Fuel margins are low, but it's high value / high volume, so a tsunami of cash comes in the door each day (& credit card payments take just 1 - 3 days to process)-- not to mention, minimal returns / chargebacks — whereas it receives far more generous payment terms from fuel suppliers, while inventory's highly restricted in terms of safety & storage capacity (high volume stations might get a delivery every d
Fuel margins are low, but it's high value / high
volume, so a tsunami of cash comes in the door each day (& credit card payments take just 1 - 3 days to process)-- not to mention, minimal returns / chargebacks — whereas it receives far more generous payment terms from
fuel suppliers, while inventory's highly restricted in terms of safety & storage capacity (high volume stations might get a delivery every d
fuel suppliers, while inventory's highly
restricted in terms of safety & storage capacity (high
volume stations might get a delivery every day).