The Short List: A Few Expert Recommendations Can Help Dealers Get Ready For TPMS
Every business that has a service bay and changes tires has at least one mantra these days – preparing for the final TPMS compliance date – Sept. 1, 2007. That’s the date when the NHTSA edict goes into full effect, mandating tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) on all new cars. However, as most observers and
2006 Market Influencers
Many play a huge role in this big old industry. But, which are the real movers and shakers – the real Market Influencers? Tire Review’s annual review of Market Influencers looks at the 10 people, products, issues and things that we think will have a major impact on this business over the coming year. Sometimes
Delegates Gather in Marbella for the 2006 NTDA Conference
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The setting and format of the 2004 NTDA conference was so well received last time that this year the association decided to invite members, suppliers and industry observers back to sunny Spain.
Protect Profits, Avoid Theft By Screening Applicants
Roland Burt, owner of Burt’sTires, had a problem. His latest inventory showed a shortage of $12,000. Burt knew other small-businessowners who ignored employee theft and eventually had to close their businesses. He had his 12 employees completean investigative questionnaire for shortages. Analysis of the questionnairespointed to two employees as the culprits. One of
Eye on Possibility: Out-of-the-Box Thinking Can Transform Your Image, Sell the Experience
Buying new tires has been called one of the most negative purchases a consumer can make. Did you ever invite the neighbors over to see your new washer-dryer combo? Unlikely. Same holds true for tires. While independent tire dealers can do little to polish the image of tires, they can do an awful lot to
Information Overload?: New Data Collection Tools Can Help Dealers – But at a Price
When a telephone installer in Canton, Ohio, leaves his service truck, his boss back at headquarters knows. If the installer moves more than 100 yards from his truck, the boss knows that, too. If that installer checks out his son’s baseball game, the boss can ‘see’ the company’s service truck parked at the ball field,
Gun Control: Compressed Air Can Be a Deadly Weapon in the Wrong Hands
Did you ever grab the air hose to clean off your workbench? Did you feel a little embarrassed when you were engulfed in a cloud of choking dust? Lots of us have, including me – when I was a kid. That’s when the older guys started telling me stories about the dangers of compressed air.
Buy Vs. Lease: Should You Buy Your Store Building and Land? Or, Should you Lease Your Store’s Quarters?
The buy/lease quandary is an old one; it’s been around since the first retail store opened. It’s a big decision for any business of any size because both buying and leasing have distinct, lasting impacts on how you operate – and even how successful you will be. It is also a question you should ask
Income and Outcome: Give Bad Sales the Brush-Off By Knowing Your TCS
Sales are great, registers are buzzing, customers are plentiful. Still, at the end of the month, profits are weak and balance sheets aren’t balancing. Has this ever happened to you? If you’re in the business of running a business – as all tire dealers are – chances are good it has. So, just what is
Continental Appoints NZ Distributor
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) German tyre manufacturer Continental AG has appointed Tyres4U as its exclusive distributor in New Zealand.