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This coverage analyses BP’s UK retail strategy, focusing on its convenience and mobility operations. Reporting highlights investments in retail capability, leadership changes, and its expanded partnership with M&S to strengthen food offerings. It also examines BP’s development of EV charging hubs and adaptation to the energy transition, offering insights for professionals tracking fuel retail, convenience stores, and sustainable retail infrastructure.
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Nov- 2023 -2 NovemberSupermarkets
BP opens new retail stores in North Yorkshire and West Sussex
BP has opened two new retail stores in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire, and in the village of Faygate in West Sussex, creating just under 50 new jobs across the two areas. The Norton-on-Derwent store, which opened on 18 October, will serve drivers travelling between the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent, around…
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Sep- 2023 -25 SeptemberPeople Moves
BP appoints new VP of marketing for Europe retail team
BP has announced the appointment of Claire Farrant as its new VP of marketing for the mobility and convenience retail business in Europe. Farrant previously served as marketing director at Lidl UK, where she played a part in expanding the grocer’s market share in the UK’s supermarket sector. In her…
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13 SeptemberPeople Moves
BP appoints UK retail operations director
BP has announced the appointment of Joanne Hall as its new UK retail operations director, reporting to Sonya Adams, the VP of UK mobility and convenience retail. In her new role, Hall will focus on delivering best-in-class operations across BP’s 300 company-owned retail sites, while enhancing the convenience experience and…
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7 SeptemberSupermarkets
BP launches loyalty pricing on retail store products
BP has strengthened its BPme Rewards loyalty scheme with the launch of loyalty pricing, which gives customers exclusive discounts on retail store products. The launch is the oil industry company’s first loyalty pricing scheme and sees it go “beyond the conventional model” of a points-based loyalty scheme. BPme Rewards Price…
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Jul- 2023 -18 JulySupermarkets
Supermarkets willing to back fuel price checker to drive down prices
Energy Secretary, Grant Shapps revealed yesterday (17 July 2023) that supermarkets and retailers have agreed to back a fuel price checker to drive down prices for motorists, according to the Sun. As part of the scheme, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons will share cost data with the public by next…
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Mar- 2023 -10 MarchSupermarkets
Tesco sounds out John Allan replacements
Tesco has reportedly begun sounding out potential replacements for its long-time chairman John Allan, according to Sky News. City sources told Sky that a number of big boardroom figures had been approached by headhunters working for Tesco in recent weeks. Allan will step down next year, by which time he…
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Dec- 2022 -12 DecemberSupermarkets
Tesco begins search for independent chairman replacement
Tesco has reportedly begun proceedings to find a replacement for its independent chairman, John Allan, who will step down in 2024, according to Sky News. Under UK corporate governance rules, Allan will be ‘timed out’ in just over a year, meaning he would no longer be regarded as an independent…
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Jul- 2022 -13 JulyEntertainment
Lego ‘indefinitely’ halts operations in Russia
Lego will cease its commercial operations in Russia after previously pausing shipments to the country back in March. In a statement to Retail Sector, a spokesperson said: “The LEGO Group paused shipments to Russia in March. Given the continued extensive disruption in the operating environment, we have decided to indefinitely…
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Jun- 2022 -23 JuneClothing & Shoes
Nike to quit Russia after Ukraine invasion
Sportswear brand Nike has revealed it will fully pull out of Russia three months after suspending its business in the country due to the Ukraine war. It said it will scale down its operations in Russia over the “coming months”, having announced a temporary suspension on 3 March. It marks…
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Apr- 2022 -8 AprilSupermarkets
CD&R offers to sell petrol stations in bid to push through Morrisons deal
CD&R has offered to sell a number of its petrol forecourts in order to push through its £7bn acquisition of Morrisons and receive approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It comes as CD&R is also the owner of the Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the largest independent operator of…
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