All Forecourts articles – Page 5
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NewsApplegreen acquires seven more UK forecourt sites
UK and Ireland petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen has bought seven sites from Carsley Group for £21m
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NewsCo-op launches franchise pilot with forecourt operator MRH
The Co-op Group has broken with 170 years of tradition by launching itself into franchising.
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NewsEuro Garages acquires forecourt site near Gloucester
Euro Garages has acquired a forecourt site near Gloucester, following its recent purchase of a spate of High Noon Stores sites in the region.
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NewsMotor Fuel Group buys High Noon Stores forecourt site
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has snapped up the latest High Noon Stores site while the administrator of the collapsed c-store business also expects to conclude the sale of the final two outlets “within the next week or so”, C-Store has learned.
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Irish forecourt group Applegreen continues UK expansion
Republic of Ireland petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen is continuing to grow its presence in the UK.
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NewsChartman Group re-opens Spar forecourt in Dorset
Independent Spar operator The Chartman Group has re-opened the village forecourt in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, after acquiring the site last year.
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NewsMorrisons opts to roll out c-store offer with Rontec forecourts
Morrisons and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have ditched their convenience store trial, and the supermarket group has instead opted to roll out Morrisons Daily with Gerald Ronson’s Rontec group of forecourts.
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NewsEuro Garages buys final four High Noon Stores forecourts
Euro Garages has acquired the final four forecourt stores of collapsed Spar chain High Noon Stores for an undisclosed sum, following the purchase of four of its other sites in January.
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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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Petrol 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)