Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5418/Stores_of_the_future_will_be_better_connected,_says_IGD.html Shops and people will be connected to each other more than ever in the store of the future, according to IGD research. The report commissioned by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) and written by food and consumer goods experts IGD predicts: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5414/ACS__Budget_submission_urges_2_25_cap_on_business_rates_rise.html ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is urging Chancellor George Osborne to take action in the Budget to stop the 5.6% increase in business rates, with the aid of new research conducted among local shop owners across the country. The polling reveals: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5415/Rontec_signs_up_to_RMIP_.html RMI Petrol is delighted to gain support from Rontec Investments, the UK's second-largest new independent group with 234 petrol retail sites, that was formed to acquire some of the downstream assets from Total at the end of 2011.  Rontec has just signed up for membership of the trade association representing independent retailers. RMIP chairman Brian Madderson commented: "We hav Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5416/Drought_threatens_car_wash_operators.html Water shortages will impact service stations far more than any unregulated hand car wash operator, according to David Charman, chairman of the Car Wash Assocation (CWA). Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5413/Park_Garage_Group_supports_cancer_charity_with_plastic_bag_initiative.html Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has pledged its support to cancer charity CLIC Sargent with a new charging scheme for plastic carrier bags. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5409/AA_calls_for_fuel_price_regulator_as_diesel_nears_last_year_s_record.html The AA has called for the industry to consider the introduction of a price regulator acting as an honest broker between fuel suppliers, retailers and consumers. The suggestion comes as average UK diesel prices have risen to 142.80ppl, a fifth of a penny shy of the record set in May last year (143.04ppl), according to the AA's February Fuel Price Report. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5410/Biofuels_worse_than_fossil_fuels_and_targets_should_be_scrapped,_say_charities.html Car drivers in the UK will pay up to £2 billion more on the forecourt in 2020 if the government decides to increase the proportion of biofuels in petrol, according to new research commissioned by ActionAid and Friends of the Earth, undertaken by the Global Subsidies Initiative. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5411/Diesel_price_hits_record_high_as_RMIP_makes_formal_submission_to_OFT_for_new_review_of_the_market.html The price of diesel has hit a record high having rocketed by 10pp in just 12 months – an inflation-busting 7% rise – reports RMI Petrol. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5412/Consumers_can_t_take_rising_fuel_prices,_says_AA,_as_it_calls_on_Chancellor_for_investigation.html The impact of record diesel prices will be felt by everyone as higher transport costs are passed on to business and consumers, warns AA president Edmund King. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT