Development of Petrol Retailing in the United Kingdom
Jonathan ShingletonBPRI (Business Planning & Research International)Introduction
This paper is a case study about change. More than that, it is about a revolution a David and Goliath situation and about a profitable industry that became loss-making within a few short years, and what that industry is doing to claw itself back into profit.
If there is a message from the paper, it must be something about looking laterally, lifting your horizons beyond the immediate, the appreciation that business threat can come from any and the most...