The E.R.I. Group has announced this year’s winners of the Richard Miller Education Award. The award to provide financial assistance and encouragement to individuals who wish to further their education or training, has been presented to applicants from E.R.I. member...
(SPONSORED CONTENT) Through 24/7 access to premium products, tailored recommendations, and exclusive digital offers, WakefieldConnect equips operators with the tools to grow, adapt, and win. Wakefield Canada today announced the launch of Wakefield eShop, a...
As HDAP Discount Auto Parts co-founder Khaled Abudagga says, it looked easy when he and partner Naji Arafat opened their first small auto parts store back in 2003. But then the company grew to its current sixteen locations, and today it’s about a lot more than just...
Is your delivery platform keeping pace? Excellent delivery used to be a matter of having an excellent order-picking team; a crew of drivers who knew all the backroads, laneways, and shortcuts; and a guy at a desk with a Motorola radio, telling them where to go next....
A number of key automotive aftermarket distributors with exposure to the Canadian aftermarket have posted financial results, revealing a strong aftermarket industry, though not one without its challenges, some related to trade uncertainties. O’Reilly Automotive...
The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) has released the exhibitor floor plan and full show schedule for its annual event this fall. One of the most significant enhancements this year is the segmentation of exhibitors by product and...
Guarding against fraud is nothing new for aftermarket businesses--they trade in some high-dollar items, attractive to thieves and fraudsters--but there's a relatively new brand of fraud hitting businesses: the Point-of-Sale Scam. As noted, fraudsters present a moving...
In the cover story of the latest Jobber Nation print edition, Khaled Abudagga talks the dream that is the growing HDAP Discount Auto Parts business and how it outgrew its Hamilton Discount Auto Parts name. Also inslde, building a strong business foundation with Paul...
New research from the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reveals key shifts in consumer behaviour and market dynamics within the U.S. automotive aftermarket—a bellwether with clear implications for the Canadian market. In 2024, American consumers spent an...