Tag: BP
Forecast: all shops will be the same by 2030
At what point will all retail shops in the UK be the same? Is it inevitable that they will all sell the same product range one day? Think about it: Tesco sells petrol – BP sells food WHSmith sells stamps – Post Office sells stationary Leaving aside the food range how different is Primark from…
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Petrol down to 99.9p per litre
Petrol was down to 99.9p per litre in Reading, Berkshire today. Fabulous. Just two days ago it was 105.9p. It cost me £3 less to fill the tank. We are all happy enough to moan at the speed prices increase. So I’m giving praise to BP for the rapid deflation. p.s. the petrol station mentioned…
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How Much Should You Pay for a Sandwich?
Tuesday: up at 04.00 to leave the house at 04.30 to catch a flight from Heathrow. I needed to fill up with petrol on the way to the airport. So I stopped at the 24 hour BP petrol station near my house. I needed to wait for the attendant to wake up to allow me…
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Pricing survey nonsense
I was waiting in a line to pay for some petrol at my local BP garage. The delay was caused by the usual number of people buying sausage rolls, milk, cat food and occasionally petrol. The phone rang and a member of the staff answered the phone. The caller, presumably a competitor or their agent,…
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