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 TBA

Tires, batteries and accessories.

 Terminal

A physical storage facility for petroleum products, typically supplied through a pipeline from a refinery, where jobbers/wholesalers purchase and obtain gasoline at the rack price.

 Throughput

Refers to the sale of gasoline or other petroleum products, and is usually measure in gallons.

 Traditional operator

A convenience store operator whose roots are in convenience retailing rather than petroleum products. Gasoline operations were either de-emphasized or non-existent when the company was founded.