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- 10 Apr
Before releasing their complete “NACS State of the Industry Report of 2012 Data”, the National Association of Convenience Stores released some key c-store metrics for the US 2012 calendar year. Fuel price management statistics follow: Motor fuels sales increased 2.9% […]
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- 08 Apr
In a similar way as the US, retailers in the UK are experiencing shrinking demand for retail fuel volumes, as reported by The Financial. Retail sales volumes are down 3.5 billion liters from 2007 to 2012. That represents a 9.3% […]
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- 05 Apr
Convenience Store News released their list of the “Top 20 Growth Chains” and three PriceAdvantage customers made the list. Fikes Wholesale, the parent company of CEFCO Convenience Stores, made the list for the second straight time. They improved on their […]
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- 05 Apr
Valero spin-off set for May 1
- Apr 05, 2013
- John Keller
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The wait is over, as the remaining hurdles for spinning off the retail division of Valero have been cleared, and the common stock for the Corner Store company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CST. […]
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- 05 Apr
Retail fuel margins lose $0.045 this week
- Apr 05, 2013
- John Keller
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According to the weekly OPIS report, retail fuel margins across the US lost $0.045 per gallon this week to settle at $0.175. Average retail fuel margins across the US are now the lowest since early March, a full $0.09 less […]
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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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- 29 Mar
New fast fill CNG pump in South Carolina
- Mar 29, 2013
- John Keller
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In the city of Greer, South Carolina, the Greer Commission of Public Works has installed a new fast fill CNG station with two hoses. The fast fill stations take 3-4 minutes, where the slow fill stations require an entire overnight […]
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- 22 Mar
Fuel margins down again
- Mar 22, 2013
- John Keller
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OPIS in their report this week showed US retail fuel margins were down for the second straight week. Retail fuel margins across the US now average $0.195 per gallon, down $0.023 per gallon from last week. With one week to […]
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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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- 23 Feb
Retail fuel margins take another dip
- Feb 23, 2013
- John Keller
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In their weekly report, OPIS revealed another loss in retail fuel margins. This week retail fuel margins lost $0.02 per gallon across the US to settle at $0.102 per gallon. The loss this week brings the year to date average […]
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