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" We needed to switch off the mainframe to move to a new system . We did that on April 27 , converted over the weekend , and were shipping the first day , but we ' ve had quite a few problems ," Langley explains . " There were frustrated dealers maybe having an extra surcharge . We ' ve had to fix all that . And we ' ve had some challenges with the connectivity to purchasing . I expected some grumblings from vendors and dealers at this show , but everybody has been very positive ; they understand that we ' re resolving issues with it to be as consistent as we have been for the last 30−40 years . So it ' s a positive show ."
Aside from the computer issue , Langley says they have concerns about the economy but are confident plenty of business will be done in the last part of the year . And for the most part , he says their dealers are optimistic , too .
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ture would have been stretched out by now , but it hasn ' t yet . We ' ve kept the land to build our new building eventually ."
Parts recently opened a new warehouse in western Canada , but not where they initially expected . " The new warehouse was important for James [ Danyluk ] because he has a good long-tenured workforce . He didn ' t want them to have to transport their workers far out . But he can stock all part numbers in both warehouses with the new building . We have favorable delivery costs in Canada now , and the market is doing pretty well , but inflation is a factor ."
ON TO MILWAUKEE While many dealers and sales reps have cherished the Madison expo for years , Langley says , " We have simply outgrown all available
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floor space and downtown hotel room capacity ," he notes . " Therefore , we are excited to announce that the 2024 North American |
Bike displays with Parts aftermarket bolt-ons were on display .
NVP will move to the newly renovated Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , with the preferable dates of Sep . 7−8 , 2024 ."
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PARTS CANADA Parts Canada brought in a big contingent this year as they return to business there . " Parts Canada has done very well . It ' s expanded one of the warehouses this year , and basically , it ' s a good investment to bring some of the leaders and the sales team down and expose them to all the vendors ."
With two Parts Canada warehouses , the one in London , Ontario , is fairly large and automated , Langley says , but the western DC needed to be updated . Parts Canada had a small warehouse and headquarters in Calgary , but it was downtown and close to the airport . However , Langley said the plan was to expand into a bigger warehouse on land Fred Fox bought years ago .
" Fred [ Fox ] bought some land to the north of Calgary , where some of the big Amazon warehouses are now . The idea was that the public transportation infrastruc-
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