Diesel shortage likely next month
Forecourt Show goes yearly to keep pace with industry
EG On The Move partnership with Co-op continues with refreshed site
Forecourt firms vindicated as major investigation finds no evidence of profiteering
Raven refutes ‘rocket and feather’ allegations with price drop on unleaded
Government committee changes tune after PRA tells MPs: “Refrain from lurid language”
Top 50 Indie petitions for VAT cut on HVO
Sewell plans to switch to app-based loyalty scheme
‘Women In Fuel’ network underway to nurture peer support
BP dealer launches discount Thursdays to help locals with fuel price rises
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Highlights
COMMENT: Pinch yourself, but the tide is turning for how the media portrays fuel retailers
For years, negative news stories about forecourt firms have been as regular and unwelcome as a teenager’s acne flare-up, but things are finally changing, with several fair, accurate and informed pieces appearing recently in the mainstream press.
An open letter to the BBC: Don’t believe the government’s spin on fuel price spikes
A Top 50 Indie, preferring to remain anonymous, urges the BBC to stop misinforming the public that forecourts are to blame for spiking fuel prices, and to look closer at government gains in the rising market.
COMMENT: Treat car wash as a core retail proposition
The UK car wash market is entering a period of meaningful transformation, driven by changing customer expectations and lessons from more mature European markets, says Wash Tec’s Ryan Lenihan.
FOCUS ON: Five things to know about food to go
Some intriguing facts: around 95% of the UK’s cars still need petrol and diesel, while 100% of people run on food. And, despite changes to lifestyles and working patterns, Brits still drive 7,000 miles annually, spending an average of 362 hours in their cars each year.
COMMENT: Price gouging is definitely happening at the forecourt: the government is doing it
It really comes to something when you’re not only accused of doing something you’re not doing, but when the person accusing you is the one carrying out the unwanted behaviour – but that’s exactly where we are when it comes to talk of ‘price gouging’ at the petrol pump.
COMMENT: Don’t blame forecourts for rising fuel prices
Emotions were running high ahead of today’s meeting between fuel bosses and government ministers who are pointing the finger at forecourts for increased prices at the pump.
The hidden impact of fuel price transparency
Accelerate the fight against drive-offs
Heat up your sales with hot food and soft drinks combos
How forecourts are adapting to the new payment landscape
How parcel lockers are cementing forecourts as multi-purpose destinations
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Why compliance is your untapped growth driver
The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing
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