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100 US Best Value Brands, 2016 (over 50 stores) Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Costco 416 -19.75 2 Quik Stop 80 -17.79 3 Arco 1305 -17.56 4 Fred Meyer 99 -12.88 5 USA Gasoline 264 -11.52 6 BJ's 126 -10.88 7 Sams Club 535 -10.78 8 Food Bag 50 -9.33 9 Smiths 92 -6.58 10 Murphy Usa 1090 -6.11 11 Frys 74 -5.58 12 Murphy Express 229 -5.54 13 King Soopers 54 -5.21 14 QuickChek 52 -5.09 15 Raceway 294 -5.02 16 899 -5.00 17 Maverik 272 -4.89 18 Delta 151 -4.84 19 H-E-B 217 -4.72 20 Jet-Pep 105 -4.52 21 E-Z Mart 273 -4.47 22 134 -4.45 23 Stop & Shop (Ahold) 106 -4.36 24 Flying J 193 -4.16 25 Pilot 441 -4.12 26 Hess 55 -3.98 27 Racetrac 404 -3.67 28 Corner Store 1055 -3.63 29 Enmark 58 -3.61 30 Flash Foods 168 -3.37 31 Lil Cricket 51 -3.34 32 466 -3.30 33 Bucky's Express 70 -3.25 34 Pac Pride 240 -3.21 35 Cumberland 509 -3.12 36 QuikTrip 722 -2.99 37 3388 -2.97 38 Mapco Express 267 -2.95 39 Loaf N Jug 166 -2.92 40 Admiral 112 -2.89 41 Timewise Food Store 194 -2.86 42 Safeway 267 -2.78 43 United Dairy Farmers 154 -2.68 44 Flyers 51 -2.67 45 Getty 77 -2.60 46 Turkey Hill 240 -2.51 47 Tom Thumb 107 -2.46 48 Brookshire 67 -2.34 49 Kangaroo 1319 -2.32 50 Speedway 2568 -2.30 100 US Best Value Brands, 2016 (over 50 stores) Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 51 Thorntons 182 -2.21 52 Loves 341 -2.09 53 96 -2.04 54 Kwik Fill 279 -2.03 55 7-Eleven 3699 -2.02 56 Allsups 310 -1.92 57 FasMart 167 -1.91 58 Caseys 1892 -1.89 59 Flash Market 102 -1.89 60 WilcoHess 128 -1.88 61 130 -1.83 62 Stripes 615 -1.82 63 Holiday Oil 51 -1.80 64 Get Go 200 -1.78 65 My Goods Market 259 -1.78 66 Gate 72 -1.59 67 Highs Dairy Store 51 -1.57 68 Jet Food Store 50 -1.53 69 Meijer 194 -1.32 70 Five Star Food Mart 69 -1.30 71 507 -1.29 72 69 -1.28 73 AAFES 81 -1.27 74 Giant (Ahold) 76 -1.20 75 Travelcenters Of America 156 -1.19 76 Go Mart 116 -1.15 77 Stewarts 270 -1.06 78 Quarles 79 -0.98 79 Kwik Star 51 -0.93 80 Freedom Valu 52 -0.91 81 Rich 50 -0.89 82 Zip Trip 71 -0.89 83 Krist 64 -0.85 84 Dash In Food Stores 64 -0.82 85 Petro Stop 71 -0.80 86 Clark 379 -0.77 87 Tesoro 280 -0.73 88 Hucks 112 -0.73 89 Motomart 78 -0.70 90 Crown 57 -0.65 91 65 -0.65 92 Family Fare (NC) 76 -0.63 93 Fast Stop (Growmark) 208 -0.61 94 Tops 57 -0.59 95 Roadrunner Markets (TN) 92 -0.55 96 Alon 140 -0.54 97 Certified 64 -0.52 98 Sprint Mart 60 -0.43 99 Little General Store 67 -0.38 100 Wesco 52 -0.33 US Best Value Brands, 2016 by Store Size

Extra Large: 1,000+ Stores Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Arco 1305 -17.56 2 Murphy Usa 1090 -6.11 3 Corner Store 1055 -3.63 4 Circle K 3388 -2.97 5 Kangaroo 1319 -2.32 6 Speedway 2568 -2.30 7 7-Eleven 3699 -2.02 8 Caseys 1892 -1.89 9 Citgo 4458 0.27 10 Valero 2883 0.39

Large: 100 to 999 Stores Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Costco 416 -19.75 2 USA Gasoline 264 -11.52 3 BJ's 126 -10.88 4 Sams Club 535 -10.78 5 Murphy Express 229 -5.54 6 Raceway 294 -5.02 7 Kroger 899 -5.00 8 Maverik 272 -4.89 9 Delta 151 -4.84 10 H-E-B 217 -4.72

Medium: 50 to 99 Stores Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Quik Stop 80 -17.79 2 Fred Meyer 99 -12.88 3 Food Bag 50 -9.33 4 Smiths 92 -6.58 5 Frys 74 -5.58 6 King Soopers 54 -5.21 7 QuickChek 52 -5.09 8 Hess 55 -3.98 9 Enmark 58 -3.61 10 Lil Cricket 51 -3.34 US Best Value Brands, 2016 by Store Size

