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Online MODERN TIRE DEALER Service Batteries: Wheel balancers: Alignment: Brake service: Tune-ups: 1963 93.5% 89.2% 44.0% 59.9% 45.6% 2013 94.6% 95.3% 87.2% 95.3% 73.6% Sears and Walmart want to be like you "Sears and Walmart want to be like you," a teaser for MTD Editor Bob Ulrich's blog on "How competing against mass merchandisers has changed," received a lot of attention on our website last month (see www.moderntiredealer.com). Ulrich pointed out that independent tire dealers account for 60.5% of consumer tire sales in the U.S. Mass merchandisers — Sears, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack — account for 14%. At frst, independent tire dealers were the hunter, now you're the "huntee," Ulrich noted, due to your domination in the marketplace. Plus, this chart from Ulrich's blog compares MTD survey data from 1963 with our latest automotive survey information on what types of services independent tire dealers offer. Tire Factory dealers run the show in Portland Web readers check out data on dealer dominance The most read online items are... Hankook: 'We will become a global brand' Independent tire dealers lead the pack 3515 Massillon Road, Suite 350 Uniontown, Ohio 44685 (330) 899-2200, fax (330) 899-2209 Web site htp://www.moderntiredealer.com NAVIGATE The "Channels" bar located below the Modern Tire Dealer logo on our homepage helps you go directly to your area of interest. Each button has a drop down menu to ease your search. As an example, within the Articles button you will fnd feature stories, various MTD departments, archived Tire Dealer of the Year articles and much more. Find it now in the INDUSTRY RESOURCES channel Want industry stats? We've got them. Our Industry Resources channel includes our current Web poll and past Web poll results, an abundance of data from our annual Facts Sections, our 2013 calendar of events and much more. Editor: ROBERT J. ULRICH Bob.Ulrich@bobit.com Managing Editor: LORI L. MAVRIGIAN Lori.Mavrigian@bobit.com Senior Editor: BOB BISSLER Bob.Bissler@bobit.com Associate Editor: ANN NEAL Ann.Neal@bobit.com Contributors: Auto Service/Technical: MIKE MAVRIGIAN Training/Tire Service: KEVIN ROHLWING Industry Analysts: JOHN HEALY, NICK MITCHELL Art Director: NEAL WEINGART Neal.Weingart@bobit.com Production Manager: KREN RUNION Karen.Runion@bobit.com Publisher: GREG SMITH Greg.Smith@bobit.com South and Texas: GREG SMITH Greg.Smith@bobit.com (330) 899-2200, fax (330) 899-2209 Midwest: MICHELE VARGO Michele.Vargo@bobit.com (330) 899-2200, fax (330) 899-2209 West Coast: JOHN DYAL Te Dyal Company John.Dyal@bobit.com (760) 451-5026, fax (760) 451-5039 West Coast: MARIANNE DYAL Te Dyal Company Marianne.Dyal@bobit.com (760) 451-9216 Automotive Afermarket: DAN THORNTON djtinc@gmail.com (734) 676-9135, mobile (313) 410-0945 Classifed Sales: DONNA STEWART Donna_Stewart@cox.net (405) 260-1678, fax (405) 260-1684 Reprint Sales: KREN RUNION Karen.Runion@bobit.com (330) 899-2200, fax (330) 899-2209 Customer/Subscription Service: (888) 239-2455, fax (888) 274-4580 Modern Tire Dealer is a Bobit Publication Total access — totally free www.moderntiredealer.com Executive ofces: 3520 Challenger St. Torrance, CA 90503 Chairman: Edward J. Bobit CEO & President: Ty F. Bobit Chief Financial Ofcer: Richard E. Johnson MODERN TIRE DEALER (ISSN 00268496) (CDN IPM #40013413) (USPS #369-170) is published monthly by Bobit Business Media, 3520 Challenger St., Torrance, California 90503-1640. Periodicals postage paid at Torrance, CA 90503-9998 and additional mailing offces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MODERN TIRE DEALER, P.O. Box 1068, Skokie, IL 60076-8068. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for address changes to take effect. Subscriptions in the U.S. and its possessions, $65; Canadian, $99; Int'l surface mail, $99; Int'l airmail, $198. Single copies, $10, except the January Facts Issue, $30. Address all subscription correspondence to MODERN TIRE DEALER, P.O. Box 1068, Skokie, IL 60076-8068. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks to receive your frst issue. Please address Editorial and Advertising correspondence to MODERN TIRE DEALER, 3515 Massillon Road, Suite 350, Uniontown, OH 44685-6217. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without consent of Bobit Business Media. All statements made, although based on information believed to be reliable and accurate, cannot be guaranteed and no fault or liability can be accepted for error or omission. For your information: We sometimes make our subscriber information (i.e. fax, e-mail or mailing address) available to carefully screened organizations whose products and services may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to have your information made available, please write MODERN TIRE DEALER, P.O. Box 1068, Skokie, IL 60076-8068. 6 MTD March 2013