The Week in Review (Oct. 1-5, 2007)
by Amy Antenora The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of the
From Counterman.com: The Globalization of the Groups
It was bound to happen: Globalization has come to programmed distribution. Of course, it was just a matter of time, as the industry quickly moves in directions that increasingly point outside U.S. borders, sometimes across entire oceans.
Decker Auto Supply Chooses DST’s TurboParts II
MISSION VIEJO, CA — Decker Auto Supply, an independent full line warehouse in the Fresno, CA, area and a National Pronto Association Member, has completed its implementation of TurboParts II e-commerce parts ordering and sales system developed by DST Inc., an IBM Optimized Business Partner and provider of end-to-end parts supply chain solutions. Decker Auto
The Week in Review (Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2007)
By Amy Antenora Editor The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of
The Week in Review (Jan. 8-12,2007)
By Amy Antenora Editor The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of
PUBLISHER’S PERSPECTIVE: Membership Has Its Privileges
You can point to many industry influences, but none can hold a candle to the importance of programmed distribution. Its evolution within this market has been the single-most influential phenomenon our industry has ever seen. Nobody sells more automotive products (combined) today than NAPA, the industry’s very first group. With some 6,000 participating outlets, no other entity (program group or retailer) can match their overall reach. From the time they started some 80 years ago, they’ve repeatedly set new standards of performance excellence across many distribution and store functions. You could argue that no program group concept, in any market or industry, has come close to the level of success and brand recognition than NAPA. While they are quite an impressive bunch, the success of programmed distribution does not end with them.
Coni-Seal Considering Merger with AutoPartSource and New World Friction
In a letter issued to business partners, Frank Pagano, chief executive officer of Coni-Seal Inc., announced that the company has retained the services of The Oxbridge Group, LLC in New York City to prepare a feasibility study of the merger of Coni-Seal and Momentum USA, Inc., the holding company of AutoPartSource, LLC located in Richmond, VA, and New World Friction Corp. located in Cambridge, Ontario. Oxbridge has also been retained to prepare a second feasibility study to consider the prospect of an initial public offering of approximately $20 million during the last quarter of 2006.
AMN’s Top Ten Week: Top Ten News Stories
If nothing else has been made clear by the events taking place in the automotive industry over the past 12 months, this much is true: The automotive aftermarket is changing — in dramatic ways. Here, the editorial staffs of Counterman and aftermarketNews takes a month-by-month look at the key events that have shaped this industry’s destiny over the past year.
AMN’s Top Ten Week: Top 10 Distribution Influences
Annually, Counterman magazine, in conjunction with aftermarketNews, presents the 10 trends and issues that influence the aftermarket parts distribution industry. For this year’s list, Counterman and aftermarketNews editors examined all the major issues, eventually paring the list down to those issues that most affect today’s and tomorrow’s aftermarket industry.
Leadership Development Network Offers Aftermarket Scholarships
Three $1,000 scholarships are available to students pursuing degrees in Northwood University’s Aftermarket Management program from the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s (AAIA) Leadership Development Network (LDN). Selection criteria are based upon financial need, academic excellence and level of interest in the industry.