Dealernews - October 01, 2008

Cover Story: Toy Store-y

Guido Ebert

Flagstaff Arizona powersports dealer diversity outdoor sports mountains Flagstaff, Ariz., is the government seat for Coconino County, whic

From the Editors: Give Scooters Their Due

Dennis Johnson

Scooter scootering electric scooter gas scooter fuel economy gas prices LAST MONTH MY COLLEAGUE Guido Ebert brought up the issue of small-

Speed Read: KTM Readies the Road

Guido Ebert

KTM european motorcycle Austrian motorcycle KTM wants to clean up its existing floor stock, and then get its dealers moving on streetbike sales.

Enter Amazon.com

Mary Slepicka

e-tailing online selling Amazon.com aftermarket parts online shopping E-commerce has arrived. Amazon.com last month launched an online porta

Management: Romancing the Chinese

Joe Delmont

imports foreign motorcycle scooters economic crunch economic development DALLAS SEEMS TO BE a strange neighborhood for the invasion of small

Not So Fast

Mike Vaughan

law enforcement traffic speed limit gas prices fuel efficiency AS I WRITE THIS, the price of oil is tumbling. It closed today at $109 per ba

Courting the Couples

Eric Anderson

budgeting sales window shopping attracting customers spending habits THE TWO DECISION-MAKERS of a household usually need to be present simul

Mid-Sized Dealers Face Unique Challenges

Clark Vitulli

motorcycle dealer mid-sized business hiring staffing business development DO YOU OWN OR MANAGE a Tweener dealership? No, it's not one o

Sales: Help You Sell

Steve Zarwell

advertising marketing promotion financing bad credit credit crunch economy IT'S NO SURPRISE that the biggest challenge facing our i

The Next Really Big Deal

Don J. Brown

scooter electric scooter scooter sales Vespa Piaggio MotoGuzzi Vectrix And can we avoid the issue of age? Is the average age of owners of m

Indy Update No. 6

Tracy Harris

Lucas Oil Stadium Dealer Expo motorcycle show motorcycle convention RCA Dome Indianapolis The future is something which everyone reaches at

WPS Keeps Its Eyes On the Street

Dennis Johnson

parts garments and accessories PG&A motorcycle parts custom motorcycle motorcycle accessories WHILE MOST OF THE SALES REPS GATHERED for W

Tucker Rocky's Really Big Show

Guido Ebert

parts garments and accessories PG&A motorcycle parts custom motorcycle motorcycle accessories AS WE REPORTED LAST MONTH in "Speed

Dirtbike Sales Slipping? Get Over It

Dennis Johnson

dirtbikes street bikes parts garments and accessories sales OK, YES, DIRTBIKE SALES ARE DOWN. Just last month our own Don J. Brown's AT

Service: Good News, Bad News, Dirty News

Dave Koshollek

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Display: Decking Your Halls For Fun and Profit

Christy Michaud

retail holiday sales holiday decorations holiday display gift display selling gifts seasonal selling The retail marketplace is (and alwa

An Open Letter From An E-tail Partner

Todd Shafer

manufacturers competition brand identity sales representatives online selling I'M DIRECTING THIS COLUMN to both the OEMs and the aftermark