When it comes to forecourt technology, wet stock management consoles tend to run quietly in the background, doing their job without much thought from anyone beyond the site manager. But that quiet reliability can be deceptive, says Jason Grant, global project manager at Veeder-Root.
Proposed restrictions on the display of vaping and nicotine products will have a significant impact on merchandising and store layouts, warns legal firm Winckworth Sherwood.
As schools close for the summer and families embark on holidays, forecourt operators have a big opportunity to win sales for their car care fixture.
The forecourt sector is catching on to AI having a major role to play in improving sustainability, from automatically marking down expiring products, to helping to reduce energy bills.
This week’s announcement of EG On The Move (EGOTM) becoming the UK’s second biggest independent forecourt operator with its acquisition of the 85 Prax company-owned sites is more significant for the industry than the headlines might suggest.
Fuel prices might not be as high as they were earlier this year but drive-offs and failure to pay remain a scourge across the petrol retailing industry.
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