摘要: |
Consolidation in the auto body repair space has been a front-burner concern and worry for many shop owners, jobbers, parts vendors and anyone connected to our trade for over 10 years.I vividly remember the day when the business development manager from my paint manufacturer came prancing into my shop telling me that consolidation was coming and I better make a game plan. I, like many of you, was worried about the big bad wolf coming to town. What were they going to do, huff and puff and blow my shop down? I think most of us feared that they would take our existing customers and work out of our shops. Fearmongering, gossip and the unknown did nothing to quell the anxiety that consolidation caused. In many cases, they made it a bigger deal than it actually is. |