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After 83 years in business, Walt Healy Motorsports closes doors

October 24, 2013 07:56 PM

Calgary: After 83 years as a foundation in Calgary, Walt Healy Motorsports will be shutting its entryways next spring.

 

The famous store never truly recuperated from the subsidence of a couple of years prior and is at present offering its stock at 4520 twelfth Street N.E.

 

"Basically, you realize what, we simply haven't been profiting since the retreat hit," said Sheldon Koenigbaur, one of the store's holders. Obviously, we're in the recreation item planet offering cruisers. So we wanted that we were set to have several harsh years yet lamentably its simply never truly skiped back.

 

"We're practically five years past that and its simply never truly shown signs of improvement. It's been slightly a flawless storm so to talk. We offer Yamaha and Suzuki which is Japanese item. Furthermore when the subsidence hit they truly betrayed North America. They're a huge worldwide organization. They're as of now profiting however they're making it in different parts of the planet. China. India. All over else. They haven't turned out with a ton of new items and our rivals have since the retreat hit. Their business arrangement was we have to slope things up however they're not huge worldwide organizations. They live and expire in North America."

 

The new possession has claimed the store for as long as 10 years purchasing it from Terry Healy, Walt's offspring.

 

Walt Healy kicked the bucket more than 10 years prior.

 

The store will be shutting its entryways forever as of March 31, 2014.

 

"Lamentably a couple of the marks that we convey there's a larger number of merchants of the aforementioned in Calgary than there is anyplace else," said Koenigbaur. "So its that twofold edged sword. Such a variety of contenders offering the same item around the local area and they've got different lines that they offer ... Those gentlemen have been having colossal victory on account of all the new item line.

 

"I don't have those item lines. I live and kick the bucket with Yamaha and Suzuki."

 

Koenigbaur said the store is exchanging all its stock which incorporates about $1.5 million in parts and embellishments and in addition between 30 to 35 cruisers.

 

"We were taking a gander at perhaps moving to Airdrie and just to attempt and get different lines. Began gazing toward long and hard toward it and inevitably we needed to think of the intense choice and say 'you comprehend what, we're simply set to escape this'," said Koenigbaur.

 

"It's been four years going on five and life's so short there is no option be taking misfortunes for that long and to make that huge hop and hazard and contribute an entire group of additional cash in for possibly who realizes what."

 

The liquidation of all in-stock incorporates cruisers, Atvs, force item, hard parts, frill, shop supplies, tire changers, bore press, Sunnen Honing Machine, machine, welders, Yamaha and Suzuki Special instruments, motorcycle/atv lifts, racking, fork lifts, bike dyno, exchange show, office gear and furniture, telephone framework, machines. The liquidation sale of all items is open to everyone including dealers.

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