Hat tip: AD
Remember the Great (Albeit Short-Lived) Fuquay-Varina Gas War? We discussed it on The Locker Room starting here and throughout the day here, then here.
Now, the fallout:
RALEIGH, N.C. ? The Pantry convenience store chain has accused market newcomer Sheetz and Kroger grocery stores in a lawsuit of illegally undercutting the price of gasoline at pumps that compete for budget-minded motorists.
Pantry, owner of Kangaroo convenience stores, accuses Sheetz and Kroger of consistently selling gas below wholesale cost by as much as 12 cents per gallon between Feb. 21 and March 7. Sheetz, Kroger and two Kangaroo stations owned by The Pantry are within 2 miles of each other in Fuquay-Varina, a Wake County town 20 miles south of Raleigh….
