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Three easy math errors that lead to huge dealer losses.(DOLLARS AND SENSE)
The state decided to tax prepaid maintenance. The dealership said OK, changed the category to "taxable," shrugged their shoulders and went back...
Powersports Business, 04/02/07 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
How the 'Broken Window Theory' extends to your store.(DOLLARS AND SENSE)
Rudy Giuliani and his New York City police commissioner, William Bratton, got it right. Or at least partially right. It was the mid-1990s, and...
Powersports Business, 03/12/07 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
An inventory mix test that should enlighten your Indy experience.(DOLLARS AND SENSE)
Stock and sell expensive parts, and you will have higher average tickets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Duhhhh! So who doesn't know that?...
Powersports Business, 02/12/07 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
Fewer service appointments lead to an obvious sales question.(DOLLARS AND SENSE)
Six years ago I found that 60 to 70 percent of metric units did not appear in the shop in the 18 months following the sale (see the top chart at...
Powersports Business, 12/04/06 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
Benchmarks, sailors and rocks in the night.(DOLLARS AND SENSE)
The night of Saturday, Oct. 22, 1707, was foggy and the seas were heavy, but Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell pushed ahead with his fleet of...
Powersports Business, 09/25/06 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
A model of how to weigh progress vs. comfort.
Eighty-nine year old Ray Miller in Reading, Penn., had a big grin on his face when he said, "Hey, take a break and come look at this." ...
Powersports Business, 07/24/06 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
How you can stop the wasting of thy master's goods.(Dealer Dollars)
Back in 1860, Brigham Young said, "A woman can throw it out the window with a teaspoon faster than a man can pitch it in the front door with a...
Powersports Business, 04/03/06 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
Step out of your dealership to take an even closer at it.(Dealer Dollars)
So, you're going to Indy. And you're thinkin' parties, and goodies, and shiny things, and girls who walk around with paint in funny places. ...
Powersports Business, 02/13/06 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
Keep score to earn more.(Dealer Dollers)
The latest addition to the widely used Light-speed DataBack suite of reports is the one-page SCORECARD, which recaps key margin figures at a...
Powersports Business, 12/05/05 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication -
Making the cut in the parts department.(Dealer Dollers)
"If she's open a second year, she's out-a-here." That was Debbie Godsey talking about culling non-producing cattle from the large cattle...
Powersports Business, 06/27/05 by Ethington, Hal · More from publication
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