I landed a nice deal on brakes that was mentioned at the 'Rebates' section of BITOG and so I stopped by the nearest Pep Boys to pick them up.
The folks out there were nice and decent. It was a departure from a nearby rival parts store where two of the employees have meth behavior along with meth mouth.
The biggest issue I saw at this Pep Boys is that their prices were too high and their merchandise was too broad. Some of the stuff had no reason to be there. Such as Ipad covers (40 varieties) and de-icer products which simply aren't bought in Georgia. They also had taken the area where their used to be cheap scooters and four-wheelers and repalced it with a Lyft rental area where drivers could register a vehicle and then sit down and watch TV. Not a single customer was anywhere in the store, but they did have decent business with the repair and service side.
I wonder if they would be more successful if they embraced more of an Aldi's model. Fewer products. Better prices. Avoid trying to push impulse buys and instead focus on consolidating inventory towards those items that most older vehicles need.
Rant over. All the best!
The folks out there were nice and decent. It was a departure from a nearby rival parts store where two of the employees have meth behavior along with meth mouth.
The biggest issue I saw at this Pep Boys is that their prices were too high and their merchandise was too broad. Some of the stuff had no reason to be there. Such as Ipad covers (40 varieties) and de-icer products which simply aren't bought in Georgia. They also had taken the area where their used to be cheap scooters and four-wheelers and repalced it with a Lyft rental area where drivers could register a vehicle and then sit down and watch TV. Not a single customer was anywhere in the store, but they did have decent business with the repair and service side.
I wonder if they would be more successful if they embraced more of an Aldi's model. Fewer products. Better prices. Avoid trying to push impulse buys and instead focus on consolidating inventory towards those items that most older vehicles need.
Rant over. All the best!