Adding wind to our sales: The retail industry may have received the strong gusts it needed in order to increase its sales of automotive aftermarket items. Our 32nd annual Car Care Center Study reveals that 2005 was a relatively good year.
Adding wind to our sales: The retail industry may have received the strong gusts it needed in order to increase its sales of automotive aftermarket items. Our 32nd annual Car Care Center Study reveals that 2005 was a relatively good year.
The study (published in April 2006) includes 2005 annual percent gain broken down by seller; 2005 average gross margin broken down by seller; 2005 annual inventory turns broken down by seller; 2006 sales projections broken down by seller; a sales breakdown on national vs. private label brands; supplier-related information including overall price changes and a breakdown by seller of the percent that changed their primary supplier in each product category; and a breakdown of the respondents for each product category. The 2006 study includes this analysis for 27 product categories, which are separated below.
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