The “Get Your Shop in Gear” promotion gives Raybestos distributors their choice of premium quality brake pads along with useful shop items, all at a special promotional price, according to Kristin Grons, marketing manager for Brake Parts Inc LLC. By ordering part...
For most of the first 19 years of my life, May 8 was the shared birthday of two of my childhood friends, twin brothers Mark and Jeff Kelly. Then, one Saturday in 1982, that all changed when Gilles Villeneuve, Canada’s first bona fide Formula 1 ace, was killed in...
Uni-Select Inc. first quarter results showed sales for the Canadian Automotive Group segment were up 2.2%, fuelled by an organic growth of 4.9% and acquisitions, but international pressures offset this performance. “The solid performance of the Canadian Automotive...
What makes a shop owner call a jobber several kilometers down the road and bypass the guy a few blocks away? What makes a banner network worth buying from? What level of service is appreciated when it’s offered, and noticed when it’s not? Here’s some candid comments...
Knowing how to strike the perfect balance between complete strut assemblies and standalone shocks and struts in your inventory assortment is always a juggling act. Along with judging the optimum mix for your own customer base, there are continual updates from the OE...
In conversation with Jason Best, incoming chair, Automotive Industries Association of Canada Incoming AIA chair Jason Best, Spectra Premium senior vice-president aftermarket, was 2017’s AIA Young Leader of the year, and is maybe the youngest chair in AIA’s history....
Jobber Nation publisher and director of content Andrew Ross took a few minutes away from the Lordco 29th Annual Trade show to visit the new flagship location. The store, located on Oxford Connector in Port Coquitlam, about a 30 minute drive outside Vancouver, B.C.,...
Hey Jobber Nation. The start of the 2019 Formula 1 season has me thinking quite a bit about technology and what lessons aftermarket businesses might be able to take from how those Formula 1 teams deal with technology....
The Automotive Industries Association of Canada's has rebranded its youth group as the Young Professionals in the Aftermarket, moving away from the Young Executive Society name. Jobber Nation reached out to Bradley Cochrane the group's chair--and newly the Director of...