So, imagine my surprise on our recent family trip to Las Vegas, when I snapped the photo above from the In-N-Out Burger parking lot: Standard brand positioned above the Chevron logo?
One gas station brand I thought was long dead, at least until last week: Standard - I specifically recall Standard gas stations being converted to Amoco stations in the Midwest, and then Amoco stations were later converted to BP. While pumping gas in those days, I vividly remember long gas lines and the price of gasoline doubling between 19. I recall pumping gas in Iowa back in the late seventies - at a Phillips 66 gas station (recall that a couple of years ago Phillips merged with Conoco). The petroleum industry is a good example. Like many industries, there has been much brand consolidation.
