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- 05 Apr
Valero spin-off set for May 1
- Apr 05, 2013
- John Keller
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The wait is over, as the remaining hurdles for spinning off the retail division of Valero have been cleared, and the common stock for the Corner Store company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CST. […]
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- 28 Mar
In a recent issue of Advertising Age, I came across an interesting insert from a company named Collective about reaching people across all their multiple devices. It was written from the perspective of breaking down silos between devices when building an […]
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- 27 Mar
According to a San Antonio news source, Valero has one hurdle remaining before they can spin off the convenience store side of its business into its own entity. The point of the spinoff is to give Valero share holders more […]
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- 22 Mar
The PriceAdvantage team would like to congratulate the GasBuddy OpenStore team on their announcement of E-Z Mart becoming a customer. E-Z Mart is the latest c-store chain to recognize the importance of social media in the fuel price management process. […]
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- 15 Mar
Retail fuel margins dip $0.04 this week
- Mar 15, 2013
- John Keller
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In the weekly OPIS report, average US retail fuel margins showed a drop of $0.043 per gallon. That’s a reverse in the trend across the previous two weeks where retail fuel margins increased nearly $0.16 per gallon. Retail fuel margins […]
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- 11 Mar
Back in 2001, Ford had a record year of selling natural gas vehicles when Ford sold 5491 vehicles. That record was shattered in 2012 when Ford sold 11,600 vehicles. And the Ford sales number in 2012 is more than three […]
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- 08 Mar
Congratulations to Scott Hartman for his induction into the PCATS Hall of Fame, from all of us at the PriceAdvantage team. Scott has always been a thought leader in the c-store industry, and his visionary guidance has made a big […]
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- 04 Jun
US EIA Reporting
- Jun 04, 2012
- John Keller
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The US Energy Information Administration reported today that US retail fuel prices dropped again, making it an eight week decline since peaking on April 9. Fuel prices for unleaded regular are now at $3.518 across the US, down from $3.575 […]
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- 27 Mar
MasterCard SpendingPulse
- Mar 27, 2012
- John Keller
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According to the most recent MasterCard SpendingPulse study, fuel consumption declined 3% over the past 52 weeks. That equates to 4.2 billion gallons. According to John Gamel, who oversees MasterCard SpendingPulse’s weekly consumption report, part of the reason for the […]
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- 20 Mar
CSNews: C-Store Chain Sold
- Mar 20, 2012
- John Keller
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We’re now in a time of survival of the fittest, where only the strongest c-store chains in the retail fuel business will survive. An article in Convenience Store News today references the sale of another c-store chain, this time one […]
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