Scott Humphrey, president and CEO of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) will serve as MC for the FloorTek Expo VIP Breakfast on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:30 am. Mr. Humphrey was with Shaw Industries for 24 years as head of its ...
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Discount Tire Co. has opened a new store in Laredo, Texas. The company now has 225 stores in Texas. The Laredo store is operated by 15 employees. The store manager is Michael Castillo, who has worked for Discount Tire for 14 years. The ...
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Almost a year and a half since Shimano acquired Dutch company BikeFitting.com, the components giant gave a peek at its upcoming fitting system at Eurobike.? Set to begin rolling out at the end of the year, the system, which consists of a ...
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Fewer businesses have a greater appreciation for lighting than automotive dealerships, or at least those who pay the energy bills. According to Energy Star, auto dealerships use, on average, more energy per square foot than a typical office ...
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Nationwide Marketing Group has launched a revamped version of its MemberNet intranet communications tool, featuring on-demand options and other new tools for its furniture, electronics and appliance dealer members. More than a year in the ...
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Lighting is an essential and important part of the automotive shopping experience, but also one of its greatest expenses, accounting for more than 45% of a dealership’s energy costs. Hubbell Lighting today announced a new solution to ...
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Iridium and ruthenium prices drifted lower this week on lack of industrial interest and excess supply among traders and consumers. The Platts New York Dealer price range for iridium fell to $725-800/oz this week from $775-850/oz last ...
The East Bay Tire Service Division of the East Bay Tire Co. will mark its tenth year providing tire products and services to Fresno and the California Central Valley with an anniversary celebration at the company's Fresno service center on ...
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At the latest interim dealer conference, president of Anhui Hualing Automobile Co., Ltd. (CAMC) Liu Hanru says: "Chinese HD truck market will get recovery in September when Chinese economic growth is stable and wins people's confidence. The ...
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The Peugeot 408 small sedan may be arriving locally, with importer Sime Darby confirming the car is currently in Australia being tested in customer and dealer clinics. “We’ve been asked if we would consider the 408 for the ...
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Spare parts required to repair and service locally-sold BMW and Mini vehicles are being delayed by up to six weeks following a parts management system change in Germany. BMW and Mini Australia product communications manager Scott Croaker ...
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A new service from Truck Web Services provides Canadian truck dealers with new ways to handle transactions, according to the company. The company has announced the availability of Transactional Services and BidTrader Auctions in Canada. ...
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In their monthly dealer survey for the Your Marketplace column in the latest edition of Modern Tire Dealer magazine, they say dealers noted that unit volumes fell 1.1% in June compared to June of 2012, which marks a slowdown from May when ...
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Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has unveiled a new smartphone app for its VDO instrument line called Gauges2Go that is available free from iTunes for use on all iOS smart devices and Google Play for Android. The new VDO ...
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Tire Pros, the retail franchise division of American Tire Distributors (ATD), has partnered with the nonprofit National Center for Prevention and Research Solutions (NCPRS in the launch of its "Stay On Track" drug education program and ...
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