When there are multiple gas stations in close proximity, what causes the difference in price?

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Drove past three within half a mile of one another this morning. The small, no name gas station was 27 cents cheaper than the Shell and Quick Chek.

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Also, places that make more of their money on food, drinks, etc. can afford to sell gas at cost, and use low gas prices to lure people to their location so they can make their real profit. For example, Wawa’s seem to have consistently reasonable gas prices. Wawa, for those who are unfamiliar, has a wholeass sub restaurant inside as well as a large interior for selling snacks and such. They can usually match or undercut neighbors on the gas itself because they plan to make it up when you pay like $5 for 4 hot meatballs between bread and like it.

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