Small Gas Station Owners Also Suffer as Fuel Prices Soar

Chris Bambury’s family has been selling petrol in Sonoma Valley for over a century. This spring, his outlets charged $6.29 per gallon, just below the county average. Small, independently owned stations pay steep wholesale rates. Higher credit-card fees, delivery charges and labour costs have wiped out slim profit margins. Bambury’s great-grandfather opened the first pump in 1922. Before the Iran war, prices were $4.79. He wants to keep costs low for customers, but cannot afford to sell at a loss.

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