Have you ever watched kids playing on a teeter-totter? Who is having more fun—the kid going up or the one going down? Or perhaps more importantly, which kid has greater influence over up vs down? I suggest you could ask the same thing about the oil market—who likes prices going down, who likes them…
Read moreUSA: Sheetz upgrades its entire network to be EMV ready
Pennsylvania-based gas station and convenience store operator Sheetz is moving forward with forecourt EMV upgrades across its entire network of stores. Sheetz has selected Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s FlexPay IV CRIND payment terminals and other dispenser technologies to upgrade its more than 500 stores. “These upgrades will also help us provide our customers with the most convenient…
Read moreFuture Customer Engagement: What Role Will Fuel Play?
For decades, fuel and C-stores have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship. Fuel purchases drive sales inside the c-store; c-store sales drive profits. But much is changing – and quickly—within the fuel and c-store industry. Consumer habits are shifting. Emerging technologies are transforming both the fundamentals of transportation and the shopping experience. With all this change in…
Read moreShell partners with Honda, Toyota to roll out 7 hydrogen stations
California Energy Commission approves seven hydrogen stations and grants $16 million award. On August 9, the California Energy Commission awarded a grant of $16,362,500 to Equilon Enterprises LLC a subsidiary of Shell for the introduction of seven hydrogen refueling stations in Northern California. The hydrogen refuelling stations will be built in collaboration with Honda and…
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