Oil and gasoline prices, and the electric-vehicle debate are recharging new strategies to drive retail. Here’s a look at some of the realities convenience retailers are facing, and how some are choosing to deal with them.
Illustration by Andy Potts
Illustration by Andy Potts
11%
Percentage of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in fourth-quarter 2021 that were from hybrids and EVs: EIA
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The Future of Fuels: The Fuel Variant
Lowest gas prices not the only winning strategy for retail success
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The Future of Fuels: Exit, Exist or Excel
'Do something' to optimize store traffic: Truman
“If customers can charge up … anywhere else there’s a good-sized parking lot, what will be the lure to your store?”
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The Future of Fuels: ‘Destination of the Future’
As motor fuels go through transition, retailer Parkland Corp. is looking beyond fossil fuels
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The Future of Fuels: Destination, Food
What else can retailers do to prepare to a more electric-focused future?
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The Future of Fuels: Hype and Soundbites
Dissecting the conflicting messages about the coming electric-vehicle wave
$3.79
EIA's March forecast of average gasoline price per gallon in 2022
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The Future of Fuels: Getting ‘Skin in the Game’
NATSO, SIGMA fight for fuel marketers' place in the EV-charger food chain
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How Will the EV Charging Landscape Change In 2022?
Parkland USA COO on building a charging network
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Not Your Father’s Super Bowl Commercial
Why the conversion to electric vehicles won't be comfortable