Our History

If you would like to know more about Batteries Plus franchise opportunities, you've come to the right place. We have a long history of providing battery products and services to both retail and commercial businesses alike. So whether you're a customer, a prospective franchisee or newspaper columnist, this section of the site is to bring you up to speed on who we are and what we do.
The first all battery retail store opened in 1988 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and quickly became the uncontested leader in the all battery market, differentiated by superior knowledge, product availability, and expertise. Our first franchise retail store opened in 1992 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Today, there are more than 360 retail locations nationwide with more than 60 locations under development.
Here are some recent milestones we're proud to mention:
2008 -
Batteries Plus celebrates 20 years as the leader in the all battery marketplace with our sights on growing both domestically and internationally through our franchise opportunity network. Batteries Plus is named in Entrepreneur’s 29th annual Top Franchise List – Ranked #3 in the Miscellaneous Retail Businesses and Ranked #146 in The Franchise 500.
2007 -
300th Batteries Plus retail franchise location opens in Anderson, South Carolina. Batteries Plus named in Top Franchise List for 2007 by Entrepreneur – Ranked #3 in the Miscellaneous Retail Businesses and Ranked #133 in The Franchise 500.
Click here to see a full listing of recent awards and accomplishments.
2006 -
Batteries Plus named as one of the Top 25 Franchise Performers by the Startup Journal - Click here for franchise info provided in the full article featured in the Wall Street Journal's Startup Journal.
Batteries Plus named in Top Franchise List for 2006 by Entrepreneur - Ranked #1 in the Miscellaneous Retail Businesses and Ranked #160 in The Franchise 500