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- 22 Oct
A USA Today article titled “Park, pump and pig out” touts the c-store trend of offering gourmet food. PriceAdvantage customers Parker’s, Rutter’s, and Sheetz are mentioned specifically, and Greg Parker is quoted briefly. Here’s a clip from the article: “We […]
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- 21 Oct
Retail fuel margins drop dramatically
- Oct 21, 2013
- John Keller
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The latest report from OPIS reveals that retail fuel margins across the US had their largest weekly drop in two months. Overall retail fuel margins across the US dropped $0.053 per gallon to an average of $0.183 per gallon. That […]
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- 11 Oct
US retail fuel margins dip nearly $.02
- Oct 11, 2013
- John Keller
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The latest OPIS report reveals that retail fuel margins across the US dipped $0.019 per gallon this week. Average retail fuel margins across the US are now at $0.236 per gallon, the lowest levels since September 13. The year to […]
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- 10 Oct
In a recent ZDNet article titled “The future of retail is dynamic pricing. So why can’t we get it right?”, a panel of ‘dynamic pricing’ experts representing companies including Best Buy and Ace Hardware provide lessons learned that can be […]
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- 07 Oct
Navigant Research has recently published a report projecting the annual compounded growth rate of plug-in electric vehicles at 18.6% through 2022, significantly higher than the projected growth of the light duty vehicle market. Four US states in particular are pegged as […]
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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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