by John Keller | Nov 15, 2022 | Customer News, Fuel Price Management, Fuel Price Management Solutions, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Fuel Software, Industry News, Retail Fuel Margins
NACS published an interesting article titled “EVs Are Hitting the Mainstream“. Here are some highlights:
- EV purchasers have morphed from tech aficionados to “the early majority, which is when the first sizable segment of the population begins to adopt the innovation”
- Sales of EVs are up 70% YOY through September 2022 as compared to ICEs where sales are down 15%
- Chevy is one of multiple car companies that are introducing EVs in the $30,000 price range next year
- Safe, readily available charging stations are still a concern
It’s this last bullet that is relevant to the c-store industry. Fuel retailers would be wise to follow industries such as Casey’s, Maverik, Sheetz, and Spinx, and focus their attention on adding charging stations in strategic locations.
by John Keller | May 15, 2022 | Fuel Price Management, Fuel Price Management Solutions, Fuel Price Optimization, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Fuel Software, Retail Fuel Margins
We hold a PriceAdvantage User Conference every year, and we just announced the dates for 2022. We’ll be holding this year’s conference September 19-21 at The Cliff House in Manitou Springs. It’s a beautiful venue, named a “Top 100 Hotels of the World”.
Day one will include the opportunity for 1:1 meetings with the PriceAdvantage team, followed by a welcome reception and dinner. Day two will be a full day of discussions, followed by a group dinner. Day three will provide more opportunities for 1:1 meetings.
We look forward to seeing you there!
by John Keller | Apr 4, 2022 | Customer News, Fuel Price Management, Fuel Price Optimization, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Fuel Software, Industry News, PriceAdvantage, Retail Fuel Margins
As reported by csnews.com, PriceAdvantage customer Minuteman Food Marts expanded their portfolio to 63 locations by acquiring all 18 locations in the Carolinas from Family Mart Food Stores.
“We are all very excited about this addition to our family,” said Chris Postlewaite, senior director of retail operations at Campbell Oil, parent company to Minuteman Food Mart. “All 18 of these locations have a great food program in the Friendly Dog.”
Elizabethtown, N.C.-based Campbell Oil is a third-generation, family-owned and -operated company that has been in business since 1946. It launched Minuteman Food Mart in 1976 as its convenience store division.
Campbell joined the PriceAdvantage family of customers in September 2021. They had their PriceAdvantage retail fuel pricing system integrated with their ADD Systems back office accounting software, Verifone POS, and pumps in just a few months.
by John Keller | Feb 15, 2022 | Fuel Price Management Solutions, Fuel Price Optimization, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Retail Fuel Margins
The PriceAdvantage team is pleased to announce our integration with Engage3 Competitive Intelligence Manager. This integration allows PriceAdvantage customers to import competitor price information from the Competitive Intelligence Manager data feed and then display those prices in the PriceAdvantage interface to make pricing decisions. This competitor survey information is also available for historical analysis.
This integration is delivered with PriceAdvantage version 2021.2.1.
by John Keller | Dec 13, 2021 | Fuel Price Management, Fuel Price Management Solutions, Fuel Price Optimization, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Retail Fuel Margins
The PriceAdvantage team is excited to announce the general availability of PriceAdvantage version 2021.2.0. With this release, PriceAdvantage delivers an entirely new way to describe and categorize stores. In addition, this release makes it easier to compare current performance to previous years.
Customers have told us this is the most significant release we’ve introduced in years.
This is our fifth release of the year. The PriceAdvantage team uses Agile software development best practices to rapidly build and deliver iterative releases throughout the year, always staying in close contact with the latest needs of our customers.
Please contact your Account Representative, or anyone on our Support team, to learn more about this new release, to schedule a demonstration, and to arrange for an upgrade. Upgrades typically take less than one hour.
by John Keller | Aug 9, 2021 | Fuel Price Management, Fuel Price Management Solutions, Fuel Price Optimization, Fuel Pricing Software, Fuel Pricing Strategy, Fuel Pricing Technology, Retail Fuel Margins
The PriceAdvantage team is excited to announce the general availability of PriceAdvantage version 2021.1.3. With this release, PriceAdvantage delivers a more user-friendly price changing screen that requires fewer mouse clicks. This release is a perfect example of how our team places a strong emphasis on building user-friendly software based on customer feedback.
This is our fourth release of the year. The PriceAdvantage team uses Agile software development best practices to rapidly build and deliver iterative releases throughout the year, always staying in close contact with the latest needs of our customers.
Please contact your Account Representative, or anyone on our Support team, to learn more about this new release, to schedule a demonstration, and to arrange for an upgrade. Upgrades typically take less than one hour.
