Effective product pricing
November 1, 2006 By LP Gas
In today’s volatile energy market, the successful propane marketer must know how to effectively price propane. It’s one of the most important skills for any owner/manager to hone.
Read More Summer stocks filling the bill, winter’s price a roll of the dice
September 1, 2005 By LP Gas
It looks like we’ll have plenty of inventory. Only it may not be in the right place.
Read More Credit and Collections Strategies: In a Word – Proactive
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
A problem in the propane industry today is that a lot of companies are struggling financially because prices are increasing, leading to higher accounts receivable balances.
Read More ‘Average’ Winter Weather Squeezes Margins, Cash Flow
March 1, 2005 By LP Gas
As January rolled into February, propane marketers nationwide were hoping for a prolonged cold spell to bolster what’s being called an average heating season with fewer gallons pumped and lower margins earned.
Read More State of the Industry 2004
December 1, 2004 By LP Gas
An in-depth look at the numbers, trends, plans and concerns from propane retailers nationwide.
Read More Winter worries
September 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Unseasonal weather and growing residential demand will again be key factors in the upcoming winter supply season, but record crude oil prices this summer also should be factored into this year’s equation.
Read More The price of oil dependence
May 1, 2004 By LP Gas
The little gasoline pump icon on my dashboard lit up again as I pulled off the highway en route to work one morning last week.
Read More A welcome winter thaw
March 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Wicked winter weather and supply chain bottlenecks in the Northeast have again focused attention on the ability of propane’s infrastructure to promptly deliver the product. As tankers waited in long lines, restrictions on hours of service for truck drivers presented added difficulties despite extensions granted by government authorities.
Read More Debunking propane supply myths
February 1, 2004 By LP Gas
I hope you’ll agree that one of the most exciting aspects of our industry involves the commodity side of the business and its unpredictability of both disruptions in supply distribution and wholesale propane price spikes.
Read More 2003 State of the Industry
December 1, 2003 By LP Gas
The numbers don’t lie; neither do the voices of frightened and frustrated propane marketers everywhere who say the mounting cost of doing business is smothering them.
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