Circle K Expands KSS PriceNet Usage.Agreement Broadens to Include New Retail Locations CHICAGO -- Circle K Stores Inc has expanded its existing agreement for KSS KSS Kearns-Sayre Syndrome KSS Komunistická Strana Slovenska (Slovak Communist Party, Slovakia) KSS Kelowna Secondary School (Kelowna, BC, Canada) KSS Kirby Super Star (SNES game) Inc's PriceNet fuel price management system to accommodate 71 additional retail locations acquired in the St. Louis and New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. markets. This announcement, made at the NACS NACS National Association of Convenience Stores NACS National Association of College Stores NACS North American Catalan Society NACS North American Catalysis Society NACS Network Access Control System NACS National Advisory Committee On Semiconductors Show, Oct. 4-7 in Chicago, follows the recent addition of 124 Circle K stores also located in the New England market. PriceNet is a comprehensive pricing solution that supports the key tasks and stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. involved in retail fuels pricing, from capturing field-based intelligence at the site level to the generation of price proposals, via comprehensive pricing rules or price optimization, to consistent and timely implementation. High levels of automation and an 'exception-based' approach ensure a rapid response to competitors and market conditions and allow pricing analysts to leverage the power of pricing analytics. "We are excited that Circle K continues its PriceNet expansion across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," said Bob Stein, KSS chief executive officer and president. "With current demand for gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by low and price volatility high, it's important to have reliable analysis tools that quickly help retailers like Circle K identify and evaluate competition, make informed pricing decisions and quickly enact changes to pricing strategies There are many ways in which the price of a product can be determined. The following are the foremost strategies that businesses are likely to use. Competition-based pricing Setting the price based upon prices of the similar competitor products. ." About Circle K For more than 50 years, Circle K has been one of North America's most popular and successful convenience store operators. Today, there are more than 2,100 Circle K stores across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and more than 4,000 international locations. Circle K's mission is to be the best and most convenient place to shop, and work. Its stores are known around the world for offering busy consumers a wide variety of quality products and services in a fast, friendly and clean environment. For more information, visit www.circlek.com. About KSS KSS is the global leading provider of pricing analytics, price management, rules-based pricing and optimization technology and services to fuel retailers and wholesalers in the oil and gas, convenience store, grocery and big box retail industries. KSS clients include global, national and regional companies managing more than $175 billion in revenue through 24.000-plus fuel sites and rack terminals throughout the world. KSS US headquarters are located in Florham Park, N.J. and European headquarters are based in Manchester, U.K. For further information please visit the KSS web site at www.kssg.com. |
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