[sustran] Hypermarkets opening petrol stations

Stephen Browne Stephen.Browne at ss.pacific.co.jp
Tue Jul 28 19:27:59 JST 1998


> Translated to the best of my Spanish ability
> >From the El- Mundo paper in Spain
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> Hypermarkets aim to open cheap petrol stations ( Hypermarkets are massive out-of-town supermarkets, generally located along motorways and  expressways )
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> Most of the major hypermarket chains will continue installing petrol
> stations beside their place of buisness in order to continue attracting
> customers. These petrol stations are at the moment the cheapest places where motorists can fill their tanks. The liberalization of ( petrol ) prices has until now had little effect on the pockets of drivers, even though with searching it is possible to find differences in price.  The greatest differences in prices exists between those roads with little traffic and those that are located beside large commercial centers. In big citites it is difficult to find stations with any difference in price.
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