On the Roll With a New Idea
(Boston Globe) At 8:45 on a Wednesday morning, a white box truck pulls up to a small house on a leafy West Newton street.
Change in Plans: Despite Recession-Driven Cuts, Toyo Chief Sees Opportunities
When Kenji Nakakura took over aspresident and CEO of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. on Jan. 1, 2008, henever imagined just how hard that job would become. Just months intothe job, the world financial markets melted down and tire sales wentfrom slow to abysmal. Instead of steering the company toward its 70thanniversary in 2015 on
Chris Vander Doelen: Bill Backs Car Owner Rights
(The Windsor (ON) Star) Pretend for a moment you are performing the dreary chore of buying new tires for the family van at your neighbourhood Canadian Tire store. Or maybe it’s a Goodyear shop, or Sears.
Getting to One: TBC Draws Entire Retail Group for First Combined Meeting
TBC Draws Entire Retail Group for First Combined Meeting
Success Starts at the Top
Even in ancient times the notion of teamwork was a difficult process. Take, for example, "The Iliad," Homer’s story about the ancient Greek King Agamemnon and Achilles, his best warrior. In the story, Agamemnon cares more about proving his power than he does about motivating Achilles to capture Troy, and nearly loses the Trojan War
TBC Retail Group Talks Strategy at Conference
It was a family reunion of sorts, the first-time melding of four well-known retail tire and service store brands.
An Ounce of Prevention: Selling TPMS Preventative Maintenance Boosts Bottom Line
Among several things, winter always drops unpleasant reminders of the many issues that can affect automobile and tire performance for the rest of the year. Tire pressure monitoring systems are just one of the more recent components whose operation can be adversely affected by winter’s wrath. As is common, these issues last well into spring
Switching Gears; Motorcycle, Scooter Market Requires Entirely Different Focus
With the sudden surge in fuel prices last summer, one would think sales of motorcycles and scooters would have drastically increased as well, as consumers looked for fuel-sipping transportation rather than their gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. While there is some truth to that assumption, a deeper look shows otherwise. Yes, sales of scooters and dual
High Tech Tire Inflation Gauges
Customersare always looking for ways to get the biggest bang for their buck, andthere is no better product to consider than a good tire pressure gauge,and no better way to save dollars than a regular schedule to use thegauge. With a new age of technical innovation comes an easierworkday. Case in point, today’s tire inflation
How to Retain Customers
If you treat your customers better than the giant retailer down the street, you can bet you’re going to get their tire business first. It all boils down to common courtesy. Offer the reality of great customer service and consideration. Treat your customers this way every time, all the time. Here are some things you