Ambitious start to a new decade
Certas Energy has been overhauling its offer with hopes of further expansion for Gulf in Scotland
Giving pump promos some juice
While consumers remain unlikely to purchase a new smartphone or tablet from a forecourt, DSL reckons they will buy their accessories if the price is right.
App aims at illegal sites
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) teamed up with anti-modern slavery campaign The Clewer Initiative to launch a new Safe Car Wash app .
Fresh thinking at wholesale giant
FRESH produce and food to go will be top priorities for wholesale and cash & carry giant Booker.
Speaking after the group’s half-year financial results...
Forging ahead of high street retail
Forecourt retail is going from strength-to-strength, with PRA chair Brian Madderson predicting success in 2020
Own label bouys up supermarkets
PREMIUM own-label products bucked the supermarket trend ahead of the 2016 festive season, recording a 13% year-on-year increase in sales against continued slow growth...
Here is the news
FOR specialist systems provider Reposs 2013 was always going to be an important period in the EPOS world. Earlier this year director Robert Holder...
Quality at the right price says Koolmax
REFRIGERATION supplier Koolmax offers a comprehensive range of chiller and freezer equipment, throughout the UK, as well as a full energy-efficient lighting service. And...
Up for sale – C-store in Ayrshire on main street position
AN established Ayrshire c-store business is on sale through the Glasgow office of business agent, Christie + Co.
Binghams Premier Convenience Store in Glaisnock Street,...
Experience at the top
THE Snappy Group – the firm behind Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr – has expanded its sales division with two new senior appointments.
Paul Adams joins...
‘Now is the time for indies to invest’
RAMSAY MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy, has encouraged independent forecourt traders to invest now in their businesses to protect future margins.
“After two...
Make your exit just as you had planned
When should you begin to prepare for the time you sell or leave the business? Ideally, the moment you establish the business.
PLANNING for exit...
Saving energy
SAVING on energy is welcome in any business and chiller firm Adande Refrigeration reckons it’s got a new cabinet that could cut bills
Staying on the right side of work checks
All employers have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that their employees have the right to work here. In the retail sector, where stores often have to hire quickly to cover difficult shifts, the pitfalls of employing an illegal worker can be a real risk .
Brand, brand, voom
SYMBOL group Spar is continuing its programme to recruit forecourt businesses across the UK with a specialised package that includes Spar-branded fuel.
The first...
A fresh look for forecourts
Jet retail business manager Oliver Muller has Scottish ambitions .
