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LATHAM, NY — Our 2013 Self-Serve Benchmark Survey results are now available.

LATHAM, NY — Professional Carwashing & Detailing’s 2013 Self-Serve Benchmark Survey results are now available.

Representative of self-serve business owners from across the nation, the information gathered provides the latest industry facts, trends and figures from average revenues to expenses to additional profit centers.

PC&D conducted and produced the survey using Zoomerang online survey software in September and October of 2012.

A preview of the survey results can be found in our January 2013 issue, and if you would like to have the survey in its entirety, please contact Associate Publisher Sandy Murphy at [email protected] or at 518-640-9169. The survey is free to all subscribers.

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