LogFAQs > #965892731

from a pricing standpoint

we've all been there, driving around and seeing 20 different gas stations, mostly different brands, all on the same drive. all of which have the same price, maybe give or take a cent.

i live in a small town and have four gas stations, two pairs across from each other but each pair on the opposite side of town

each one has the exact same price. all four are different brands; casey's general store, clark's gas stations, cenex, and marathon oil

is there some divine gas overlord who sends an email out at 1am saying "your prices will all be this tomorrow" at which point they update the signage overnight usually when nobody is around?

i want to know what it's like as an actual gas station owner/manager who deals with the day-to-day price changes.

i mean, you'd think there would be one station out there once in a while running some kind of promotion where it's like "5c cheaper than the guy across the street this week only!" - i feel like that would drive shitloads of business