WITH FUEL SALES DEPRESSED, EUROPE PETROL RETAILERS LOOK TO C-STORES TO MAKE UP TRADE
January 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES, in Paris; ANDREW CAVE, in Oxford; and SYMON ROSS, in Belfast
IT is a tough time in the European petrol retail market at present. High prices last year have been followed by a global recession. It is no wonder fuel sales are depressed. In such circumstances, the sharpest fuel retailers are looking to hook custom through other offerings, especially convenience - of 'C-stores' attached to petrol stations.
Here the Petroleum Review takes a look at France, Britain and Ireland - to see how fuel retailers are handling these pressures in these three ...
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