Location is key to successful sales.
Proximity to highly populated areas while maintaining enough distance from drugstores, grocery stores, and other convenience stores is crucial. Petroleum sales by convenience stores represent 54 percent of all gasoline sold in the US, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores, or NACS . Single store operators may purchase fuel from a wholesale gas distributor, as doing so may result in lower fuel gross margins than buying directly from large gasoline companies. Quality, training, and turnover make labor an ongoing challenge, while the low unemployment rate has created a deficit of qualified workers. Since high employee turnover can mean more human errors due to unfamiliarity with procedures, technology and automation can save stores costly mistakes.