State of the Industry
December 1, 2007 By LP Gas
What are the critical challenges facing propane retailers, and how are they being addressed?
Read More Because cash is king
October 1, 2007 By Patrick Hyland
Nothing else matters if you can’t pay your bills.
Read More Electronic bill paying has its perks
February 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Electronic payments processing, including electronic check conversion and collection, continues to grow at a rapid pace in the U.S. Surprisingly, one of the last industries to adopt electronic check processing is the propane industry.
Read More A vote of confidence
December 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
When spot propane prices at Mont Belvieu topped $1.16 this past July, I wondered if spiraling world oil costs would be the final blow that would push marketers out of the business once and for all.
Read More 2005 State of the Industry
December 1, 2005 By LP Gas
Slightly over 35 percent of the participants in this year’s State of the Industry survey offered comments beyond the questions asked. It would be an understatement to say the comments implied that the situation was nearly untenable, and that no improvement was in sight.
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 Promise of a new year
December 1, 2004 By Patrick Hyland
There is plenty of reason for hope as the worries of 2004 blend into the realities of 2005.
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.
Read More And the answer is?
December 1, 2003 By LP Gas
What I like best about our annual State of the Industry Report is that it gives propane retailers nationwide an open forum to give unbridled, bare-knuckled feedback from the front lines.
Read More State of the Industry 2002
December 1, 2002 By LP Gas
I n some ways, today’s retail propane market is identical to the industry that has sustained American family businesses for more than four generations. But change is arriving on many fronts, according to the propane marketers who shared insights of their business for our third annual State of the Industry Report.
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