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ANONYMOUS DEALER
(WOODLAKE, CALIF.)
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how has your dealership
fared in 2016, and why?
3
Repairs have been strong, but sales are down, mainly
due to the drought conditions. Cost of doing business
keeps going up. Between federal and state mandates
for health care, minimum wage laws, air resources
board, overtime laws and EPA water, how am I supposed to stay
in business?
What valuable lessons did you learn during 2016, and what do you
plan to do differently in 2017?
Should have supported higher ethanol fuel blends to increase
repair business.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how optimistic are you
about your dealership heading into 2017, and why?
4. Not very optimistic at all. Will probably have to cut back on
mechanics, which will increase wait times for repairs.
LEE SLUGA, OWNER
SLUGA'S SAW SHOP (SALAMANCA, N.Y.)
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how has your dealership
fared in 2016, and why?
6
I guess a 6. The mid-summer dry period slowed things down
quite a bit. Fewer belt and blades sales for lawn mowers.
What valuable lessons did you learn during 2016, and what
do you plan to do differently in 2017?
Plan on a dead spell…keep inventory to what moves.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how optimistic are you
about your dealership heading into 2017, and why?
I'm hoping for the best. Just try to tweak inventory to our needs.
Hopefully, 2017 will start out with a bang in the spring with things
growing like crazy.
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— LEE SLUGA, SLUGA'S SAW SHOP
