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Market Grows Rapidly: Demand Adds 5 Million Units To U.S. Power Equipment Shipments In 2020
Jessica Johnson, Managing Editor, Power Equipment Trade The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has released its December forecast, showing record growth across the industry despite an ongoing pandemic and downward market pressures, and predicting continued…
Reacting, Adapting To Extreme Weather Around The Country
Dan Shell, Patrick Dunning and Jessica Johnson contributed to this report, which originally appeared in the Power Equipment Trade October 2020 issue. Dealers in Iowa are still trying to recover from the epic and rare…
Smiths South Central, Oregon Assist Louisiana Cleanup Effort
Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Power Equipment Trade Personnel from key Southeast U.S. distributor Smiths South Central Sales Co. and Oregon Cutting Systems spent the better part of two weeks in Lake Charles, La. assisting homeowners…
Iowa Dealers Recovering From ‘Derecho’ Impact
Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Power Equipment Trade Dealers in Iowa are still trying to recover from the epic and rare “derecho” wind storm that hammered much of the state and Midwest on August 10 as…
Dealer Speak: Dealers Adapt, Overcome Virus
Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Power Equipment Trade While the U.S. business landscape radically changed in the past few months due to COVID-19, dealers have been forced to become creative and acclimate. It’s no secret small…
COVID-19 Continues
Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Power Equipment Trade In a usual spring, dealers around the country are in the thick of a busy season. Not only do they see sales skyrocket, service departments jam pack machines…