Supplychains.ru which is known as an informative and popular resource on procurements and logistics has published a story about ADR system (Automatic Delivery Rewards) for the gas stations.

We are accustomed to refuel on the way home from work at gas stations, have a cup of coffee there, buy a magazine without thinking how all of this gets on the shelves of that facility which is not specialized as a point of retail. Try to remember when was the last time you were searching at the time of travel through the vastness of our homeland for a gas station not to refuel but to buy some water and snacks. 

The directions of «Food products» and «Accompanying good» are beginning to take an increasing share of gas stations’ profitability. Supply chain for gas stations requires good management, serious and reliable software as well as logistics infrastructure. Speakers of today's article will talk about their experience of developing gas station’s «non-core activities».

Gas in Russia is something more than just fuel, but a store is only a store

Russia's gas stations chain is a unique business structure. Large companies bring together hundreds of stations, which are spaced by hundreds of kilometers apart. Shops and cafeterias for gas stations are non-core businesses, and for big retail gas stations, even as a chain, is too small a client. World experience of gas stations industry shows that during the last decade income of these chains increased mainly due to the non-fuel businesses.

For example, due to coffee sales – one of world’s very marginal products. The oil market, last year in particular, is unstable, and people drink coffee at all times. But the effective development of non-fuel businesses require complex and integrated solutions in the field of logistics, otherwise the store turns into a hellhole and cafeteria into a dump, while you’ll be having queues at fuel filling columns.

What should be done while opening a shop and cafe at the gas station? Full article >>

Supplychains: We thank RusHOLTS for coverage on the topic of need to improve the efficiency of supply chain management and we wish them success in achieving these goals.

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