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UNITED PLANS FUEL CENTER

ALTUS, Okla. -- United Supermarkets of Oklahoma here plans to open its first auto fuel center this month or next at its Elk City store.vice president and head buyer for the 25-unit chain. Adding fueling centers offers increased customer convenience, said the retailer.A kiosk selling convenience-type items will be part of the fueling center, which will contain eight filling stations, said Eddy Patterson,

ALTUS, Okla. -- United Supermarkets of Oklahoma here plans to open its first auto fuel center this month or next at its Elk City store.

vice president and head buyer for the 25-unit chain. Adding fueling centers offers increased customer convenience, said the retailer.

A kiosk selling convenience-type items will be part of the fueling center, which will contain eight filling stations, said Eddy Patterson, chief executive officer of National Environmental Service Co., Tulsa, Okla., a supplier of assorted services for the petroleum industry from installation and maintenance of fuel systems to environmental services.

He said United's fuel centers will offer a vacuum cleaning system at each filling aisle. Arkansas Valley Distributing will supply fuel for United Supermarkets filling stations.