This past year was full of great aftermarket stories with people moves, acquisitions, and looking to the future making the 2023 most-read list one of the most varied of recent years.It seems to be a suitable mosaic of the year that was. So, here they are, in reverse...
For the sixth time in our history, Jobber Nation and Indie Garage team up to present what we believe is the most comprehensive review of critical market share and customer profile data in Canada’s aftermarket. Presented here by way of a special data sharing agreement,...
The just released Labour Market Research Report from the AIA Canada puts hard data to what many in Canada's automotive aftermarket already know: this industry is challenged to attract new talent, particularly at the technician level, and it's also losing skilled...
What’s the secret to increasing more sales in the aftermarket? Stop just selling your products. For just about everyone who works in sales, it’s customary to work under a deadline to meet certain sales targets. This could be a quarterly or yearly target, or a...
A key presentation was a panel discussion on "Impact after Georgian College: Alumni leading the way in the aftermarket featuring Costa Haitas, President at The Mufflerman, Stephanie Cooney-Mann, General Sales Manager at UAP Inc., Devin...
It’s time to get ready to serve your shop customers during the busy tire changeover season. While every auto parts jobber should be ensuring that their customer shops have their own stock of tire service items, it’s inevitable that they’ll occasionally come up short....
Lordco Auto Parts has announced the opening of its newest store in Red Deer, Alberta, marking the company’s sixth location in the province. This expansion follows the recent opening of Lordco’s fifth store in Alberta, situated in Airdrie. "The successive expansions...
In Canada Worldpac and Carquest share headquarters and main distribution facilities; the Bolton, Ont., distribution centre, boasting nearly 600,000 square feet of space, opened in Spring 2023. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , the automotive aftermarket parts provider,...
The automotive aftermarket has seen a major uptick in e-commerce activity, but it’s not all about consumers – and the transition to more digital transactions is not without its human impacts. According to a survey conducted by Hedges & Company, total U.S....