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4 October 2015 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com 4 FEBRUARY 2017 OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT www.outdoorpowerequipment.com OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT (ISSN 0192-7558) (USPS 0006-257) (Reg. U.S. Pat. & T.M. Off.) is published monthly by EPG Media & Specialty Information at 75 Pike Street, Port Jervis, NY 12271. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address to Outdoor Power Equipment, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823. For subscription information and requests, call Subscription Services at (847) 763-9565. Subscription rates: 1 year, $25 US & Poss.; 2 years, $40 US & Poss.; 1 year, $38 Canada/Foreign, 2 years, $76 Canada/Foreign. All subscriptions are payable in advance in US funds. Send payments to Outdoor Power Equipment, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823. Single copies or back issues, $8 each US; $12 Canada/Foreign. Periodicals postage paid at Port Jervis, NY, and additional mailing offices. Cana dian GST Reg is tra tion Num ber: R125906743. © COPY RIGHT 2017, OUTDOOR POWER EQUIP MENT. Ma t erial may not be re pro duced or photocopied in any form without the written permission of the publisher. CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2017 | Volume 60 | Number 2 COVER IMAGE @ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ALPHASPIRIT 14 20 22 FEATURES 14 Inventory Management Tips and Technology Do you ever ask yourself, "Why do I have so much inventory?" Jeff Sheets, founder and owner of OPE Consulting Services, offers you some simple inventory management tips, so you never need to ask that question again. In addition, this story includes a sidebar featuring some of the industry's latest inventory management technology. 18 2017 Industry Forecasts In the last of a two-part series, four OPE industry leaders share their thoughts about the state of the industry. 20 ARA Rental Show Preview Get a sneak peek at The Rental Show, the American Rental Association's 61st annual convention and trade show, which will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., February 26-March 1. 22 Keeping Up With Google Colleen Malloy, ARI's director of marketing, brings you up to speed on what you need to do to stay competitive in search. DEPARTMENTS 6 Upfront 8 Anonymous Distributor 10 Industry News 13 Financial News 31 Marketplace 32 Distributor News 33 Key Distributors 34 Advertisers' Index PRODUCTS 24 Equipment & Technology Focus: String Trimmers & Edgers 29 Product News