Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Non-Tech : British Pete / Amoco Merger -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cgraham who wrote (8)	8/13/1998 11:19:00 PM
From: pae	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29

Last I heard, BP/Amoco will use the Amoco name in most of the US with the exception of some midwestern states. The reason for the midwest exception escapes my memory. The transition will be interesting to watch especially in my area as the BP stations have the better locations, bigger convenience stores and seemingly newer exteriors. If they push the makeover quickly, seems like they would be trashing a lot of fairly new setups for no good reason. But then BPs usual makeover rate seemed very quick to me. Perhaps it is part of their success. You don't suppose the margin on a big gulp is any better than on a gallon of gas, do you? At least the sheiks of coke/pepsi aren't pumping in excess of demand. I'd expect anything out of an IR department to be so carefully phrased as to be meaningless, so I won't bother. But feel free to prove me wrong.