Event season is coming to an end. Participating in huge events such as NACS , MPACT and Pacific Fuel has finally given us the chance to meet with many retailers face-to-face. It’s always great to hear different opinions surrounding the fuel industry and, even more so, have the chance to […]
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In 2021 and looking ahead into 2022 the small-to-medium fuel retail market is facing many challenges. Driven to action by unpredictable volumes, volatile oil prices and extreme market consolidation, retailers are looking at new ways to keep their businesses profitable. Recent surveys (in particular one in Convenience Store News recently) […]
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It is commonly accepted in the fuel retail industry that one of the keys to profit is balancing volume and margin through intelligent pricing. However, during our conversations with retailers, we were amazed to find an often neglected aspect of their offering can be optimized with relative ease. In this […]
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If we told you that your cost price was potentially a huge [ip:US]77 cpg[/ip] [ip:*,-US]16 ppl[/ip] different from what you thought it was, how would that impact your fuel pricing decisions?
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Entrepreneurship is defined as “The activity of setting up a business or businesses”. This doesn’t really apply to employees. Yet you want them to share that passion and energy you have for your own business. At EdgePetrol we call this an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’. And you want your business to grow. […]
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Why do retailers choose weekly lags? In the UK, there are plenty of options when it comes to securing a fuel supply contract. Depending on your choice of brand, you may have the options of daily or weekly lags, more often than not based on what we in the industry […]
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Pelco and Supermac’s are amongst the retailers embracing new technologies in the fuel market. Ireland is leaps and bounds ahead in convenience retailing. When it comes to shop offers, facilities and food-to-go, retailers from the UK, USA and the rest of the world sit up and take note. In spite […]
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EdgePetrol only existing for multi-site operators is a myth. And it’s why over 50% of our customers are single sites. Sitting with a multi-site retailer (who shall not be named) a year or so ago, they told me that they don’t pay attention to competition on 2 of their 6 […]
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Retailers often tell us that they have most of the data that Edge provides. Here we explain why they are right. According to our CRM, since we launched the EdgePetrol product 687 days ago on 6th September 2017 we have attended 346 meetings. If you only take into account working […]
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As a pricing software company, you’d imagine that we’re likely to tell you that to price well, you need pricing software. But independent retailers have been pricing their sites for many years using spreadsheets and post it notes. Many of them are successful businesses today. So, what is the difference […]
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