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What you can get at Sears you can get better at Mavis Discount Tire (much faster tire replacement), Kohls (better, cheaper clothes), or Home Depot (bigger tool

by jdlyga 7y ago

What you can get at Sears you can get better at Mavis Discount Tire (much faster tire replacement), Kohls (better, cheaper clothes), or Home Depot (bigger tool selection). The main problem with Sears is that they forgot to focus on keeping the quality up and customer service.

kiterunner2346 7y ago
Never heard of "Mavis Discount Tire"! I Google'd "Mavis Discount Tire vs Discount Tire" to find that the latter is suing the former for trademark violations: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/discount-tire-lawsuit-claims-mavis-rebrand-treads-on-trademark-1 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/discount-tire-lawsuit-c... Wheel retailer Discount Tire claims a rebrand by Mavis Tire Supply LLC—labeling its stores Mavis Discount Tire—violates its trademark rights. The company’s Dec. 26 lawsuit says Mavis started renaming stores after buying multiple chains located in the South and Midwest, where Discount Tire does business. Mavis intends to confuse customers and profit from goodwill built up in the Discount Tire trademark over decades, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia. Mavis previously used Mavis Discount Tire branding only in northeastern states with no competing Discount Tire stores, according to The Renialt-Thomas Corp., Discount Tire’s corporate name. Looks like an interesting case!
- perl4ever 7y ago
  Also in Mavis news, it was recently reported that a store falsified invoices for brake work that may have lead to the crash that killed 20 people in upstate NY last year: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoices-falsified-brake-work-not-14503357.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoic... "The alleged falsification of the records and the shop's purported failure to perform work on the 2001 Ford Excursion were part of a systemic practice at the auto service outlet as it tried to meet corporate sales quotas, according to court records."

by jdlyga 7y ago

kiterunner2346 7y ago

Never heard of "Mavis Discount Tire"! I Google'd "Mavis Discount Tire vs Discount Tire" to find that the latter is suing the former for trademark violations: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/discount-tire-lawsuit-claims-mavis-rebrand-treads-on-trademark-1 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/discount-tire-lawsuit-c... Wheel retailer Discount Tire claims a rebrand by Mavis Tire Supply LLC—labeling its stores Mavis Discount Tire—violates its trademark rights. The company’s Dec. 26 lawsuit says Mavis started renaming stores after buying multiple chains located in the South and Midwest, where Discount Tire does business. Mavis intends to confuse customers and profit from goodwill built up in the Discount Tire trademark over decades, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia. Mavis previously used Mavis Discount Tire branding only in northeastern states with no competing Discount Tire stores, according to The Renialt-Thomas Corp., Discount Tire’s corporate name. Looks like an interesting case!

perl4ever 7y ago
Also in Mavis news, it was recently reported that a store falsified invoices for brake work that may have lead to the crash that killed 20 people in upstate NY last year: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoices-falsified-brake-work-not-14503357.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoic... "The alleged falsification of the records and the shop's purported failure to perform work on the 2001 Ford Excursion were part of a systemic practice at the auto service outlet as it tried to meet corporate sales quotas, according to court records."