AASA’s Marketing Executives Council Strives to Educate Industry Through ‘Know Your Parts’ Campaign
The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) recently launched an aftermarket industry education campaign, “Know Your Parts.” The initiative’s goal is to educate all partners in the aftermarket supply chain from supplier to consumer about the importance of using quality, brand-name products — and the hazards to the industry and to public safety posed by low-cost, low-quality parts.
Activant Prism Helps Increase Revenue and Productivity at Deb’s Auto Parts
In the past 20 years, the number of aftermarket SKUs has exploded. With that fact in mind, running one parts store these days is quite a lot of work. But add in another location, and you’ve got a mind-numbing number of products to keep track of. That prospect doesn’t seem to frighten Clive Treharne, owner
The Parts Proliferation-Consolidator Connection
As parts proliferation continues to create headaches for traditional aftermarket distributors, the addition of advancing technology is pushing some volume shops to look to consolidators for their parts purchases.
Managing Technology Through Parts Store Management Systems
Connectivity has always been important in distribution, but the Internet has changed how essential connectivity really is.
2002 Parts Store Market Profile
So what is average? If you’re talking about things easily quantified like return rates, the answers are easy. But what about parts stores themselves?
OptiCat Announces PIES And PAdb Validation
This new product introduction will be available at no additional charge for subscribers of the OptiCat On Board Pro Data Distribution System.
OptiCat Reports Successful Users’ Meeting At NCMA
OptiCat LLC, an automotive aftermarket supplier data management company, brought together suppliers and distributors from inside the aftermarket industry to discuss the “future of data” as part of its annual OptiCat Users’ Meeting.
Epicor Now Providing Weekly eCatalog Updates
This new capability is available immediately to users of Epicor Eagle, J-CON, Prism, A-DIS and Ultimate business management software as well as the Web-based Epicor Internet AutoParts (www.iapshop.com) and Epicor Integrated Service Estimator solutions.
PRT Launches 30 New Complete Strut Assemblies
The new items represent more than 10 million vehicles in new coverage, PRT said.
Mahle Secures Orders For Thermal Management Modules
Modular design approach enables smaller installation spaces and drastically reduces assembly expenditures, company says.
