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- 10 Feb
Longtime PriceAdvantage customer Fikes Wholesale, operating the c-store chain CEFCO Convenience Stores, had the highest percentage growth of store count across the entire convenience store industry from December 2010 to December 2011. According to Convenience Store News, the company’s store […]
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- 02 Feb
Chevrolet sold only 7,700 Volts for the entire 2011 year. That’s far below the target of 10,000. The trend continued into 2012, where in January Chevrolet sold only 603 Volts. The GM North America President blamed bad publicity from the […]
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- 27 Jan
The annual OPIS Retail Year in Review & 2012 Profit Outlook report reveals key fuel price management information about the US market. Chevron achieved the largest premium of all brands with at least 0.5% market share, garnering a 3.42 cents […]
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- 25 Jan
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Hess Corporation saw their average fuels volume per retail store fall 2% compared to the previous year. According to their estimated 2011 financial results for the fourth quarter released today, average fuels volume […]
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- 10 Jan
Fikes Wholesale, Inc., long time PriceAdvantage customer, has added 63 more stores to their CEFCO chain, bringing their total store count to 257 stores in seven states. When Fikes first rolled out PriceAdvantage it was to all the 123 stores […]
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- 09 Jan
It’s a good time to be buying fuel in the Rocky Mountains these days. According to the US Energy Information Administration report today, fuel prices increased nationally $.08 per gallon on average, and as much as $.10 per gallon in […]
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- 19 Dec
US fuel prices drop steeply
- Dec 19, 2011
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According to the US Energy Information Administration “Today’s Gasoline Prices” report, unleaded fuel prices took a big dip for the week. Average fuel prices across the US for regular unleaded dropped six cents for the week, from $3.286 to $3.229. […]
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- 09 Dec
GM won’t sell 10,000 Volts this year
- Dec 09, 2011
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GM announced their goal of selling 10,000 Chevy Volts this year is now a sales goal that is out of reach. With one month remaining in 2011, GM has sold only 6,100 Volts. UPDATE: GM officially announces they’ll miss their […]
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- 05 Dec
Retail Fuel Margins Dropping
- Dec 05, 2011
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In a December 4 CNN article Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said retail fuel margins are on a downward trend as a result of ongoing reduced fuel demand throughout the US market. From a fuel price management and c-store […]
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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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