Small: 25 to 49 Stores Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Rotten Robbie 34 -13.74 2 Bradley Food 29 -11.81 3 We Got It 47 -11.64 4 AL Prime 45 -7.78 5 Buc-ees 31 -7.76 6 Delta Sonic 27 -6.96 7 Western Convenience Stores 41 -6.58 8 Super Petroleum 26 -6.28 9 Tower Mart 30 -5.81 10 Global 30 -5.57

Extra Small: 24 or Less Stores Rank Brand Station Count Price Diff 1 Food 4 Less 24 -18.83 2 Space Age 20 -11.97 3 Vons 17 -8.94 4 Tobacco Plus 15 -8.71 5 Maveric Mini Mart 16 -8.13 6 Every Day 14 -6.93 7 The Pride 12 -6.65 8 Big D Oil 19 -6.43 9 Golden Gate Petro 12 -6.23 10 Sun Mart 10 -5.92 2016 Lowest Price Brands by State (more than 8 stations) State Brand Station Count Price Diff AK Fred Meyer 9 -3.79 AL Sams Club 14 -7.69 AR Kroger 20 -6.39 AZ Costco 18 -15.00 CA Costco 100 -30.10 CO Bradley Food 28 -11.59 CT BJ's 10 -17.15 DC Valero 10 -3.17 DE Royal Farms 25 -0.98 FL Costco 19 -14.31 GA Costco 11 -16.61 HI Tesoro 31 -4.53 IA QuikTrip 24 -7.92 ID Fred Meyer 11 -7.01 IL Costco 19 -20.53 IN Sams Club 12 -7.42 KS Sams Club 9 -6.92 KY Murphy Express 9 -6.50 LA Murphy Usa 60 -10.77 MA BJ's 12 -11.70 MD BJ's 9 -10.64 ME Circle K 91 -1.64 MI Costco 13 -18.04 MN Sams Club 12 -11.79 MO Sams Club 16 -8.36 MS Murphy Usa 41 -7.22 MT Town Pump 96 -2.04 NC BJ's 9 -8.40 ND Petro Serve USA 14 -2.83 NE Kwik Shop 36 -9.52 NH Speedway 12 -4.02 NJ Costco 12 -16.92 NM Murphy Express 12 -6.83 NV Arco 55 -15.27 NY BJ's 19 -11.44 OH Costco 10 -14.79 OK 7-Eleven 104 -15.67 OR Costco 12 -20.13 PA BJ's 11 -9.03 RI Speedway 20 -5.23 SC Sams Club 10 -10.37 SD Common Cents 13 -7.64 TN Sams Club 15 -10.24 TX Costco 24 -14.01 UT Costco 11 -12.70 VA Costco 12 -12.76 VT Stewarts 9 -2.98 WA Costco 29 -26.78 WI Pdq 33 -2.19 WV Kroger 27 -2.15 WY Maverik 30 -4.98 2016 Lowest Price Brands by State (more than 8 stations, excluding wholesale clubs) State Brand Station Count Price Diff AK Fred Meyer 9 -3.79 AL Murphy Usa 63 -4.54 AR Kroger 20 -6.39 AZ Arco 69 -9.62 CA Pilot 12 -22.61 CO Bradley Food 28 -11.59 CT Food Bag 35 -10.31 DC Valero 10 -3.17 DE Royal Farms 25 -0.98 FL Cumberland 43 -5.55 GA Kroger 123 -6.66 HI Tesoro 31 -4.53 IA QuikTrip 24 -7.92 ID Fred Meyer 11 -7.01 IL Food 4 Less 10 -14.47 IN Murphy Usa 35 -3.65 KS Dillon 44 -3.64 KY Murphy Express 9 -6.50 LA Murphy Usa 60 -10.77 MA AL Prime 40 -7.71 MD Wawa 44 -2.78 ME Circle K 91 -1.64 MI Kroger 66 -7.19 MN Clark 57 -0.71 MO Murphy Usa 46 -3.16 MS Murphy Usa 41 -7.22 MT Town Pump 96 -2.04 NC Murphy Usa 49 -5.19 ND Petro Serve USA 14 -2.83 NE Kwik Shop 36 -9.52 NH Speedway 12 -4.02 NJ Speedway 72 -7.92 NM Murphy Express 12 -6.83 NV Arco 55 -15.27 NY Speedway 238 -7.46 OH Murphy Usa 43 -4.79 OK 7-Eleven 104 -15.67 OR Arco 63 -12.47 PA Speedway 109 -3.65 RI Speedway 20 -5.23 SC Murphy Usa 34 -6.35 SD Common Cents 13 -7.64 TN Speedway 33 -6.57 TX Kroger 124 -8.02 UT Maverik 122 -3.63 VA Kroger 48 -5.43 VT Stewarts 9 -2.98 WA Fred Meyer 44 -16.93 WI Pdq 33 -2.19 WV Kroger 27 -2.15 WY Maverik 30 -4.98