Digital POS Systems
While printed work tickets have always been around, a digital point of sale (POS) system might be a better fit for a growing tire retailer looking to enhance their efficiency and profitability. Even shops already using a POS system may be due for a reevaluation of their needs and wants for their system.
Planning for Fraud: Using Forensic Accounting to Protect Your Business
On average, more than 20% of corporate profits are lost due to fraud each year.
Celebrating Our Top Shops
What began as a simple celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Tire Review Top Shop award program has evolved into an event and a community, populated by of the some of the best tire dealers in North America.
Alyeska Tire: Tire Pioneers in the Last Frontier
The official motto of the state of Alaska is “North to the Future.” The sentiment mirrors the life decisions of Jerry Wortham, co-founder and owner of Alyeska Tire. A native of Georgia, when his brother-in-law moved to “the last frontier” to run a new car business, he invited Jerry to follow.
High Performance Brake Jobs Upgrading to Better Replacement Options
Brake jobs are a good source of parts and labor income for shops. When brakes wear out, most motorists just want you to fix the problem and restore their brakes to like-new condition with OE-equivalent replacement parts. But in some situations, there may be an opportunity to sell your customer on the benefits of upgrading certain brake components.
When Thank You Isn’t Enough
Kristen Criswell shares her insights and perspective on the value of military service as the spouse of a military member.
From Dreaming to Doing: Building Your Dream Shop
If you could build your dream shop from scratch, what would it look like? What features would it include?
What would you do differently?
Is It Really Too Expensive?
How many times have you encountered a new piece of equipment that you might use in your operation and asked about the price before investigating much further? Perhaps the “sticker shock” turned you off, or you soon stopped listening from that point forward. Quite often you are on the other end of that conversation. You
Millennials in the Tire Industry From a Millennial
I go to quite a few tire industry conferences, trade shows and training events each year. Inevitably, there’s a session about working with millennials in the workplace (or how to deal with millennials) and it’s led by someone who’s about my dad’s age. It’s not a knock on my dad or his generation. Far from it. My dad is the reason I chose a career in the tire industry. But I’m tired of people talking about millennials who aren’t millennials themselves.
Struts: The ‘Loaded’ Question
What can you do in 17 minutes? You could make money on those 17 minutes of billed labor installing traditional struts – or you can give up those 17 minutes to sell a more profitable part that has the potential to lower the chances of a comeback and give the customer more value.
