Now Available: Service Station and Convenience Retailing Joint Ventures in Europe

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April 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Introduction

In recent years there has been a surge of joint-ventures between fuel and convenience retailers across Europe. Through these collaborations, oil companies have sought the expertise of convenience retailers to improve their shop proposition while convenience retailers have used service stations as an additional growth channel. The maximum potential for new partnerships lies in CEE Europe.

Features and benefits

* Make informed decisions about convenience retail partnerships by examining the advantages and features of ongoing and former joint-ventures.
* Identify partnership opportunities by assessing the forecourt shop numbers, customer footfall and partnership likelihood for various fuel retailers.
* Recognize potential convenience retail partners in the growth markets by assessing the store expansion and growth strategies of the major players.
* Devise new marketing and branding strategies by examining the case studies of various fuel and convenience retail partnerships across Europe.

Highlights

Major European grocers have renewed their interest in c-store formats and are looking at expanding their store networks. Given their advantages of location, trading hours and oil company-brand name, service stations present an excellent growth channel for convenience retailers.
While Esso's service stations with On the Run shops are typically located on busy transient routes catering to drive-through motorists, stations with Tesco Express stores are located in dense residential areas. Unlike the BP-M&S joint-venture, the stores and service stations under the partnership are not co-branded.
Central and Eastern European countries present the greatest potential for new collaborations as the proportion of service stations with shops is increasing, thereby supporting the development of the shop offer. Moreover, national and international retailers are looking for growth opportunities for the expansion of their footprints in these markets.

Your key questions answered

* Which fuel and convenience retailers have ongoing partnerships across Europe and what are the key motivations and highlights of such ventures?
* Which European markets offer the maximum scope for new partnerships and which fuel retailers operating in these markets can be potential targets?
* Who are the major convenience retailers in the growth markets and why they may be interested in partnering with oil companies?
* Who are the top fuel retailers by the number of service station shops across various markets in Europe and what is their partnership likelihood?


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Partial Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
OVERVIEW
About the series
Summary
STRATEGIC CONTEXT
Motivations for convenience retailers to partner with fuel retailers at service stations
Smaller formats have a higher growth potential compared to hypermarkets
Service stations form an attractive channel for the opening of c-stores
Motivations for fuel retailers to partner with convenience retailers
Fuel retailers have fragmented shop strategies and need to create a consistent brand image
Fuel retailers' shop brands have a stigma attached with them
Fuel retailers can focus on their core business and reduce the number of supplier points of contact
A specialist food and grocery retailer can improve the overall service station shop offer
STRATEGY IN FOCUS: CURRENT JOINT VENTURES
C-stores in the BP-M&S joint venture in the UK are co-branded
BP is the UK's leading player in the service station retailing market
M&S is a leading food and grocery retailer in the UK and operates the Simply Food c-store format
A partnership was formed to open Simply Food stores at BP-branded service stations in 2005
The stores under the partnership are jointly branded under the M&S and BP brand names
The Esso-Tesco alliance follows a classic joint venture model
Esso operates two shop brands, On the Run and Snack 'n' Shop
Tesco is the dominant player in the UK food and grocery retail industry
Esso and Tesco have partnered to open Tesco Express stores at Esso-branded stations
C-stores at Esso stations are branded under the Tesco brand name only
Shell has a supply agreement with Waitrose in the UK
Shell ranks second in the UK service station retail market
Waitrose has plans to expand its footprint in the UK convenience retailing space
Shell service station shops sell Waitrose-branded food and convenience products
Shell-branded service stations feature 7-Eleven c-stores in Scandinavia
Shell has a network of over 1,000 service stations in Scandinavia
Reitan Group is a Norwegian retailer that operates the 7-Eleven c-store chain in Scandinavia
A cooperation agreement was signed between Shell and RSH in 2007
Service station and shop branding is managed separately and exclusively by the two partners
Kesko operates its K-market stores at Neste- and Teboil-branded service stations in Finland
Neste is the market leader in the Finnish service station retailing industry
Teboil is the second largest fuel retailer in Finland
Kesko is a major food and grocery retailer in Finland
Kesko's K-market stores are located at Neste-branded service stations
Kesko formed a partnership with Teboil for the opening of its K-market stores at Teboil fuel outlets
Service stations and c-stores under the partnerships are jointly branded
Rewe's Billa c-stores will be opened at all Jet service stations in Austria
Jet has a network of over 140 branded service stations in Austria
Rewe is the second largest grocery retailer in Germany
Rewe has formed a partnership with Jet for the opening of its Billa stores at Jet-branded service stations
The stores are branded as Billa, whereas fuel pumps and the station canopy are branded as Jet
The Galp and Sonae joint venture in Portugal is over 10 years old
Galp is the market leader for Portugal's service station retailing industry

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