Always Round Tire Has Service Stores in Many Parts of the Country

Essay

Always Round Tire has service stores in many parts of the country. The stores in Tennessee have petitioned for local store manager independence. The managers claim that since Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville are hundreds of miles apart that each manager is really in a separate market and needs to deal with local marketing, sales, and pricing issues. What issues would need to be considered before giving these local managers the authority that they are requesting?