All BP articles
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News
BP promotes from within for new retail leadership roles
BP has made two internal appointments as it bolsters its UK retail leadership team.
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News
BP to roll out body cameras at stores with ‘higher levels of crime’
BP has said it is continuing to invest in the security of its retail staff through the rollout of body-worn cameras in stores facing “higher levels of abuse and crime”.
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Analysis
What are Next, JD Sports, Boots and BP doing to future-proof their supply chains?
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, the fifth annual instalment since 2019, is out now. Offering a blueprint for operational success, the report explores how retailers from across the globe are building resilience.
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Interview
Q&A: BP's Joanne Hayward on why food is the future of forecourt retail
As news emerges that BP is rolling out a fresh, made-to-order food pilot across its stores, vice president of convenience Europe Joanne Hayward talks to Retail Week about these new Wild Bean Cafe pilots, the transition to electric vehicles, and how BP is growing its convenience offer.
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News
BP launches freshly made food-to-go pilot
BP has today rolled out a fresh, made-to-order food offer pilot across 10 of its convenience stores, following the “success of two proof of concept” openings in 2023.
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News
Exclusive: BP poaches former M&S director for new convenience role
BP is bolstering its retail team with the appointment of former Marks and Spencer franchise director, David Phillpot, Retail Week has learned.
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Opinion
‘Not just for Christmas: retail’s season of goodwill lasts all year’
Retailers may make a lot of their money at Christmas, but for them, the season of goodwill lasts all year round as they contribute in a wealth of ways to the communities and consumers they serve.
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Retail Voice
Respect Retail: Why police need to take reports of abuse more seriously
Want to know why the Retail Trust’s Respect Retail campaign is calling for urgent and collective action against customer abuse? Chris Brook-Carter explains.
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News
Revealed: Retail Week Awards 2024 shortlist
The Retail Week Awards, which have been celebrating excellence in the UK’s retail industry for nearly 30 years, have today revealed the 2024 shortlist.
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Analysis
Retail 2024: How eBay, THG and The Fragrance Shop are investing in green initiatives
Top retail bosses have given exclusive interviews to Retail Week, revealing their sustainability strategies featured in Retail 2024, our annual flagship report.
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Analysis
Where THG, Jigsaw, Hawes & Curtis and Richer Sounds are investing in 2024
Store experience, digital marketing and AI will dominate investment strategies next year, say the bosses of the UK’s largest retailers in the Retail 2024 report.
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Analysis
Research: 44 retail leaders talk in-depth about 2024 CX strategy
Leaders from Cotton Traders, Bravissimo, Gift Universe, Jollyes and Bensons for Beds have spoken in-depth to Retail Week about their plans for 2024.
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Analysis
Research: 44 retail leaders reveal strategies for 2024
The bosses of leading retailers including Primark, THG, eBay, Majestic Wine, Fat Face and Pandora have spoken in depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report – Retail 2024.
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Report Store
Retail 2024
The bosses of leading retailers have spoken in-depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report.
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News
BP expands retail leadership team with former Lidl marketing director
BP has appointed former Lidl marketing director Claire Farrant as its new vice-president of marketing for the mobility and convenience retail business in Europe.
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News
BP launches loyalty pricing programme on retail products
BP has expanded its BPme Rewards scheme with the launch of loyalty pricing to give customers exclusive discounts on retail products.
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News
Energy secretary challenges grocery bosses ‘to explain themselves’ over fuel prices
Energy secretary Grant Shapps will meet heads of major supermarkets and petrol firms over fuel prices, after an investigation found drivers paid an extra 6p per litre for fuel last year.
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Opinion
‘Claims of grocers profiteering grab headlines but avoid confronting real issues’
Has anyone told Sir Ed Davey, or other proponents of the “profiteering supermarkets” point of view, that Tesco’s profits plummeted last year by half?