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- 27 Sep
The US Energy Information Administration reported that gasoline consumption for the first half of 2012 was down .3% compared to the first half of 2011. The year over year economic growth of 2012 was more than offset by the increased […]
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- 26 Sep
On April 30 of this year when Energy Transfer Partners announced they were acquiring Sunoco, it left the fate of Sunoco’s 4,900 c-stores uncertain. Analysts speculate ETP will sell the 4,900 stores because the stores don’t fit well with the […]
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- 26 Sep
Retail fuel margins improving
- Sep 26, 2012
- John Keller
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Retail fuel margins are finally recovering this season according to the most recent Lundberg Survey. From September 7 to September 21, the average retail margin on regular unleaded jumped from $0.099 to $0.172 per gallon. The Lundberg Survey reports year […]
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- 25 Sep
As we build each screen for our PriceAdvantage fuel pricing software, we view it through the eyes of the people who will be interacting with that screen, and focus on what they are trying to accomplish using the information presented […]
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- 25 Sep
There is general consensus from NACS and fuel management analysts that for the next 20 years, liquid petroleum fuels will continue to be the predominant energy source for how consumers power their vehicles. And though electric vehicles have yet to […]
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- 20 Sep
Both Valero and Susser have decided to go through a spinoff of part of their business, each with the same goal in mind. Sam Susser, the CEO of Susser Holdings Corp. said in an earnings call last month that the […]
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- 10 Sep
Customers always have insight beyond our own
- Sep 10, 2012
- John Keller
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When we build a new feature into our PriceAdvantage fuel pricing software, we always have a use case in mind. The use case includes two aspects: the persona, that is the primary business person who will take advantage of the […]
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- 10 Sep
Casey’s announced their retail fuel margins were $0.149 per gallon in Q1 of the 2013 fiscal year. That retail fuel margin is slightly ahead of their stated company goal of $0.140 per gallon. Retail fuel margins for the same period […]
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- 27 Aug
BP has temporarily stopped distributing Premium and Midgrade gasoline to the Chicago area in order to further test the fuel from the Milwaukee terminal. Regular unleaded gasoline has already passed these quality tests and is in distribution to Northwest Indiana, […]
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- 27 Aug
Congratulations to Sheetz on their 426th Store
- Aug 27, 2012
- John Keller
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Congratulations to Sheetz as they open their 426th store. Sheetz has been using PriceAdvantage as a key part of their gasoline pricing strategy for over three years and has credited PriceAdvantage with an estimated annual savings of $141,000. PriceAdvantage has […]
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