C-Store & Retail
Convenience-store and fuel-retail news and numbers: pump margins, foodservice, loyalty, and the forecourt. The business behind the counter and the dispensers.
Street margins
Retail pump price minus wholesale cost, in dollars per gallon: the freight, retail markup, and tax before card fees. A directional read, not a per-station margin.
Latest Brief · Jul 03
China cuts retail gasoline and diesel prices starting July 4; US operators watch the crude read-through
China said it will lower its regulated retail gasoline and diesel prices starting July 4. For a US jobber or c-store operator, the price at a pump in Shandong is not the story. The reason to look at all is what the cut says about…
Weekly Brief · Jun 26
Bolla Oil rolls out first loyalty program at 160 stores as states raise fuel taxes and a California collusion suit lands
Bolla Oil just launched its first loyalty program across 160 locations. The margin fight in fuel retail has moved off the pump and into the store, the app, and the data behind both.
C-Store & Retail, the wire
- State urges consumers to do some gas-pump comparison shopping, including in Kern County GN: Gasoline prices
- OPEC Oil Production Jumps, But Gulf Supply Is Still Far From Normal OilPrice.com
- Copper's Next Move Depends On Washington, Not The Strait Of Hormuz OilPrice.com
- Hill's Convenience to replace Circle K in north Phoenix C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Why California’s newest gas-price fight is moving to the pump GN: Gasoline prices
- California’s gas tax just hit a nation-leading 63.4 cents per gallon this week — but these Bay Area stations are still pumping fuel under $4.80 GN: Fuel tax
- Analysis-US oil companies see big profit jump, gird for clash over pump prices with Trump GN: Gasoline prices
- Royal Farms opens new store in Virginia C-store fuel topic (GN)
- US oil companies see big profit jump, gird for clash over pump prices with Trump GN: Gasoline prices
- China to cut domestic retail gasoline, diesel prices from July 4 GN: Diesel prices
- Downtown Chicago Circle K hit in crash-and-grab burglary C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Drivers see relief at pump ahead of Fourth of July travel GN: Gasoline prices
- QuikTrip opens new Colorado store, bringing total locations in state to nearly 30 C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Cumberland Farms files to go public C-Store Dive
- Europe Isn't Anti-Air Conditioning. It's Just Calling It Heat Pumps OilPrice.com
- Crash-and-grab burglars take ATM from downtown Chicago Circle K store C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Ahead of July 4th, Drivers Get Some Relief at the Pump GN: Gasoline prices
- Royal Farms to Expand in Virginia CStore Decisions
- 4th of July Travel Rush: 2 Major Retailers Are Fighting High Gas Prices by Offering Deep Discounts GN: Gasoline prices
- Costco has officially opened its first-ever standalone gas station 1 hour from L.A. — featuring 40 pumps and $4.69 fuel right as the new state tax hits GN: Fuel tax
- Led by Buc-ee’s and new rival Dolly Parton, America’s gas station chains are in a mega-sizing era C-store fuel topic (GN)
- FriendShip Kitchen President Touts Benefits of CStore Momentum CStore Decisions
- Hybrids Gain Momentum as Drivers Prioritize Value NACS / convenience.org (via GN)
- The Regulatory and Societal Shifts Disrupting Foodservice NACS / convenience.org (via GN)
- DEA to Temporarily Ban Synthetic Kratom NACS / convenience.org (via GN)
- Onvo Supports Local World Cup Fun NACS / convenience.org (via GN)
- ExtraMile eyes Texas following Florida debut C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Woman accused of dousing someone with fuel at gas pump C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Ampol outlines its fuel and convenience strategy as an integrated energy supplier GN: Gas station / c-store
- In the Nizhny Novgorod region, not only the oil refinery but also the oil pumping station was hit - SBU GN: Refinery
- Diesel price plunges by 17ppl in June GN: Diesel prices
- Trump Says This Retailer Will Cut Gas Prices in the Northeast GN: Gasoline prices
- CMBY IPO News - Gas station and convenience store chain Cumberland Farms files for an estimated $1 billion IPO C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Kroger plans to buy Giant Eagle in $1.65 billion deal Transport Topics
- Dolly Parton vs. Buc-ee’s: How the travel stops compare GN: Truck stop / travel center
- Cinnamon Bun Oreo Cookies CStore Decisions
- Sour Blue Raspberry and Strawberry Gum CStore Decisions
- KPop Demon Hunters-Inspired Cereals CStore Decisions
- Expensive Independence Day projected for gas pump prices GN: Gasoline prices
- bp Continues Executive Level Shakeups CStore Decisions
- EU crackdown on small parcel imports kicks in FreightWaves
- Fleming Brothers Oil Exits the Convenience Channel C-store fuel topic (GN)
- New AI Solutions CStore Decisions
- Zero-Sugar Waffles CStore Decisions
- Midlands QuikTrip gas station has alcohol permit suspended by state. Here’s where. C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Circle K Marks America 250 With Giveaway Campaign C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Meet Likeminded Peers at CStore Momentum CStore Decisions
- Woman at gas pump sticks hose through truck window, douses driver, NC sheriff says C-store fuel topic (GN)
Fuel retail is a thin-margin, high-traffic business. The money sits in the gap between the pump price and wholesale cost, and in what the store sells inside. This section tracks both: the news that moves the forecourt and the numbers behind the counter.