Dealer Manages $2.5M Parts Operation

In this installment of Yard & Garden magazine's 'Day in a Dealership,' a tour of Plano Power Equipment in Plano, TX, shows how this dealer manages a $2.5 million parts operation.

Jun 8, 2010
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