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- 10 Sep
Total US fuels volumes continue to shrink
- Sep 10, 2013
- John Keller
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Both the US Energy Information Administration and the University of Michigan continue to release information about the downward trend of US fuels volumes. The conclusions have a direct impact on the c-store retail fuels marketer because both the US EIA […]
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- 30 Aug
Retail fuel margins dip again
- Aug 30, 2013
- John Keller
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According to today’s OPIS report, retail fuel margin averages across the United States fell for the second straight week. This week retail fuel margins decreased $0.018 per gallon and now stand at $0.169 per gallon. The year to date average […]
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- 29 Aug
Be ready for more diesel cars on the road
- Aug 29, 2013
- John Keller
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According to a recent CNBC article, next year we can expect to see a lot more diesel cars on the roads across the US. The 2014 US model year should have double the selection of previous years, with 40 diesel models […]
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- 22 Jul
We’re seeing news stories all over the country, both nationally and on a local level, bracing US consumers for rising retail fuel prices in the coming weeks. The reasons given include unrest in Egypt, increased demand due to the summer […]
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- 19 Jul
The ability to make one-click price changes at all retail fuels locations is critical when optimizing fuel prices because it reduces the potential for human keying errors, streamlines the overall fuel pricing process, and ensures maximum fuel profitability. Retail fuel […]
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- 05 Jul
Retail fuel margins hit high point of the year
- Jul 05, 2013
- John Keller
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According to OPIS, retail fuel margins across the USA are now at the highest average levels of the year. For the third consecutive week, retail fuel margins increased, this time up $0.028 per gallon to an average of $0.302 per […]
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- 11 Jun
In the NACS State of the Industry Summit there were several key fuel management highlights for the 2013 year. Gasoline consumption is up 1.3% year over year. Gasoline margins are up 3.6 cents per gallon for the first 12 weeks […]
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- 24 May
Retail fuel margins remain steady this week
- May 24, 2013
- John Keller
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According to the latest OPIS report, average retail fuel margins in the US were essentially unchanged this week. Retail fuel margins were up $0.001 per gallon to stand at $0.124 per gallon. Year to date retail fuel margins were down […]
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- 07 May
In another blog article, I wrote about how savvy fuel pricing analysts are optimizing fuel prices and margins by focusing on the other grades besides Unleaded Regular. In a recent Today in Energy article, the US EIA revealed that average […]
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- 02 May
Speed is one of the key components of pricing optimization, as reacting to market changes faster than competitors will always keep retail fuels managers ahead of the game. Tracking the pricing strategy of all local competition enables chains to meet […]
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