Service Stations in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the service stations industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

• Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
• Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

• Spot future trends and developments
• Inform your business decisions
• Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
• Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The service stations industry is comprised of fuel retailing, forecourt shop sales and car wash revenues, but excludes food service and other non-fuel sales outside the shop and car wash.

Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

Western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 BP Plc 18
6.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc 22
6.3 Tesco PLC 26
6.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation 28
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 31
7.1 Market Value Forecast 31
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 32
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 34
9.1 Methodology 34
9.2 Industry Associations 35
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 35

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom Service Stations Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: United Kingdom Service Stations Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 10
Table 3: United Kingdom Service Stations Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Key Facts: BP Plc 18
Table 5: Key Financials: BP Plc 21
Table 6: Key Facts: Royal Dutch Shell plc 22
Table 7: Key Financials: Royal Dutch Shell plc 25
Table 8: Key Facts: Tesco PLC 26
Table 9: Key Financials: Tesco PLC 27
Table 10: Key Facts: Exxon Mobil Corporation 28
Table 11: Key Financials: Exxon Mobil Corporation 30
Table 12: United Kingdom Service Stations Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 31
Table 13: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 32
Table 14: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 32
Table 15: United Kingdom Inflation, 2004-2008 32
Table 16: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 33