Just about every business in any industry wants to be more efficient. The question is: How? Streamlining processes, incorporating new and emerging technologies, and altering business plans are all ways to increase efficiency. Another way is to have an all-in-one warehouse to hold products, house employees and service customers – something that Ray Murray Inc. has benefited from since 1973.
Read More When Jim Ferrell returned from semi-retirement to run the Fortune 1000 company that bears his name in 2001, the 61-year-old industry icon already had decided that drastic change was critical in the face of stiffening competition and spiraling prices.
Read More Propane marketers may soon have a way to evaluate competing brandsof equipment beyond the promotional material distributed by productmanufacturers and vendors.
Read More As I travel around the country talking to retailers, most are quick to mention that customer service and loyalty are what set their business apart from the competition. But, much like safety, I have to wonder how many offer only lip service.
Read More The arrival of the Christmas season begs the question that hounds Santa-loving kids from 1 to 92: Have you been naughty or nice?
Read More It should come as no surprise to propane marketers that the cost of doing business keeps going up, up and up. Industry suppliers are facing similar increases on the raw materials coming into their factory doors, resulting in higher price tags on the products they sell.
Read More Ever since Woody Blossman opened his first store in 1951, Mississippi-based Blossman Gas has had to endure its share of hardships to grow to become the nation’s 10th largest propane retailer.
Read More A nationwide shortage of truck drivers has propane retailers and distributors struggling to find enough operators to properly pilot their fleets, and may force employers to substantially up their pay scales if they hope to be in high gear when the snow flies.
Read More No matter what the weather and how efficiently and effectively your propane business runs, nothing happens — and no money is made — without customers.
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