BP at Botany has installed a ‘zero alcohol zone’ in its retail outlet, as a first step towards restarting the conversation around convenience stores selling alcohol.
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BP has reached one million members with its BP Rewards program, after launching it just seven months ago.
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The impact of Covid-19 is being felt in essential service businesses, too. OTR, who recently celebrated the opening of their Horsham store in regional Victoria, have announced they will delay the planned opening of their Stawell and second Horsham stores until further notice. They have attributed the delay to “unexpected circumstances” and government restrictions resulting
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Multinational energy company Equinor has abandoned plans to start drilling near the Great Australian Bight, citing the operation would not be “commercially competitive”. Equinor had earmarked an area south of South Australia’s Nullabor coastline, near the West Australian border, in the Ceduna sub-basin to drill for oil . The Norwegian company were granted the second
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There’s even more chances to fix your late night snack cravings or save tomorrow’s breakfast – and you don’t even have to leave the couch. BP Australia have expanded their Couchfood home delivery service to 120 stores after partnering with Deliveroo. Launched last year (initially available through UberEats), the on-demand service allows customers to order
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BP Australia have set an ambitious energy target, pledging to become a net zero company within 30 years. The company, who have also committed to more transparency, have stated their annual global greenhouse gas emissions at 55 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MteCO2e) and the oil and gas carbon as 360 MteCO2e. Among the measures
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Supermarket metro stores, new players and store partnerships proved the biggest retail news of the year for C&I readers. Taking out the top spot in our five biggest retail stories of the year was the news EG had been approved to buy out Woolworths Group’s 540 petrol and convenience sites in a $1.7 billion deal.
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It has been a big year for petrol news, with big company sell offs, new technologies and executive movements. So it’s of little surprise that petrol stories got you clicking in 2019 as C&I kept readers informed about the latest news. There was plenty of news from 7-Eleven, including the auction of 15 national stores
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BP have furthered their commitment to exploring low carbon energy options, expanding their Lightsource BP shares to an equal 50:50 balance. The deal will see new shares issued, allowing the UK headquartered solar development and management company Lightsource BP instant access to funds from the sale. It follows the fuel company’s acquisition of 43% of
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The ACCC is proposing to allow Qantas, BP Australia and independent BP petrol stations to collectively participate in the BP Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Qantas Business Reward programs, in a draft determination released last week. The ACCC proposes to grant a five-year authorisation for these arrangements, which include allowing BP to require BP-branded petrol
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BP and David Jones have opened their first co-branded store in Bayside, Melbourne. The new store aims to deliver fresh, high-quality products, innovative convenience offers and shape the way Australian consumers shop for food. BP Bayside, on the corner of North Road and Nepean Highway, showcases the new dual-branded look and feel, alongside BP’s quality
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Fuel giant BP Australia has pulled two “M+” rated magazines from its 350 petrol stations across the country after complaints they sexualised young girls and promoted harassment. BP has confirmed People and The Picture magazines, published by Bauer, will be pulled from the shelves. “M+ rated magazines will no longer be stocked at our 350
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BP Kingsway, Melbourne took home gold at this year’s Sydney Design Award in the ‘Hospitality – On the Go’ category. The store is a re-invention of forecourt convenience retail and BP’s brief to interior design company, McCartney Design, was to examine all aspects of the forecourt retail experience and re-engineer them to deliver brighter moments
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