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Jan 20 2021
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Highest in History - How, Why, What's Next?
THE GREAT MARGIN MONOLITH OF 2020
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Retail Margins
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Retail gasoline margin broke another record last year, tripling that of one decade ago. So did gross margin dollars, $44.8-billion, a shocking achievement in a year of demand collapse and recession. This report examines how these milestones developed and why they are unlikely to repeat in 2021.
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Jan 04 2021
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Gasoline Retailers' Resilience
STATE OF THE U.S. STATION NETWORK 2020
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Station Population
Throughputs
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Lundberg research finds the nation's total station count was stable this year even in the face of decimated gasoline demand. Record high fuel margins and access to government loans/grants helped many keep the doors open in 2020. While thousands of retailers in other sectors have gone out of business, gasoline operators in general have persevered. Trends in station density and throughputs are examined herein.
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Dec 14 2020
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Major-Brand Dealer Country
FACES OF MIAMI MARKET COMPETITION 2020
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Market Profile
Station Population
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Miami's gasoline market has shown resiliency amidst this year's recession. Rather than decline, its outlet count has increased so far in 2020, despite temporarily reduced gasoline throughputs. Exclusive: Lundberg census data finds Miami's lessee dealer count has doubled in just eight years. The nation's seventh largest metro area is featured in this report.
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Dec 08 2020
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Jobs, Holidays Canceled
HOW 2020 GASOLINE DEMAND GOT CRUSHED
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Demand
COVID-19
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Lundberg exclusive: U.S. gasoline demand's recovery from April lows ended in August and it has been trending lower ever since. Covid lockdown policies have shuttered schools, killed restaurants, destroyed discretionary driving, and arrested the recovery in gasoline demand. State lockdown variations have caused a shocking variety in results, including New Jersey's 22.5% collapse.
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Nov 30 2020
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The Art of Positioning
MOTIVA'S EMERGING STRATEGY INCLUDES RETAIL
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Market Share
Wholesale Prices
Company Profile
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Motiva's share of the gasoline market is down, its share of refining capacity is up, and it has been broadening its spanse via ownership moves into petrochemicals and retail stations. Latest statistics and market perspectives featuring Motiva comprise this study. Exclusive: Lundberg census data reveal that Motiva is growing its 76 brand while shrinking Shell.
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Nov 13 2020
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Win-Win For Retailers, Motorists
RETAIL DIESEL FUEL, STAR OF 2020 Inbox
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Retail Prices
Station Population
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Diesel fuel is now available at more than 60% of metro area stations, and retail margin exceeds 60ยข gal. so far this year. Reasons for diesel's dramatically increased role in passenger vehicle fueling are explored in this report.
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Oct 28 2020
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Burnishing Retail Image As Network Shrinks
2020 UPDATE: PHILLIPS 66
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Market Share
Station Population
Company Profile
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Phillips 66's branded retail gasoline outlet count is slashed, market share is down, and a key refinery is idled. But the company is burnishing brand image and last year even bought half interest in a chunk of the West Coast retail market that it sold off a decade ago. Is P66, the only refiner with three major brands in its control, falling back in line with retail?
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Oct 07 2020
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Demand Still In Lockdown
GASOLINE PRICE 2020'S NOVEL ROUTE
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Demand
Retail Prices
COVID-19
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Caught in inertia for weeks, the average retail gasoline price may now veer downward if demand can't break out of its constraints. This report digs behind the near-steady retail picture showing trends in gasoline demand, stocks, refining capacity use, and rack price channels.
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Sep 18 2020
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The Titan of Unbranded Gasoline
PORTRAIT OF VALERO 2020
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Market Share
Wholesale Prices
Refining
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Despite launching a new brand image two years ago, Valero's branded outlet count has dwindled. At the same time, the nation's second biggest refiner continues to build its refining clout and churn out massive unbranded volumes from its flexible U.S. system. This report reviews Valero's gasoline market share and spotlights its below-middle rack price position in one metro market.
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Sep 09 2020
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California Under Siege
REFINER EXODUS CONTINUES
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Regulations
Demand
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California's alternative energy mandates have rendered it a laughing stock as hapless residents are now experiencing blackouts. Meanwhile, the state is set to lose two of its remaining 10 refineries as Covid accelerated the gasoline demand crash that had already been ordered by politicians years ago. For California regulators, the permanent loss of vital state energy infrastructure is 'mission accomplished'.
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