G2M Research
Fuel & Convenience Research
Evidence-based analysis of US fuel retail market structure for operators and analysts.
- 137,000
- confirmed retail fuel sites
- 393
- metros in the Market Explorer
- 159
- metros ranked on market structure
- 13
- public sources, no licensed price feeds
Fuel & Convenience
US Fuel & Convenience Market Explorer
Who operates the fuel retail sites in a market, how close the nearest rival is, what the cost and tax base looks like, and how much charging has arrived alongside.
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America's Most Competitive Fuel Markets: 159 Metros Ranked by Rivals Within a Mile
In the most contested metros nine sites in ten have two or more rival groups within a mile; in Wichita one in four has none. Benchmark each metro against the 73 percent median, then read who produced the score: a market of chains and a market of independents call for different plans.
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Research article · 8-min read
Does Fast Charging Help or Hurt a Convenience Store?
Fast charging can bring a longer visit onto the forecourt or create a replacement stop down the road. Public site data shows which operators are capturing charging dwell through partners, where another network controls the nearby stop, and where white space deserves a closer look.
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Research article · 8-min read
Where the Diesel Opportunity Sits
Fuel operators know corridors matter. What they may not see is which fueling locations actually capture them: nineteen of every twenty sites on a heavy truck route are convenience sites, independents or dealers, not travel centers. The ranking shows where to test the case for diesel capacity and pricing.
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