Convenience Stores and Gas Stations No Longer 24 hours

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Re: Convenience Stores and Gas Stations No Longer 24 hours

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Maverik also sells lots of single / self service items that likely stopped moving during this "stay home, save lives" movement.

I felt like their fuel price was quite high in Baker City, Oregon, which is not the norm.

I did see some new marketing from them, so perhaps not. Maybe just more realistic for employee and customer safety and revenue.
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Maverik's fuel pricing tends to be pretty high. Usually just 4 cents below the nearest Shell or Chevron. I don't often buy fuel there; their fuel price used to be a lot more competitive. I think they have determined by having good locations and nicer/larger stores they can get away with a higher fuel price and customers will still come. And in my observation, that is generally the case.

The Maverik locations in my area sell a ton of beer so I am surprised beer sales alone didn't make it worth their while to stay open until at least Midnight. Maybe there were other issues.

7-Eleven will be helped by this as they are still (forced by 7-Eleven corporation) open 24 hours.
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I hate rumors, but I read on another site from a member that claimed they worked for one of the major gas station/convenience store chains in the US that the chain was planning to close locations and stop gasoline deliveries to all of their stores in May. They didn't give any reference as to what this is though.

Reading their other posts, they seem to be a big conspiracy/bigfoot enthusiast, so I take it with a grain of salt.

It was also stated several weeks ago, before there was any announcement of any states embarking on a plan to reopen. With that in mind, it doesn't seem to make any sense.
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cjd wrote: April 17th, 2020, 7:05 pm I hate rumors, but I read on another site from a member that claimed they worked for one of the major gas station/convenience store chains in the US that the chain was planning to close locations and stop gasoline deliveries to all of their stores in May. They didn't give any reference as to what this is though.

Reading their other posts, they seem to be a big conspiracy/bigfoot enthusiast, so I take it with a grain of salt.

It was also stated several weeks ago, before there was any announcement of any states embarking on a plan to reopen. With that in mind, it doesn't seem to make any sense.
Had shut downs continued, that would not surprise me. Gas demand has plummeted and the gas business makes so little money for the stations, the only way they make anything from gas sales is on volume.

But as things open back up again, gas demand should spike again. People will be out and about, working away from home, the weather will be warming up, all factors that should drive additional snack/beverage sales for the gas station chains. But who knows what will happen...
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storewanderer wrote: April 17th, 2020, 7:21 pm
cjd wrote: April 17th, 2020, 7:05 pm I hate rumors, but I read on another site from a member that claimed they worked for one of the major gas station/convenience store chains in the US that the chain was planning to close locations and stop gasoline deliveries to all of their stores in May. They didn't give any reference as to what this is though.

Reading their other posts, they seem to be a big conspiracy/bigfoot enthusiast, so I take it with a grain of salt.

It was also stated several weeks ago, before there was any announcement of any states embarking on a plan to reopen. With that in mind, it doesn't seem to make any sense.
Had shut downs continued, that would not surprise me. Gas demand has plummeted and the gas business makes so little money for the stations, the only way they make anything from gas sales is on volume.

But as things open back up again, gas demand should spike again. People will be out and about, working away from home, the weather will be warming up, all factors that should drive additional snack/beverage sales for the gas station chains. But who knows what will happen...
I seriously hope what you say happens and we don't have major repercussions. I've been practically traumatized seeing what has happened in NYC the last few weeks and even as an introvert the staying in has taken its toll in 5 weeks with nowhere to go to relax. I hope consumer confidence comes back and we can mitigate outbreaks that arise.
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cjd wrote: April 17th, 2020, 7:26 pm

I seriously hope what you say happens and we don't have major repercussions. I've been practically traumatized seeing what has happened in NYC the last few weeks and even as an introvert the staying in has taken its toll in 5 weeks with nowhere to go to relax. I hope consumer confidence comes back and we can mitigate outbreaks that arise.
The oil situation is one to watch. Between the collapse in the oil business, retail business, and tourism business, there are going to be some serious consequences here. I am kind of nervous about what is happening with oil. That is also an industry that produces a lot of good paying jobs and when things get like this, it can get pretty ugly for the industry; recall the late 90's for oil. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/parsley- ... 05751.html Meanwhile the health care cartel and health insurance cartel continues to rake in the money and isn't giving a cent back to anyone. This is what we get for being sold out by short sighted business people and politicians in the 80's and 90's and became a "service business" country that can't even make a medical mask when a great need arises.

Lower oil also hurts all the "green" movements because if oil is cheap, all of their stuff is way too expensive to get even close to a potentially positive ROI. So that is another industry that is going to get hit by this mess.

But some people will get back to work. Even if the now closed retail only comes back 50%, that is still thousands of people who are sitting furloughed now who will be back to work. Even if travel only comes back 25%, again that is still thousands of people who will be back to work. So it will be more people out and about out, buying gas, and going inside to buy snacks and spending money than we have right now. I have to think, at this point, we have hit rock bottom here and as things reopen there will be some improvements.

Consumer confidence probably will take a while. Do you want to go eat in a busy restaurant right now, or take a trip in an airplane and stay in a hotel? Not just right now, but even a few months from now (since the media has been saying another outbreak is possibly coming in the fall- what if it comes early, I better just stay home). I sure want to go take a trip, but I have serious concerns about doing so. Numerous employers have already canceled in-person conferences, business travel, etc. for the next year already. Events scheduled for summer have been canceled (even the famous Burning Man here in Nevada in September got canceled and that is an outdoor event...). We have been made very scared of this virus. Consumers are confused and rightfully so.
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It is all very upsetting and I think those that have rescheduled events for this summer are being too hopeful, and others are thinking they are firm dates, but in reality they are just "penciled in."

From what I understand all pandemics in history have ended at some point, even if there was never a cure or vaccine found, but I'm just speculating whether this will do that. Unfortunately it may take several waves, but I don't think it will be with us forever, at least to the degree it is now. Or if it is here to stay forever, it will become something much less severe either through mutation or some advances in mitigation treatments.
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Maverik has increased its hours now to 5 AM to 11 PM.

Today I went into a TA/Petro Truck Stop/c-store. Gas was only 1.89 (Mobil). It was pretty much normal inside except they piled up boxes about 1 foot out from the counter so you could not get quite as close to the counter but it was a very small difference.

The restaurant was closed entirely but there was some kind of take out food available from it, but it wasn't really clear what. What is funny here is you go inside and the way the place is set up you basically have to go past the casino to get to the store. Also you have to walk halfway through the casino to get to the restrooms. The casino is just sitting there with the path through it to get to areas that are still open, the actual gaming spaces roped off, slot chairs piled together, and slots all turned on but in out of service mode. Pretty weird sight to see and likely one of few opportunities where someone can actually walk through a closed casino. Still smells like smoke inside, albeit less than it normally would, despite four weeks of no smoke inside.
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