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- 02 Dec
Arco will accept credit card payments again
- Dec 02, 2011
- John Keller
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NACS Online reported today that after 30 years of not allowing credit card payments at the fuel pump, Arco will now allow customers to use credit cards. Arco will advertise cash and credit fuel pricing on their fuel price signs. […]
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- 02 Dec
Fuel demand down again in October
- Dec 02, 2011
- John Keller
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Fuels demand was lower again in October year over year. According to the American Petroleum Institute, and reported by NPNweb.com, motor fuels demand was down 0.3 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. API chief economist John Felmy blames the “disappointing […]
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- 21 Nov
As we finish up the 2011 calendar year, we see electric car sales at a less than impressive number. The Chevy Volt has sales of about 10,000 cars. The Nissan Leaf has sales of about 8,000 cars. As a comparison, […]
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- 18 Nov
ConsumerAffairs.com posted a report that this week fuel prices didn’t track with the price of West Texas oil. That’s consistent with an earlier blog article I wrote saying retail fuel prices are not likely to respond to changes in WTI. […]
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- 16 Nov
PriceAdvantage, a division of Skyline Products, announced today that CEFCO Convenience Stores has added 71 sites to its ongoing partnership. The new sites will be implementing PriceAdvantage, a fuel price management solution that has proven to be invaluable to CEFCO, […]
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- 16 Nov
Albertsons selling gas stations to Tesoro
- Nov 16, 2011
- John Keller
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Albertsons is getting out of the fuels business and selling 51 stations across seven states to Tesoro. From a fuels price management perspective, this means competitor strategies and daily volumes will need to be closely watched as these Albertson stations […]
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- 16 Nov
Mondial Assistance conducted a phone survey of 1000 adults over age 18 in the US and issued a report that holiday travel will be up by 7% this year, from 50% in 2010 to 57% in 2011. Car travel makes […]
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- 09 Nov
Another fuel price war impacts traffic patterns
- Nov 09, 2011
- John Keller
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In Spartanburg, SC, another fuel price war was initiated by a c-store grand opening. Promotional temporary fuel prices for a new QuikTrip caused a race to the fuel price basement. In response to the promotional pricing, the nearby Raceway and […]
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- 07 Nov
The announcement today from Alon Brands Inc. saying they will end the 51-year-old FINA fuel brand and replace it with the brand ALON is a case in point of just how dynamic the retail fuel pricing market is. From a […]
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- 07 Nov
Fuel Price averages drop for third straight week
- Nov 07, 2011
- John Keller
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The US EIA today reported a third straight week of dropping retail fuel prices. Average fuel prices across the US dropped $.03 across the board for Regular, Midgrade and Premium this week. There were fuel price drops across every US […]
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