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    'If every major decision still runs through you, it’s time to ask yourself a hard question: are you running a business or just owning a job?' says Strandberg.
    Building a business that doesn’t rely on you is the single greatest gift you can give yourself and your team.
    June 11, 2025
    For the third straight month, independent tire dealers indicate sellout trends were negative in April.
    May 27, 2025
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    “You don’t need a hard sell,” says Rich Birsic, center, with wife and Lakewood Tire Pros co-owner, Kim, and their son, Wil, who co-manages the dealership. (Wil is the third generation of the Birsic family to work in the business.) “You just need to earn the customer’s confidence.”
    Its customers may be changing, but some things at Lakewood Tire Pros will never go out of style.
    May 22, 2025
    Gatto's Tires & Auto Service
    Mike McHenry (pictured) took over Gatto's Tires & Auto Service from his mother, Pam Fitzgerald, about five years ago.
    Melbourne, Fla.-based Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service is on its third generation of ownership since Mike Gatto first opened the dealership's doors in 1971.
    May 20, 2025
    Neighborhood Tire Pros & Auto Service
    “We want to make sure we’re presenting ourselves in the same manner as a high-end car dealership,” says Cindy Ferrell, manager of the Neighborhood Tire Pros & Auto Service store in Decatur, Ga.
    "If you’re going to say you offer proper vehicle inspections, you have to put yourself ahead of the game,” says Cindy Ferrell of Neighborhood Tire Pros & Auto Service.
    May 15, 2025
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    Chris Charity, vice president of sales for Continental Tire the Americas LLC (pictured, far right), told Gold Retailer meeting attendees that the program has about 2,500 dealers representing around 4,000 rooftops. (Also pictured, from left to right, Brian Beierwaltes, head of marketing for Continental; Bjoern Glaeser, head of product management for Continental; and Debbie Richards, Continental's head of programs and planning.)
    Continental Tire the Americas LLC recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Gold Retailer program group by rolling out several new tires.
    May 13, 2025
    Photo: ITDG
    Chris Barry, vice president of sales for the Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC (ITDG), pictured on far left, and ITDG President and CEO Jason Rook (center) presented the ITDG Dealer of the Year Award to John Daniels of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Daniels Tire Service Inc (right, holding trophy.)
    “We’re rolling!” Those words summed up Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC President and CEO Jason Rook’s feelings after the group’s recent meeting.
    May 1, 2025