Recovering or Surviving?

" We are on the road to recovery as we await retail sales figures from the beginning of September economists forecasting that sales will likely. These flat may be down slightly since a lot of the sales tax holidays in various states ended in August so. How are small businesses fearing it as we look to them to create new jobs well let's take a look at Fritz says bike skate and surf shop that's in Miami Beach. For its open doors in 1989. And employs seventeen people there had been no recent layoffs. Phil Keating is there alive I fell."

" I dragged back actually hired an additional employed just recently cashier to help keep they'll step on the floor customers keep rocket. Roller -- cable box fell about how France's state shoppers started twenty years ago -- now it's got skate -- and serve. And one of the hottest selling items right now. Are these Paul paddle board that actually tried it once. Of the quite difficult in the big waves but a whole lot of -- growing popularity it's well worth when the owners -- here. Mitch these are actually. Big ticket items which is good news for you because I think. That perhaps reflects people are spending some extra money. Rate -- money on the bigger ticket items such as this. Where's words can range from thousands when he 500 we have ours around 1500 which is the best price quality companies for the those boards and this the national retail numbers we're. And noticing that. Back to school shopping really failed to deliver a huge surge in retail activity. You on the other hand here for -- ciskei bikers search. Are really good August compared to last year and obviously because Gregorio. We actually were up about a percent for the month of August last year which all things that are very very pleased. In September were starting. While. -- government and we're getting more people coming in which it well. World. I think Mitch we'll see more from mission for -- by -- throughout the day Greg."

" Good line phones ringing off the hook Phil thanks for that -- from the bike is their shot to the car shop how are the car dealers doing. We know that cash for clunkers brought in a lot of business so now that that's over. How are things don't we had not a doubt in for that California is being number one Ford dealer in the world. 900 employees in -- and good news is still hiring. -- find our -- Adam Housley live it down when Van Nuys California at this sounds like a success story."

" big -- a month to go actually which has talked to -- Bachmann and Bo is of course the owner here one of the owners here. And time we go during the before class cash for clunkers things were were a -- tough for the auto industry which you guys were hiring at time how things have gone the last."

" You months well it's actually been going pretty well cash for clunkers was a tremendous success -- nice shot in the arm. As a matter of fact we did that just over a thousand cash for clunkers deals. So you know now we're sorry to see things and returned back to normal the way they were before. The program but overall I think we're still pretty optimistic in the I think got to read him a Ford dealer because. Be a particular sport as he saw the numbers they were doing just an outstanding job of their products. Yet to be sure some of these -- some of these cars there's been some board has done pretty well -- cash for clunkers he would it and take the bailout money and and why do you think forty is Vince has been successful so far with this law number one as the product. They'd be coming out with exciting products and great design. Fantastic quality. That's a safety record of the industry. And by not taking the bailout money I think it's given from you know people permission to take a look at Ford and their liking what they see. It's been a great success story. And locally for you guys I mean when we hear few months ago and things public weren't looking too good you've got for hiring people -- look at -- more sales. Staff you -- the people behind the scenes in the house that on an as help with the local legal community when people hear about you guys are actually higher. Absolutely now we continue actually today to hire. We're still looking for some great salespeople. We're optimistic about the end of the year as particularly with Ford Motor Co. we keep seeing those numbers increasing get better. So we we see things that continued to rise maybe -- the level they were with cash for clunkers that's going to be a shot at. That for the most part we're finding was found business not just pull ahead of a pullback."

" Obama got in May -- don't make -- over the weekend actually had a sale out here it'd have enough cars because the cash for clunkers illegal came out looking for certain models and they weren't a lot that's good news to form as we continue to move forward here in California -- Like Adam -- thank you some."