Average business property prices in all sectors once again increased in 2015 according to Business Outlook 2016 – the annual state of the markets report from property specialists Christie & Co. The increase in average prices across the convenience retail sector
Independent petrol station owner and operators, HKS Holdings, has completed the acquisition of Leicestershire based Brobot Group. This, after the recent purchase of seven Shell sites, means the group has acquired 30 filling stations in three months, taking the total
Natural Balance Foods reports its Nākd snack bar brand has grown by £7.5m and is now worth £16.2m, almost doubling in a year – growing ahead of competitors and the category. With 17% of this growth coming from the convenience and
Fairbanks, an industry leader in world class wetstock management, is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new website this summer, fairbanksglobal.com A key feature of the website is an innovative customer web portal. Gareth Jenkins, business account manager,
Spar UK has opened its first branded forecourt store, in Pickering, North Yorkshire. Spar UK and Harvest Energy revealed the branded forecourt concept, which is designed to help convenience retailers compete against the multiples and major oil companies, in April
Fairbanks has launched a service which gives their customers a fuel tank gauge monitoring and maintenance service all in one. The company made the announcement as part of its renewed wetstock management contract for all of Morrison’s forecourts. This new
Torex, a leading global provider of technology to the convenience and fuel markets, is partnering with Gilbarco Vedeer-Root to offer forecourts integrated Outdoor Payment Terminal (OPT) technology, which it claims will help reduce the risk of drive-offs. Forecourts who adopt
Leading oil manufacturer Castrol claims it has launched its biggest ever UK promotion, offering consumers the opportunity to win tickets to some of the largest sporting events of the year. Launching in store this month (March 2012), the promotion will
The Co-operative Group has updated the forecourt sites it acquired from Somerfield with three technology solutions from Torex, which will enable it to process combined fuel and store transactions and accept fuel cards. The Co-operative added 142 forecourt sites to
Convenience stores and independent forecourts should take advantage of the pending tobacco display ban in England and the window of opportunity it provides them over multiple rivals, according to Jon Dunman, vice president of petrol and convenience at Torex. “While
