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In October 2021, executives from Jack Williams Tire celebrated the opening of the company’s 39th store in Carlisle, Pa. This past April, the dealership announced it was selling its locations to Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. The stores will transition to the Mavis brand.
No matter the news, dealer news wins Dealers want to know what’s happening in the marketplace and they’re curious about what other tire dealers — whether competitors or not — are doing, too. So while some big-name tire dealerships attracted attention last month, so did owners of smaller dealerships, like Dale Donovan, the owner of Donovan’s Auto & Tire Center, who gave up working on the weekends for better profitability and productivity. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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