Thursday July 26, 2007 FEATURES Automatic Tank Gauging The next generation of automatic tank gauging will reduce installation costs Automatic tank gauging plays an important role today for marketers and fleet managers in the management of their fueling operations. It's a prerequisite for complying with environmental regulations and effectively managing their fuel inventories. (Full Story) Sign up for a FREE subscription to NPN, the magazine that has been reporting news and trends in the petroleum and convenience store industry since 1909. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Get The Data That Drives The Petroleum & Convenience Industry Today! To order your print copy or CD version of the 2006 NPN MarketFacts edition, please click here NEWS ITEMS Oil execs: temperature compensation would not benefit drivers Oil executives denied that drivers are overpaying for gasoline because the fuel expands in hot weather and provides less energy per gallon, H. Josef Hebert reported for the Associated Press. (Full Story) EIA: gasoline prices drop 9 cents The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased, falling 9.1 cents to 295.8 cents per gallon as of July 23, according to the July 25 edition of "This Week in Petroleum," published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). (Full Story) In Rochester, Minnesota: Pump 'N Munch grows Pump 'N Munch convience stores in Rochester, Minn., are more than doubling in number, and soon all will sell BP fuel, according to a July 23 article in The Post-Bulletin. (Full Story) NewGen to supply biofuel to Titan Global Holdings NewGen Technologies, Inc. announced July 25 that it agreed to complete a strategic agreement with Titan Global Holdings for the rights to exclusively manufacture and distribute biofuels for Appalachian Oil Company, Inc. (Appco). (Full Story) Convenience-store clerks urged not to fight robbers A bold move by a convenience store clerk in Concord, N.H., may have thwarted a robbery, but police do not endorse the vigilante approach to store security, Carol Robidoux reported in the July 22 New Hampshire Union Leader. (Full Story) Tesco announces 12 stores to open in Los Angeles market Tesco announced plans July 19 for Los Angeles area Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores. (Full Story) 7-Eleven, IRI extend and enhance IRI 7-Exchange program Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), a provider of consumer, shopper, and retail market intelligence and insights for the consumer packaged goods (CPG), healthcare and retail industries, announced July 19 that it is extending its relationship with 7-Eleven, Inc., the nation's largest convenience retailer. (Full Story) Kwik Shop has re-opened in tornado-ravaged Kansas town; Dillons next Dillons and Kwik Shop announced plans July 20 to reopen a grocery store in Greensburg, Kan., as the town rebuilds in the aftermath of a devastating tornado. (Full Story) NACS urges Congress to reconsider FDA's retail tobacco-regulating ability Following a July 17 hearing, in which members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee determined that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was ill-equipped to regulate food safety, NACS asked lawmakers to keep their findings in mind as Congress examines giving FDA the power to regulate tobacco. (Full Story) PRODUCT OF THE WEEK E2 Facility Management System The E2 Facility Management System manages all lighting, refrigeration, HVAC, and other equipment in a store, lowering the chain's energy costs and increasing the retailer's profitability. When networked, the E2 allows managers and service personnel to remotely access store systems and receive alarms when equipment needs service. Remote access and diagnostics reduce service calls, further increasing profitability. New capabilities to interface with Dresser Wayne fuel dispensers and some PDQ carwash systems enable more systems to be integrated than ever before. Emerson Retail Solutions www.emersonretailsolutions.com CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2007 Hispanic Retail 360 Summit Westin Park Central Hotel Dallas, Texas August 1-3 www.nacsonline.com Mississippi Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association 2007 Convention and Trade Expo Ross Bridge Resort Birmingham, Ala. August 1-4 (601) 353-1624 www.mspetroleum.com   Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association Convention and Trade Show Snow King Resort Jackson Hole, WY August 4-7 (303) 422-7805 www.cwpma.org NACS Leadership Executive Program Ithica, N.Y. Cornell University August 19-23, 2007 www.nacsonline.com   AWMA Distribution Summit & Business Exchange Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 10-13 www.awmanet.org Pacific Oil Conference and Tradeshow Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada September 17-20 www.petroshow.com   For a complete list of industry events, go to NPN's calendar web page.  Published By NPN Group |  © 2007 NPN Group | All Rights Reserved For more information on NPN MarketPulse, contact: Gary Bevers, group publisher M2MEDIA360 Retail Distribution Group Ph: 832-444-7675 Fax: 800-430-3446 Keith Reid, editor-in-chief M2MEDIA360 NPN Group Ph: 630-739-0280 Fax: 630-739-0321 This newsletter is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of M2MEDIA360.

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