With C-Store Essentials, you can easily update gas prices for your fuel grades, whether setting separate cash and credit prices or a single cash-only price. Additionally, you can configure email alerts to notify you of any gas price changes, helping you stay updated on every adjustment made
Step-By-Step Process
Changing Gas Prices
Go to C-Store Essentials Web Account
You can access CStore Essentials by clicking here or going to https://secure.cstorepro.com
Click the “Forgot Password” button if you need help resetting your password
Navigate to the Change gas price Screen
On the left side of the screen, click on the Price Book option
Then click on the Gas Price option
Updating the Gas Price
On the Change gas price screen, update the Regular, Plus, Super, and Diesel New Cash and New Credit Price columns to the desired amounts
To identify the current Cash price, locate the Current set cash price column
To identify the current Credit price, locate the Last Credit Price column
After updating the gas prices to the amounts desired, click Send price changes to register to apply the updates
Setting Cash-Only or Cash/Credit prices for Gas Grades
4. Navigate to the Register Mapping screen
On the top right side of the screen, click on the human silhouette icon
Then click on POS Settings
5. Locate the POS register’s settings section
On the next screen, confirm the General Settings tab is selected
The selected tab will have a white background color, while the unselected tabs will have a grey background color
Scroll down until you have located the POS register’s settings section
6. Select the Gas Pricing Options supported by your register
You can either select “I can set only cash prices for each gas grade.” or “I can set cash & credit prices for each gas grade.”
Enabling Email Notifications for Gas Price Changes
✅ Note: If you do not want to receive email notifications for gas price changes, skip to step 8.
7. Set the confirmation email for gas price changes
Locate the Confirmation Email for Gas Price Changes section under POS Register Settings
Enter the email where you want to receive notifications for gas price updates
8. Save the changes
Once you have updated the information in the POS Register Setting section, scroll down to the bottom of the page
Click the blue Update Settings button to apply the updates
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set up different prices for cash and credit purchases?
Can I set up different prices for cash and credit purchases?
Yes, you can set individual cash and credit prices by following the instructions under Setting Cash-Only or Cash & Credit Prices for Gas Grades.
How quickly do price changes apply at the pump?
How quickly do price changes apply at the pump?
Once you click Send price changes to register, the updates should reflect at the pump in real-time, depending on your POS configuration.
How do I verify that gas price updates were successful?
How do I verify that gas price updates were successful?
Enable the Confirmation email for gas price changes to receive alerts for each successful price update, providing a record of all adjustments.
What if I only want email alerts without making changes?
What if I only want email alerts without making changes?
Simply enable Confirmation email for gas price changes in General Settings to get alerts, even if no changes are made.
Can I revert a price change?
Can I revert a price change?
To adjust prices back, follow the same steps under Changing Gas Prices and re-enter the previous cash or credit price.