Eraial Views On Fuel Courts

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The title of this article itself justifies what’s going to happen next in the latter lines. The times are going to be viewed across different eras of fuel courts and their designs, how they evolved and what they will look like in the future?
Since automobiles became popular in the early 1900s, they thought ‘waste by-product of kerosene’ - Gasoline was filled through personal containers at departmental. People literally have to take their buckets to fill em. Not like today, then America had 4000 automobiles by 1900, gasoline was sold at hardware dealers, drugstores, and local refineries. Five years later, when Sylvanus Bowser launched a pump to safely transfer the gasoline from barrels, it was viewed as a new ‘filling station’ business (type). Then it was started selling on sidewalks, blocking the roads which aroused a problem in managing traffic. The different ERAs where the evolution of filling stations was viewed:

ERA 1 - THE KICKOFF

From the advent of automobiles mentioned above, the filling stations industry saw a drastic boom by 1929 when the US census counted 121,513 fuel stations generating ...
... revenue of $1.8 billion. The oil giants now started shifting their interest in independent
fuel station designs. Designing fuel courts began to take a sliding curve by 1937 when gas stations took different shapes from functional white buildings (equipped with lubrication and washing bays) to include offices with window displays showcasing automotive products to shell-shaped lighthouse-shaped to aping windmills. The drive-in service took 10 years to get functional, whereas the self-service took two more years from the drive-in.

ERA 2 - THE MID-WAY

The modern-day service station designs are different from ERA 1’s. They now include branding of lube industry giants, oil/petroleum giants, etc. Though the approach and the core purpose are the same as the past ones i.e drive-in and self-service in current times, they stand on those traditional ideations they hold upon since earlier times. Convenient stores are available on most of the gas stations but some Asian countries don’t possess facilities like these. Branding Agencies grab the opportunities at the filling stations to provide greater visibility to their brands. Activations also play an important role in the conversions of different automobile brands.

ERA 3 - THE FUTURE

The future is much brighter at every inch of the earth (for fuel courts). The concept of roadside retail will boom like the big bang, providing more opportunities by including IQ and EQ factors to enhance and drive purchase behavior besides the fuel. Formally known as ‘Non-Fuel Retail’, lube change kiosks, delivery pick-up points, cafes for hanging out (including internal smoking zones), children’s play areas are all included in the future talk. Fuel courts will act like a one-stop for everything, the consumer just has to go for a fuel refill and he/she will and getting a full car servicing with collecting extravagant experience that was never felt at a fuel court. Incorporating gas station branding, a forecourt design agency will curate a forecourt layout equipped with all these facilities.

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