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Beating Back the ‘Big Box’

Posted by on Apr 26, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Beating Back the ‘Big Box’ Marketers push back Kroger’s attempt to amend California below-cost law SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Marketers and their allies have defeated an attempt by grocery giant Kroger to amend California’s longstanding below-cost sales law–at least for now. Kroger was the main supporter of a bill introduced by Assemblyman Robert Wieckowski (D) that would have changed the law to make it...
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Judge Can’t Help Dealers About to Lose Stations

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Judge Can’t Help Dealers About to Lose Stations “Powerless,” warns of “domino effect” of injunction in BP-dealer embroglio SAN DIEGO — A federal judge said she is “powerless” to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent BP from terminating the franchises of more than 100 ARCO and Thrifty dealers whose Southern California stations are to be turned over to independent refiner Tesoro. Judge Janis...
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Reasons Why Gasoline Prices are so High

Posted by on Mar 7, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Reasons Why Gasoline Prices are so High By. Richard Heinberg Source: Post Carbon Here in northern California gasoline is now retailing for $4.20 a gallon. Prices haven’t been this high since mid-2008. Forecasts for $5 per gallon gas in the US this summer are now commonplace. What’s driving prices up? Most analysts focus mostly on two factors: worries about Iran and increased demand from a perceived global economic recovery....
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National Gas Price Weekly Average Is $3.79

Posted by on Mar 6, 2012 in Blog | 1 comment WASHINGTON — Gas prices continue to move upward, settling at an average price of $3.79 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday. Some consumers have been paying more than $4 a gallon for weeks. This week’s average price for regular gas was up 27 cents from a year ago, and up 7 cents from last week. GasBuddy, which provides local prices online and through...
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NACS Webinar Prepares C-store Owners for New ADA Regulations

Posted by on Mar 2, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on NACS Webinar Prepares C-store Owners for New ADA Regulations ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The calendar is counting down to the date when updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations go into effect. On March 15, convenience store owners will face more than 450 changes in the law, according to today’s NACS webinar, “Preparing for the New ADA Regulations,” presented by Brad Gaskins and Larry McIntosh of the McIntosh Group LLC. The...
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