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- 28 Oct
According to Lundberg Survey, Inc., unbranded rack prices are starting to rebound, and that means we may very well start to see the average retail fuel price start to bounce back up as well. Read more at CSP.net here. The […]
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- 10 Oct
NACS 2014 – what a show
- Oct 10, 2014
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We just finished up the NACS 2014 show, and what a show it was. It was great to meet up with so many of our customers again and learn about the latest developments in their business. For some of our […]
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- 03 Oct
Retail fuel margins lower
- Oct 03, 2014
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The OPIS report today revealed the average retail fuel margin across the US dropped again this week, down $0.027 to $0.214 per gallon. The equivalent day in 2013 we had an average of $0.255. That makes the second consecutive week […]
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- 01 Oct
The October issue of NACS Magazine has a great article “Weathering the Storm” discussing how weather impacts both fuel and in-store sales. Perhaps the best quote in the article is this: “As a stand-alone discipline, focusing on weather impact seems perhaps […]
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- 29 Sep
On the online Convenience Store Decisions site today there is an excellent article written by Brian Milne, the Energy Editor of Schneider Electric. In the article Mr. Milne outlines the various factors influencing the expected price of gasoline through the […]
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- 15 Sep
Retail fuel prices expected to drop
- Sep 15, 2014
- John Keller
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Brian Milne, Energy Editor for Schneider Electric, contributed another excellent update on Convenience Store Decisions today. From a fuel price management perspective, the key takeaways are as follows: Brent crude oil dropped into the mid $90s bbl, below $100 bbl for […]
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- 30 Aug
The Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper interviewed Kim Bowers, the CEO of CST Brands, which recently acquired the chain of Nice N Easy stores in New York. The full interview can be found here. Ms. Bowers’ daughter attends Hamilton College and frequented […]
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- 29 Jul
For a while now we’ve been tracking the growth of the Diesel fuel market from the fuel demand perspective and the number of Diesel vehicles on the road. CSP.net published an excellent article here discussing the opportunity for fuel retailers to take […]
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- 25 Jul
Retail fuel margin average hits 12 month high
- Jul 25, 2014
- John Keller
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The report from OPIS today shows that with the $0.016 increase in the average retail fuel margin this week, the retail fuel margin level now stands at $0.292 per gallon, the highest in over 12 months. The last time we […]
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- 23 Jul
According to an online article on the Barron’s site today, “CST Brands, one of the largest (c-store) operators, could ring up impressive gains for investors….Damian Witkowski, an analyst at Gabelli & Co., puts the private market value of the shares […]
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