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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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- 16 Apr
In anticipation of growth in the emerging liquid natural gas market, TravelCenters of America announced an agreement with Shell where TA will provide LNG truck stations at up to 100 locations along US interstate highways. These natural gas stations will be […]
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- 12 Apr
In the NACS State of the Industry Summit, OPIS Chief Oil Analyst Tom Kloza predicted wide and volatile fuel price swings in 2013. Mr. Kloza said smart fuel marketers will be able to take advantage of these cost swings by buying […]
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- 08 Apr
The retail fuel price management game is one of balancing volumes and margins. As we watch the retail fuels volume market size shrink, or at best remain steady year over year, competition for that shrinking pie continues to intensify. If […]
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- 29 Mar
One of the most interesting trends we’re following on this site is the growth of natural gas as a viable product for c-stores to add to their fuels product portfolio. In December of 2012 we discussed when it may be […]
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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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