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Originally Posted by driveway
Then, conceivably, it would be relatively simple for a retailer to lower the cost of their gasoline below that of their competitors as a 'loss leader' drawing business to their store for their uber-profitable chips-and-slurpees trade.
However you never, ever see this. I wonder why?
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Of course you do. Superstore does it, Cdn Tire does it, Wal mart does it.
And it happens way more in the States, but you don't have to go far to see it here.
And btw it isn't a simple decision for say a macs to sell gas. They need to invest in the tanks you don't see underground, deal with all the safty and environment issues that come along with distributing crude products and manage a business that is very high in turnover.