Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1888PressRelease)
May 20, 2008 - KANSAS CITY - Shoppa’s Mid America, announced today the hire of their new General Manager Dave James for their Kansas City Location. James brings over 25 years experience working in the material handling industry nearly doubling and tripling company profits.
“Dave's insights, perspectives, and business building strategies are proven powerful and effective time and time again," said owner of Shoppa’s Mid America Jim Shoppa. “The benefits our employees and business will gain from James will take our company to the next level."
In his previous roles, James has worked in the material handling business recovering a company from losing a $1million per year, to making a $200,000 profit after the second year. James has then gone on to grow businesses from $18 million to $58 million in sales and increasing market share from 9 percent to 23.5 percent.
“I am really excited about my new position as General Manager at Shoppa’s,” said James. “It is a great company and I already have ideas on how to improve profitability and performance.”
Shoppa’s Material Handling is a full-line/full-service Toyota forklift dealership providing solutions for Texas’ material and handling needs since 1982. Shoppa’s represents a full line of products including, but not limited to, all-make parts, used equipment, equipment rentals, rack and shelving, the Advance line of industrial floor cleaning equipment, warehouse products, safety training and products, and warehouse design/installation/tear-down/liquidation. Locations include Amarillo, Brownwood, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Odessa, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls.
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