a lot comes down to volume because you get a better wholesale price when you move large volume so the less you sell the more you pay and naturally that means the higher price you must sell it for.
that is why the small stations have higher prices, its not they are making more but they just cant buy the gas as cheap as those other chain stations get it for.
my friend has a station and he pays an average of 10-15 cents more per gallon at wholesale then stations just down the street sell it for retail so he can barely make it and this is from local small business being loyal customers trying to help each other.
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