Intelligence
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Data Analysis: Walk-behind mowers
What consumers are buying from mass retailers The walk-behind mower market for consumers is as strong as ever, propelled by…
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Same Store sales report for August 2025, plus inflation news
We publish these same-store sales reports monthly to show both a snapshot and a trendline of retail sales activity at…
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Same-store sales report, end of 2024
We publish these same-store sales reports monthly to show both a snapshot and a trendline of retail sales activity at…
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String Trimmer Sales – Feb. thru April 24
This month, we look closely at the marketplace for line trimmers, both pro and consumer models. This is part of…
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Hedge Trimmer sales – Jan. thru March 24
This month, we look at the marketplace for hedge trimmers and related shears. This is the third in our ongoing…
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Chain saw sales – Nov. 23 thru Jan. 24
We are cutting deep into the chain saw market here, reviewing and analyzing data from TraQline Dealer+, a collaborative data…
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Rollick adds VP, expands into OPE
Rollick, a provider of marketing technology solutions for the Powersports, RV, and Marine industries, announced today its official expansion into…
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Retail sales grew for some, not all, retailers
The National Retail Federation reported that retail sales continued to rise in June even as employment grew more slowly. According…
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Parts Sales Rise 17% in April
U.S. OPE dealerships saw a 17-percent increase in parts sales in April 2021 compared to April 2020, according to data…
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Love Your Dealership’s Website and It will Love You Back
by Brett Morris If you had the chance to hire someone who doesn’t take days off, requires no benefits and…
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Half of all dealers report inventory as being too low in Q1: survey
The Q1 2021 OPE Business Magazine Dealer Survey offered some intriguing data as early results of the survey were pulled…
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Top February dealership website searches revealed
ARI Network Services, Inc., has revealed the top segment searches on its OPE dealership partner websites during February. There were…
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February 2021 wholegood sales rise 25% on average
U.S. OPE dealerships saw a significant increase in wholegoods sales in February, according to data from Constellation Data Solutions, a…
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Avoid the common pitfall of a stop-and-go digital marketing strategy
OPE Business has turned to Shawn Puckett, director of Product Management at ARI, to provide insight on how to avoid…
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Top dealership website searches revealed — ’Snow doubt at the top
ARI has revealed the top segment searches on its OPE dealership partner websites for the month October. There were a…
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Licensing deal brings RENAULT brand back to U.S.
JMM Lee Properties, LLC, based in Los Angeles, announced today that its RENAULT brand is available for U.S. license on…
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Dealership website texting webinar now available
Does your OPE dealership want to join more than 400 throughout North America that are using Kenect texting software to…
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Snowthrowers among top 10 segment searches in August: exclusive
ARI has provided data exclusively for OPE Business readers that details the top 10 most searched segments on OPE dealership…
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August wholegoods sales maintain strong performance
After a 26% increase in July, wholegood sales improved upon their showing on average during August according to the latest…
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Wholegoods revenue trends in July at tractor dealerships revealed
Exclusive data for OPE Business readers from Constellation Data Solutions, a division of Constellation Dealership Group, shows Same Store Sales…