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- 18 Jul
The OPIS report today revealed that retail fuel margins have risen for the third straight week. This week the average retail fuel margin is up $0.048 per gallon, reaching $0.276 per gallon, the highest retail fuel margin of the year, […]
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- 11 Jul
Retail fuel margins $0.05 above last year
- Jul 11, 2014
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According to the OPIS report today, the average retail fuel margin is up $0.033 per gallon this week to $0.228. The Q3 average now stands at $0.212 while the six week average is $0.185 per gallon. Today’s margin is the […]
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- 08 Jul
Now is the time to play fuel margin catch-up
- Jul 08, 2014
- John Keller
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It has been a tough first half of the year as far as retail fuel margins go. According to the weekly OPIS margin reports, the year to date average currently stands at $0.165 per gallon compared to $0.180 this time […]
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- 04 Jul
Retail fuel margins rise to mid-June levels
- Jul 04, 2014
- John Keller
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The OPIS report today revealed a restoration of retail fuel margins back to levels last seen June 13. The average retail fuel margin rose $0.038 per gallon this week to $0.195 per gallon. That’s still a far cry from this […]
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- 03 Jul
Gas prices hot news topic this Independence Day
- Jul 03, 2014
- John Keller
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It seems that everywhere we turn heading into this July 4th weekend we see news stories about the high price of gas. In the Wall Street Journal today the top story in the third section is “Pump Prices Wallop Wallets: […]
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- 29 May
Traffic patterns are typical most of the time. We build stores, sell stores and tear down/rebuild stores based on these typical traffic patterns. Traffic is important to us as we price fuel because we can take advantage of changes in […]
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- 16 May
Another gain in retail fuel margins this week
- May 16, 2014
- John Keller
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The OPIS report today showed the average retail fuel margin across the US improved for the fourth straight week, rising $0.037 per gallon to $0.248 per gallon. The year to date average broke $0.16 per gallon for the first time […]
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- 16 May
According to a recent NACS consumer survey of 1183 gasoline customers, more consumers are saying they’ll spend more money than otherwise expected this summer (25% of those surveyed) compared to less money than otherwise expected this summer (16% of those surveyed). […]
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- 13 May
PriceAdvantage customer CST Brands reported their earnings for their first quarter today. Here are the fuel highlights. Retail fuel margins before credit card fees were $0.139 per gallon, up from $0.116 per gallon for the same period in 2013. According […]
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- 24 Mar
Earlier this month, CSPnet.com reported that CST Brands has identified 100 stores that are candidates for sale. You may find the article here. This is part of an ongoing effort at CST Brands to “assess its asset base and close […]
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