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 of this report
- 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
Research and analysis 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.
Key reasons to read this report
- 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
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.
