ShowMeTheParts.com Partners With DMS Systems On Web Catalog
Through the DMS Systems portals, participating warehouse distributors and independent repair shops will have access to more than 210 brands covering 2,900 part types and millions of applications, available to users with images, interchanges, specifications and more.
Pep Boys Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
Sales for the 13 weeks ended Oct. 27, decreased by $12.6 million, or 2.4 percent, to $509.6 million from $522.2 million for the 13 weeks ended Oct. 29, 2011.
AutoZone Reports First Quarter Sales of $2 Billion; Announces Agreement To Acquire Online Retailer AutoAnything
The company reported net sales of $2 billion for its first quarter (12 weeks) ended Nov. 17, 2012, an increase of 3.5 percent.
Registration Now Open For 15 Online Courses From University Of The Aftermarket
Winter/Spring semester begins Jan. 14, 2013.
OBITUARY: Dan Jondron, Owner of Advanced Digital Strategies
Dan Jondron passed away peacefully on Friday, November 2, 2012, in Hawaii after a long battle with head and neck cancer. Highly regarded and well-known in the specialty equipment market, Jondron was owner of Advanced Digital Strategies, an e-marketing and traditional marketing provider since 1999. He was a frequent speaker at aftermarket industry events, and an expert in technology, e-marketing and e-commerce.
‘Driving Change’ To Be The Theme For GAAS 2013
Next year’s event will be held May 21-22, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago and is being co-located for the first time with the Aftermarket eForum, which will be held May 22-23, 2013.
Epicor Announces New Automotive Aftermarket Leadership Team
Steve Bieszczat has been appointed senior vice president, automotive and marketing, with responsibility for the company’s automotive aftermarket electronic catalog, systems, data warehouse products and services in both North America and Europe. Scott Thompson has been appointed vice president, automotive e-commerce, a position that complements his existing role leading the Epicor Internet AutoParts (IAP) business, an aftermarket e-commerce solution linking automotive wholesalers and service providers.
Bosch Reorganizes U.S. Aftermarket Resources; Re-Affirms Commitment To Focus On Customer Needs
The Bosch Car Service Network, the Bosch Technical Training and Service organization, and both the Parts and Diagnostics/Wheel Service sales organizations will now all be aligned into a single structural unit in an effort to simplify sales and service in the independent aftermarket.
Record Attendance, Vital Discussions Of Technology Priorities Mark 2012 AASA Technology Council Fall Conference
The event provided manufacturers, channel partners and technology solution providers a forum for sharing best practices, learning about cutting-edge technologies and networking.
AASA And AAIA Launch New AftermarketMatch.com Service
New website matches e-commerce capabilities of trading partners.