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Rumor has it up here in Boston, that Rossmeyers family is looking to sell out the newly acquired Boston Harley Davidson. Anybody know the true story? That dealership has been mismanaged for many years! What a shame...
As bad as I feel for the good employees, the sad truth is there are just too many Harley-Davidson dealerships for the times we are going through.
There it is...we can analyze or rationalize these things to death, but the simple truth is that when things were booming, too many dealerships were opened, and now some of them can't survive and have got to go...
The family is selling off or closing stores. They simply don't have the enthusiasm Bruce did. From what I understand Ormond and 1 or 2 other stores will remain open. My understanding is the decision was personal more than financial. That's what I hear and I may be wrong.
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