Market Report, "Service Station Retailing in Finland 2012", published

Based on Verdict's proprietary market data and insight into key fuel retailers, this brief provides you with an up-to-date picture of the fuel retailing market in Finland. As well as outlining service station numbers, fuel sales, competitor shares, and fuel and site forecasts, it details retailers' c-store, car wash, and unmanned site numbers with an overview of their product offerings.

Scope of this Report

* Benchmark your service station retail offer against the major national players by examining their number of sites, shops, and car washes.
* Develop marketing ideas for your service station shop, car wash, and card propositions by examining the activities of players across Finland.
* Make informed pitches to potential partners by gaining insights into the major retailers' networks, market shares, fuel throughputs, and future plans.
* Assess overall market entry potential by accessing key market indicators including registered cars, national fuel volumes, and average prices.

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Report Highlights

Total fuel volume sales declined marginally by 0.8% in 2011, after a year of growth. Petrol consumption fell 3.4% in 2011 following the trend of the previous year. Diesel consumption however increased by 3.0%.

The total number of service stations declined by 18 in 2011 to 1,947 sites. 89.7% of all service stations in Finland were operated by the Top Five fuel brands led by Neste on 26.2%. However St 1 including Shell had 27.3%.

The number of car washes at service stations in Finland recovered in 2011 to 588, only four short of the peak in 2009. Service station car washes increased 7.7% in 2011 adding 42 new sites with car wash facilities. They could be found at 30.2% of service stations.

Reasons to Get this Report

* Which are the top five players in the Finnish service station retail market and how many sites, shops, and car washes do they have?
* What is the market share and average fuel throughput per site of the top five players in Finland?
* How is the service station network evolving and which players are opening new outlets, as well as increasing forecourt shops and car washes?
* What strategies do key players have across their fuel and non-fuel offerings in terms of products sold, branding, partnerships, and suppliers used?

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