www.spotsndots.com PDF/TXT newsletter Subscription: $325 per year Call toll free: 888-884-2630 This publication cannot be distributed beyond the office of its named subscriber. The Daily News of TV Sales Friday, May 20, 2016 Send sales-related job listing to: [email protected] Copyright 2016. FIRST SELF-DRIVING TAXI HITS THE STREETS UBER OUT TO ONE-UP GM AND LYFT ADVERTISER NEWS We reported earlier this month (5/6) that General Walmart’s quarterly report was positive with same- Motors and Lyft planned to have a fleet of self-driving taxis store sales up 1%, the seventh straight quarter of gains, on the streets of an unnamed test-city within a year. Uber and customer traffic up 1.5%.The Wall Street Journal notes has beaten them to the punch. It’s not a fleet—just a single Walmart’s robust food business may be shielding it from vehicle right now—but some Uber-users in Pittsburgh can the traffic woes other retailers have been experiencing…… now ride in a car that drives itself. Ace Hardware had a positive quarter in same-store sales The strange-looking modified Ford Fusion hybrid at +2.2%, but the number was modest compared to the is from Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center (ATC) in results from Home Depot and Lowe’s that had been Pittsburgh. Some of the gear is for collecting mapping data, reported earlier in the week. The co-op added 24 new which the vehicle will be doing at the same domestic stores during the quarter while time it is testing its self-driving capabilities. cancelling 33 others……Sonic Corp. issued “When it’s in self-driving mode, a trained a warning saying restaurant comps for the driver will be in the driver’s seat monitoring quarter that will end on 5/31 will be short operations,” Uber assured the public. The of its targeted 4-6% growth due to “slower car is equipped with a variety of sensors industry traffic and modestly unfavorable including radars, laser scanners and high- weather”……The auto aftermarket retail resolution cameras. segment had been enjoying strong Pittsburgh local officials and law numbers, but Advance Auto Parts saw a enforcement agencies have been informed same-store decline at -1.9% for its latest about the testing and are supporting the quarter. The company admits to some effort—just as they’ve welcomed having the ATC as a supply-chain problems causing non-availability of some high-tech employer in the city. “We’re excited that Uber has parts as well as shortfalls in its service business along with chosen the Steel City as they explore new technologies unfavorable weather……Dick’s Sporting Goods reported that can improve people’s lives—through increased road a consolidated same store sales increase of 0.5% with a safety, less congestion, and more efficient and smarter 1.7% gain at Golf Galaxy units outdelivering a small 0.4% cities,” said Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto. gain at the namesake stores. And while a consortium of With only a single test car on the road, only a few Uber liquidators won the bidding for the inventory of the closed users in Pittsburgh are likely to get to experience the self- Sports Authority stores, Dick’s is now reported to want to driving technology—at least, not anytime soon. Uber says bid for about 30 leases of Sports Authority locations when Pittsburgh is an “ideal environment” for developing and that part of the bankruptcy auction resumes......Hormel testing the technology because of its wide variety of road Foods profit rose 20% in the latest quarter with strength types, traffic patterns and weather conditions. coming from brands such as Skippy peanut butter, Natural Continued on Page 3 AUTO LOANS TOP $1 TRILLION The total balance of open automotive loans climbed 11.1% in the first quarter of 2016, surpassing the trillion dollar mark for the first time on record, Experian Automotive announced. Loan balances reached $1.005 trillion in Q1, up from $905 billion in Q1 2015. And while auto loans were up significantly, auto leases really ballooned. Open leases grew by 27.55% to an all-time high of $76.9 billion, up from $73.1 billion the previous year. The market first reached the $1 trillion mark—combined total balance of open loans and leases—in Q3 2015. On the negative side, the report found that the percentage of loansPAGE and leases considered 30-days delinquent Continued on Page 2 www.SpotsnDots.com NETWORK NEWS AVAILS The CW has slotted Supergirl, coming over from CBS, Raycom Media owned WAVE 3 News-NBC in the fantastic for Mondays at 8:00 pm (ET) this Fall, followed by Jane the city of Louisville, KY, WAVE 3 Digital and BOUNCE-TV has Virgin. The network’s most-watched series, The Flash, will a fantastic opportunity for an experienced LSM or Senior AE kick off Tuesdays, followed by the new romantic comedy that is ready to become an LSM in the 49th market. Must No Tomorrow. The new drama Frequency will follow be a team leader with a clear focus on new business and Arrow on Wednesdays. The new series Riverdale is being digital development. 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