GasBuddy, the mobile app and website relied on by more than 26 million motorists to pinpoint the most comprehensive and accurate gasoline prices at service stations and convenience stores across the United States and Canada has been acquired by Oil Price Information Service. The acquisition will conveniently unite a company with a proven track record for helping petroleum marketers effectively price their fuel offerings with a mobile app that enables drivers find the best fuel prices for them.
“Through our combined resources, consumers will have the very best retail fuel prices, tools and information to save money at the pump,” said OPIS CEO Brian Crotty. “I look forward to working shoulder-to-shoulder with Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews, Co-founders of GasBuddy, and their talented staff.”
“We are excited to gain access to OPIS’ enormous database of spot and wholesale gasoline prices and OPIS’ award-winning daily news wire,” said Toews. “That access will further enhance GasBuddy’s ability to alert consumers to retail gasoline and diesel price changes in the marketplace.”
OPIS will also accelerate investment in GasBuddy’s “OpenStore” software, which enables convenience stores to reach their customers with highly targeted value offerings. “Expanding the couponing features of this platform will provide discounts to consumers for a host of products and services sold at service stations and convenience stores,” said Crotty.
GasBuddy is a leading consumer app and website that helps consumers find the cheapest gas prices. People use the website and app to share the gas prices that they see on their daily commutes. Through the efforts of millions of users, GasBuddy makes it easy to find cheap gas prices. For more information or to download the app, visit http://gasbuddy.com.
OPIS is a leading source for worldwide petroleum pricing and news. Everyday, OPIS publishes spot prices for all refined products, more than 30,000 wholesale gasoline and diesel rack prices and more than 110,000 retail fuel prices. Through its subsidiary, Axxis Software, OPIS also provides leading-edge software solutions for petroleum marketers looking to automate price collection, data storage and repricing of dealer and commercial accounts. For more information, visit www.opisnet.com.
“Through our combined resources, consumers will have the very best retail fuel prices, tools and information to save money at the pump,” said OPIS CEO Brian Crotty. “I look forward to working shoulder-to-shoulder with Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews, Co-founders of GasBuddy, and their talented staff.”
“We are excited to gain access to OPIS’ enormous database of spot and wholesale gasoline prices and OPIS’ award-winning daily news wire,” said Toews. “That access will further enhance GasBuddy’s ability to alert consumers to retail gasoline and diesel price changes in the marketplace.”
OPIS will also accelerate investment in GasBuddy’s “OpenStore” software, which enables convenience stores to reach their customers with highly targeted value offerings. “Expanding the couponing features of this platform will provide discounts to consumers for a host of products and services sold at service stations and convenience stores,” said Crotty.
GasBuddy is a leading consumer app and website that helps consumers find the cheapest gas prices. People use the website and app to share the gas prices that they see on their daily commutes. Through the efforts of millions of users, GasBuddy makes it easy to find cheap gas prices. For more information or to download the app, visit http://gasbuddy.com.
OPIS is a leading source for worldwide petroleum pricing and news. Everyday, OPIS publishes spot prices for all refined products, more than 30,000 wholesale gasoline and diesel rack prices and more than 110,000 retail fuel prices. Through its subsidiary, Axxis Software, OPIS also provides leading-edge software solutions for petroleum marketers looking to automate price collection, data storage and repricing of dealer and commercial accounts. For more information, visit www.opisnet.com.
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