All Forecourts articles – Page 7

  • RED-VAN
    Advice Guide

    Vans: Petrol heads

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The rising cost of fuel is changing the way retailers decide what to drive, points out Robin Mannering

  • News

    Petrol prices spark fears of staff shortage

    2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Suffolk forecourt retailer Chris Woodruff is being forced to invest thousands of pounds in a fuel loyalty scheme for his staff, after rising pump prices made it too expensive for some members of his team to drive to work. As of next week,...

  • Dear Jac

    Dear Jac:The rising cost of print and petrol

    2010-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Glyn Reece leads a double life as he is also known as The Moth, involved in a number of business ventures, a website and a very far-flung email network.

  • News

    Henderson signs up forecourts

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Northern Irish retail group Henderson has announced a £200m deal with petrol supplier Maxol, which will see 29 Maxol convenience stores being branded as Spar outlets

  • News

    M&S link-up for independent forecourt owner

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Cambridgeshire retailer Jonathan James is to become the first independent forecourt owner to open a Marks and Spencer Simply Food outlet.

  • News

    Petrol prices hurt out-of-town shops

    2008-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Soaring petrol prices are driving people away from out-of-town shopping centres and into their local stores, a survey by business information group Experian has revealed.

  • News

    Marks & Spencer sets sights on 200 BP forecourts

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    The revival of Marks & Spencer is set to continue with the expansion of its Simply Food format into more BP forecourt locations.

  • News

    Forecourt bosses face fraud charge

    2006-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Three company directors and five employees of a Manchester newsagents and forecourt chain appeared in court last month accused of large-scale tax fraud.

  • News

    Capper adds forecourt sites

    2006-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Spar wholesaler for South Wales and the South East Capper & Co plans to add 26 forecourt stores to its books in the next seven months.

  • News

    Spar makes gains in forecourt sector

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Spar UK has secured a deal with two major forecourt operators, adding more than 40 stores.

  • News

    Budgens forecourt store is miles ahead

    2005-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Susie Hawkins, partner in the Simon Smith Group based in Gloucestershire, has won the top accolade in the Forecourt Trader of the Year awards organised by C-Store’s sister magazine Forecourt Trader

  • News

    Forecourt foray

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    C-stores are continuing to attract buyers, with demand for forecourt stores leading the way according to property experts Christie & Co.