Abstract
Overview
Introduction
The benefits of strong operational efficiency are clear to the fuel retailer
in the current climate of low margins. Maximising the volume of fuel sold at
each site bolsters profit margins. This brief assesses average annual site
throughput against other key drivers of market efficiency for key European
fuel retailing markets and establishes which companies are driving this.
Scope
- An examination of the petrol station fuel throughput, market concentration
and the geographic coverage of sites in 26 European markets
- A comparison of the fuel throughput of key players in the UK, Germany,
France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia and Romania
- An assessment of Europe's best and worst performers in terms of petrol
station efficiency and the factors that underlie their performance
Report Highlights
While the ever-decreasing number of petrol stations in mature western European
markets has been the driving force behind increases in site efficiency, in
central and eastern Europe motorists' thirst for fuel is growing faster than
new petrol stations can be built. The average fuel throughout in Slovenia and
Romania now exceeds 4.5m litres per site.
As western and central and eastern Europe follow divergent paths in terms of
site rationalisation, one trend remains constant: supermarkets are opening new
service station sites irrespective of the regional norm and are successfully
expanding their share of the retail fuels market with higher than average
levels of fuel throughput.
Despite site rationalisation efforts by Italy's major players, the market
still has low throughput levels. If fuel demand continues to grow and site
numbers continue to decline at the rate witnessed over 2000-2004, it will take
27 years to reach the average site throughput levels currently exhibited by
its Western European peers.
Reasons to Purchase
- Benchmark average throughput per site and volume share against your market
competitors and identify target markets for new entry
- Pre-empt acquisitions and areas of site rationalisation by understanding
the composition and efficiency levels of key European retail networks
- Understand the core factors that drive improvements in fuel retail
efficiency a national and company level
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