Making money from every square foot of a forecourt will be the main theme at Forecourt Trader’s Roadway to Profit industry Summit in February.
Every few months or so, there is a story in the regional press about disgruntled drivers who claim to have damaged their vehicles by putting the wrong fuel in their tanks.
Technology from Madic is allowing Park Garage Group to offer a click and collect service for its Bakery 79 food to go: one example of next-gen epos capabilities available to forecourt operators.
We’re all susceptible to the vagaries of the British weather but our winter weather poses specific challenges for forecourt operators. Equipment needs to be able to withstand harsh conditions to ensure sites run smoothly.
As Britons look forward to performances of Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been casting forecourt operators as pantomime villains.
The main takeaway from the Budget is that the Chancellor has raised taxes. Does anyone expect something different from a Budget – except in the year before an election? But she has done this in a relatively stealthy way, says industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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