Genuine Parts Co. Announces New Board Member
ATLANTA – Thomas Gallagher, chairman, president and CEO of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC), has announced the election of Robert “Robin” Loudermilk Jr., as a new director of the company. Loudermilk is currently president and CEO of Aarons Inc. Aarons Inc., a NYSE company, is the nation’s leader in sales and lease ownership, including specialty retailing
Genuine Parts Acquires BC Bearing
ATLANTA — Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) recently announced that its Industrial Parts Group, Motion Industries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the North American assets of BC Bearing (BC Bearing, US Bearings and Norcan), headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. BC Bearing is a family owned bearing and power transmission distributor operating
Genuine Parts Company Announces New President U.S. Automotive Parts Group
Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Genuine Parts Company announced July 6 that Paul D. Donahue has been named President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group effective immediately.
Top Ten News Makers of 2005
For the second year, Counterman magazine and aftermarketNews bring you the Top Ten News makers of 2005.
Top Ten News Stories of 2004
Whether you believe 2004 was a good or bad year for the aftermarket, no one can argue this was a big news year for our industry. Here’s a month-by-month look at what Counterman and aftermarketNews.com and consider to be biggest news events of 2004.
Top Ten News Stories o2004
Whether you believe 2004 was a good or bad year for the aftermarket, no one can argue this was a big news year for our industry. Here’s a month-by-month look at what Counterman and aftermarketNews.com and consider to be biggest news events of 2004.
The Super Stores
An In-Depth Look At The 20 Largest Store Groups The big distributors in the industry just keep getting bigger. See how the most influential store groups in the industry have grown over the last 12 months.
An In-Depth Look
Counterman’s ranking of the 20 largest store groups in the United States remained pretty much unchanged since last year, except for one caveat: The big are still getting bigger. Comparatively, 2003 was a quiet one in the world of aftermarket distribution consolidation. Nevertheless, mergers and acquisitions continued over the last 12 months, albeit at a
An In-Depth Look
Counterman’s ranking of the 20 largest store groups in the United States remained pretty much unchanged since last year, except for one caveat: The big are still getting bigger. Comparatively, 2003 was a quiet one in the world of aftermarket distribution consolidation. Nevertheless, mergers and acquisitions continued over the last 12 months, albeit at a
He’s Ready to Sell
Selling your store is the easy part. The hard part is figuring out when you want to sell – and to whom.