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- 12 Aug
“Now that we have PriceAdvantage rolled out to all our 70 stores, I can change gas prices any time of day or night!” That was the feedback we just got back from one of our PriceAdvantage c-store customers in the […]
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- 17 May
$1.10 Fuel Price Costs Station $21,000 In Losses
- May 17, 2011
- John Keller
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A computer glitch was to blame for a Valero convenience store selling premium fuel at $1.10 a gallon over a four hour period on May 15. The owner reported that was over $3 a gallon less than the proper price, […]
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- 10 Mar
The 2011 Pricelock Fuel Pricing Survey report revealed 75% of the US Business Fleets surveyed said they are willing to drive out of their way to save 25 cents per gallon of gas, and 25 percent of those surveyed said […]
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- 02 Dec
Cracker Barrel To Offer EV Charging Stations
- Dec 02, 2010
- John Keller
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Thirty years after exiting the fuel service business, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will again be offering alternative fuel to their restaurant customers, this time via electric vehicle charging stations at 24 locations. “In the early days, Cracker Barrel provided […]
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- 22 Nov
According to an MSNBC article posted today, utilities companies in several parts of California, North Carolina and Texas are bracing for increased demand for electricity brought on by the popularity of electric vehicles in specific markets. Fuel Pricing Managers in […]
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- 13 Oct
Recently three different retailers have announced they’ll be offering charging stations for electric cars. Two of the three are traditional fuel retailers: BP/Arco, and Murphy. The third retailer to announce the charging stations is Best Buy. BP announced they’ll install […]
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- 09 Sep
PriceAdvantage V3.3 released-Fully Web Enabled
- Sep 09, 2010
- John Keller
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PriceAdvantage 3.3 is the latest fuels price management solution from Skyline Products and provides a fully web-based version that allows access from any mobile web-enabled phone or iPad. Volume targeting and performance measurements by day of the week, month, year-to-date […]
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- 01 Sep
PriceAdvantage 3.3, the latest fuels pricing solution from Skyline Products, includes key new features in direct response to customer input. A new reporting system enables fuel managers to gain insight into market pricing trends, store profitability, and price history. Version […]
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- 29 Jul
Algae is a Potential Source of Future Fuels
- Jul 29, 2010
- John Keller
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In their latest “This Week In Petroleum” report, the US Energy Information Administration provides an interesting summary of the potential use of algae cultivation as an alternative fuel source. Algae has many attributes that make it potentially attractive as a […]
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- 14 Jun
Make sure your signs and pumps are in synch
- Jun 14, 2010
- John Keller
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This weekend I decided to fill up my car at the local c-store down the street. The advertised fuel price was $2.59, a few cents higher than the store a mile away, but since I was in a hurry, I […]
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