AKRON — If there is one silver lining in this whole pandemic, it's that I am now able to attend many more fashion shows.

The retreading industry continues to change. Today there are around 640 retread plants due to continued industry consolidation, including many plants that retread up to 500 tires a day, a volume unheard of 20 years ago.

TAMPA, Fla. — What an opportunity: School closures. Cruise ships anchored. Flights canceled. All residuals from the recent COVID-19 protocols. But there are many other things that individuals can do while waiting for the virus to run its course?

An uncertain economy is no reason to withdraw from — ignore — existing customers or potential new ones. Rather, tough times demand strong, consistent outreach to the marketplace in general.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The number of U.S. residents filing unemployment claims for the first time hit 5.24 million this week, a dramatic increase over the same period a year ago but fewer than the 6.6 million who filed a week earlier.

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for tire dealers and service shop operators to step up community service within their respective market areas.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the automotive services industry, as in many businesses, customer loyalty is key to success. At its most basic, you can reasonably expect that the more loyal the customer, the more repeat business you can expect from them

If you serve business-to-consumer (B2C) customers in any retail establishment, the everyday consumer controls a large part of your destiny.

On May 30, 1977, I walked into the offices for the first time at One Cascade Plaza in downtown Akron of Rubber & Plastics News, a sister publication of Tire Business. Thus was my destiny for the next 43 years, including a move in 1980 to become Washington reporter.