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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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- 01 Apr
To avoid failure in modern retail fuel pricing, retail managers should employ the myriad technological solutions available for fuel pricing optimization. Automating the fuel pricing process using effective fuel pricing software has become a vital practice for transforming fuel operations. […]
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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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- 29 Mar
Retail fuel margins regain losses
- Mar 29, 2013
- John Keller
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OPIS reported this week that retail fuel margins gained back the $0.02 loss of last week, and are back to $0.220 per gallon. For the first quarter of 2013, retail fuel margins averaged $0.159 per gallon. It was March that […]
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- 28 Mar
In a recent issue of Advertising Age, I came across an interesting insert from a company named Collective about reaching people across all their multiple devices. It was written from the perspective of breaking down silos between devices when building an […]
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- 27 Mar
According to a San Antonio news source, Valero has one hurdle remaining before they can spin off the convenience store side of its business into its own entity. The point of the spinoff is to give Valero share holders more […]
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