by Phil Jackson | Mar 12, 2021
During my mandatory weekly Zoom meetings/trainings/seminars/sessions, recently heard some noticeable stats: Online sales account for 14% of all retail sales.I thought it would be much higher. Think of the potential for online sales with 86% of the market left to...
by Phil Jackson | Feb 3, 2021
Was poking around the internet today and on cars.com I came across a page that purported to be official home for one of our stores. The trouble is that we don’t pay for cars.com at that store, and the page was riddled with errors. Wrong stores hours, old phone...
by Phil Jackson | Nov 10, 2020
It is beyond parody now – as the weeks of 2020 go by, something truly significant happens and you shake your head and say to yourself that 2020 is some kind of year. We all thought 2020 had such potential – it is a really cool number after all – and then it actually...
by Phil Jackson | Oct 15, 2020
We all are tired of the Zoom calls. It’s been 7 months, and it sure would be nice to actually attend a meeting and grab a burnt cup of coffee from the ubiquitous Box ‘O Joe. Or jump on a plane and attend a conference and meet and connect with people again....
by Phil Jackson | Sep 16, 2020
We are once again proud to have been named a Boston Business Journal Corporate Citizenship Award honoree for 2020. These awards, now in their 15th year, recognize companies and nonprofits working for the greater good. We here at the Village are committed to being a...
by Phil Jackson | Sep 3, 2020
As we enter our 6th month of COVID disruption, one bright light to note is the dedication and excellence of our staff. This has been a hellacious and soul-sapping year, chock full of scary news seemingly every day. We all hold out hope that the corner is close ahead,...
by Phil Jackson | Aug 24, 2020
We are proud to announce that our newly renovated Boston Volvo Cars building at 61 N Beacon Street in Allston has won a 2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas award by Preservation Massachusetts. Recipients of the Tsongas Award are projects that have displayed the highest level...
by Phil Jackson | Jul 31, 2020
In the past, dealers changed very little in regards to our operations: we opened and closed the same time, and it rarely changed. Maybe we decided to open an hour earlier or close on Sundays, but as a norm changes were infrequent. With Covid, that has gone by the...
by Phil Jackson | Jul 22, 2020
Another quirk of our unique automobile business is the preponderance of sites which seek to serve as a storehouse for opinions about us. Whether you like us or have a beef with us, there is no shortage of places where you can offer an opinion: Google, Facebook, Yelp...
by Phil Jackson | Jun 25, 2020
As our state slowly opens back up from the Corona shutdown, so much lies unanswered. Our stores at Village are now fully open with a plethora of safety protocols in place, but are those protocols temporary or permanent? In other words, is this the new normal? So much...
