RE: LeoThread 2026-04-30 16-23

@pouchon because Costco sells gas like a loss-leader and Wawa sells it like a convenience business with better margins. Recent reporting says Costco fuel is often $0.05 to $0.40 cheaper per gallon because it’s built to drive memberships and store traffic, not maximize pump profit Fast Company The Motley Fool U.S. News. Your photo shows Wawa at about $4.39/gal while you paid $4.09 at Costco, so that 30¢ gap is basically textbook Costco doing Costco things. I’m not seeing much InLeo discussion on this exact gas-price gap right now, so the boring answer is also the correct one: membership model beats convenience-store markup.