Gasoline
Marketing |
Dealing with Problem
Cashiers  |
| After you've
investigated a problem or complaint, if you find that action is necessary, you'll need to
deal with the cashier in question. |
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Where Customers
Wash Their Cars |
| About 72% of
car owners wash their vehicle at least once a month. When we seek gas, we start looking
when the fuel gauge reads...results of surveys on customer buying
habits. |
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No More Bum Checks - Rules To Live By |
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Spotting bad checks is not always easy. About $8 million
dollars worth of bad checks are passed off at service
stations every year. A sound check acceptance policy is the
best way to reduce
your risk of getting burned. Here are some tips to
help you and your employees spot potentially bad checks. |
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Station
Security & Cash Drop Procedures |
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and timely cash drops are every operators concern. Here listed are cash drop procedures
and station security guidelines fit for every operation. |
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Do You Give Away Free Gas? |
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calibration tests are not high tech and very simple.
Just 1 cu.in. "give-away" on every 5 gal sale could
equal over $8000 per year in lost gross profits! |
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Pumper/Snack Shop
Gross Profit % Guidelines |
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profit percents goals are taken form our pumper, snack shop, and food mart clients.
Compare these to your numbers to see how you measure to industry
standards. |
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Preventing Shoplifting and
Employee Theft |
| Those of our clients with the least amount
of cash shortages and fraud have
policies regarding the handling of cash and cashiers. Protect
your business by putting into effect these simple and easy to use guidelines. Consider what other dealers are
doing in this area. |
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Importance of Proper
Margins |
| With the price of gas going up
again it's important to remember that so do
credit card fees. And if the retail price is not adjusted to compensate, the margin in
fact declines. |
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Gas Analysis & Breakeven Worksheet |
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Here is a easy
to use form to determine your margin, gross profit and mix.
This form also shows breakeven variations for gas and mart
items arising from retail price changes. |
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Gasoline
Gallonage Throughput Report |
| The State of California requires by law that
all gasoline service stations in the state have available at the location a Gasoline
Gallonage Throughput Report. This report must be shown to a Department of Weights and
Measures field inspector upon request. |
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The High Cost of Shrink
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| If you own or manage a snack shop or food
mart, you know the high cost of shrink eats away at our gross profits and restricts your ability
to attain desired gross profit percentages. The following examples shows how little things
can become big. |
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Service Station Insurance Savvy Quiz |
| What questions
should one ask when reviewing your station insurance? Start
the New Year off right. x How
about taking our quiz and save yourself some money! |
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Snack Shop Operating Expense Guide |
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Here's a set of budget goals that can be customized for your
facility. Check these numbers out and see how you stacked up
in 2007 towards industry standards. |
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Gasoline and Diesel
Merchandising Tips |
| Gasoline
volume has an affect on all your profit centers. Whether your a full facility service
station, a food mart or convenience store, a car wash or a pumper, don't forget to
consider these three very important factors when pricing your fuels. |
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Late Night Service
Station Procedures |
| Gasoline
marketers can take an active
role in making their businesses "unattractive" for robberies. Here are some tips
to keep your stations safe and secure. |
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