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- 03 May
Key Stats from NACS State of the Industry Summit
- May 03, 2010
- John Keller
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On April 14, 2010, the National Association of Convenience Stores presented a summary of 2009 performance statistics at their annual State of the Industy Summit. Key statistical takeways: Motor fuel sales represent 68.4% of all convenience store sales dollars. That’s […]
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- 27 Apr
Retail Fuel Margins Shrink
- Apr 27, 2010
- John Keller
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As reported in CSP News, the latest Lundberg survey of 5000 US gas stations determined that over the past two weeks, the average price of fuel decreased $.42 per gallon. With the price of crude oil increasing $.20 per barrel […]
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- 15 Apr
In a statement that sets consumer expectations for fuel to top out at $3/gallon this year, the Troy Messenger reported today that an expert with AAA doesn’t expect fuel prices to go much above $3/gallon if even that. “This is […]
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- 14 Apr
Skyline Products announced today that they have launched a new separate division to focus solely on their patent-pending PriceAdvantage™ software that is literally changing the way the convenience store industry manages fuel pricing. The industry has taken notice. “Customers like […]
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- 14 Apr
John Keller, Sr. Product Manager and R&D Manager of the PriceAdvantage fuel pricing software division of Skyline Products will be a member of the PCATS panel at the upcoming NACStech tradeshow May 5-7, 2010 in New Orleans. The panel of […]
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- 15 Mar
Every year around this season we see c-store fuel prices begin a gradual increase from spring to summer. This Forbes article explains the primary reason behind this fuel pricing strategy as being related to EPA federal regulations around emissions. Summer […]
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- 09 Mar
Fuel Price Strategy Explained
- Mar 09, 2010
- John Keller
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There’s a great article explaining fuel pricing strategies to consumers on the website ENCToday.com. It’s common for consumers to have misconceptions about how their gas prices are set. Sometimes these misconceptions can include cartel-like price fixing arrangements between c-stores in […]
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- 09 Mar
On the cover of USA Today March 9, 2010 there’s an article proclaiming that fuel prices will rise to $3/gallon this spring. The article references sources as “oil and gas analysts”, including OPIS and the Energy Information Administration. The article […]
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- 10 Feb
New Market Report is Bullish on C-store Industry
- Feb 10, 2010
- John Keller
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The new RNCOS “U.S. Convenience Stores Market Outlook to 2013” report states that the U.S. Convenience Store industry is likely to grow steadily in the next four years. This healthy outlook is largely due to the steady increase of the […]
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- 01 Feb
NACS Online published an interesting article about a pricing study conducted at the University of Miami School of Business Administration, where they found a pricing strategy that resulted in a 200 percent increase in sales and a 55 percent increase […]
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