Batteries Plus Franchise News Headlines 2008
We're open : New businesses bring life to plaza at Rogers intersection
Dec. 23rd, 2008
By Jeff Mores
"We try to have everything you could need in stock, but if for some reason we don't, we have a tech center at the back of the store where we can build your own battery on site," Cox said.
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Remember batteries on your Christmas shopping list
Dec. 22nd, 2008
By Suzanne Stone
With gift ideas going more and more high-tech and concerns about environmental impact running high, batteries have become a more important part of the holiday shopping season than ever.
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All Charged Up
Dec. 16th, 2008
By Robert Souza
Prior to opening, Greg and Larry attended extensive training sessions at the company’s headquarters to get familiar with store procedures, battery chemistry, and how to set up and use such specialized equipment as a Kadex machine, which is used to recondition and analyze lithium and nickel battery cells.
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Specialty, hard-to-find batteries charge up new business
Dec. 13th, 2008
By Andrew Wellner
Banning has been selling batteries for years. He said he didn’t know much about the business before he started. But he knew he wanted to start a franchise and he knew he wanted something unique.
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Retail is risky business in restless times
November 23, 2008
By Rachel Tobin Ramos
Rich Ingalls, 51, recently laid off from Home Depot’s corporate headquarters, found a good location for his first franchise of Batteries Plus — next to a Wal-Mart and Lowe’s in Buford’s Mill Creek Crossing center. While those discounters are competition in one sense, they do not carry the battery selection that Ingalls does, so he can benefit from their traffic.
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Need for their franchise 'going and growing'
November 18, 2008
by Dave Alexander
"We are the only ones in the battery business and that business is going and growing," local Batteries Plus co-owner and General Manager Dick Van Luyn said. "Even in this economy, the battery business has plenty of fresh air. There is growth."
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For economy's casualties, franchises offer a brand to build on
November 02, 2008
by Shandra Martinez
"When you buy a franchise, you are buying a proven system, marketing and advertising that you don't get when you are starting out on your own," said Alisa Harrison, spokeswoman for International Franchise Association, the Washington D.C.-based trade organization.
The support is important to newcomers, she said. "It provides a method for people going into business for themselves and not by themselves."
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BatteriesPlus: “Your Battery Store with More!”
October 10, 2008
By ANN VAN DYKE
In addition to thousands of batteries, Batteries Plus also boasts a Tech Center that is equipped to design, assemble, rebuild, and test custom battery packs. Each store stocks up to 12,000 different types of batteries, says Russ Reynolds, CEO of the $200 million-revenue company. The business’ accounts include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturers, other retail stores, local municipalities, fire and police departments, the military, and school districts.
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Batteries Plus opens on Green Bay east side
October 10, 2008
BY NATHAN PHELPS
"For years, we would get feedback from customers at our (Ashwaubenon store) of: 'Boy, I really wish you would have a store over on the east side," said Justin Schaper, a district manager with Batteries Plus. "When we finally opened the store, our first several customers, in one way or another would say, 'Finally you're over here.'"
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Batteries Included: Retail battery franchise opens Sycamore location
October 03, 2008
By Dana Herra
Lunnon worked for one of Batteries Plus’ 18 corporate stores, then bought the store about six years ago, he said. He’s one of about 150 franchisees that operate 340 Batteries Plus stores nationwide, Pherson said.
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Batteries Plus store set for Rib Mountain
August 31st, 2008
Daily Herald Staff
Commercial clients can purchase batteries in bulk and set up business accounts with the store, said Zemple, who also offers delivery service to businesses. Zemple's coverage area extends to Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids, and he has owned the store in Stevens Point since 2002.
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Batteries store to open on Monday
August 23rd th, 2008
By Robert Warner
The store sells batteries from the common AA size to high-performance, pure-lead units for race cars.
"We have batteries for everything," Austin said. "From a hearing aid battery all the way up to truck and bus batteries and virtually everything in between."
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Recycling batteries grows in importance
August 4, 2008
By Rick Wills, Tribune-Review
Each week, about 10,000 pounds of used batteries move through his Castle Shannon store, which is a retail outlet that sells batteries used for everything from hospital emergency generators to road sensors installed by the Army in Afghanistan.
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Business recycles used hospital batteries that have plenty of juice left
July 26th, 2008
By Stacey Barchenger
Batteries used in hospital medical equipment have to be replaced after each use to ensure they won't fail during a procedure. That safety practice required hundreds of pounds of barely used batteries to be trashed. Watson, who owns Medford's Batteries Plus, now collects used batteries from Providence Medford Medical Center, tests them to determine how much power they have, and saves the good ones for ACCESS Inc.
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Batteries for All Occasions
July 24th, 2008
By Graham Haworth
In addition to being a clearinghouse of just about every battery known to man, Batteries Plus also features a tech center. Say your iPod battery takes a dive a few days before your big summer road trip. You don’t have time to send it back to Apple. The technicians at Batteries Plus are trained in analyzing, reconditioning, charging and performing custom assemblies of battery packs.
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Batteries Plus opens shop in Castle Hills
July 10th , 2008
The new location provides the equipment and expertise on-site to assemble, test, condition and re-build custom battery packs for rechargeable household and commercial products. The store also offers custom in-house battery assembly, and to rebuild battery packs and recycle all battery types.
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Repair or Recycle Rechargeable Batteries at Batteries Plus
July 10th, 2008
Just in time for hurricane season, Batteries Plus has opened its sixth retail store in the Tampa Bay region. While the stores carry thousands of different batteries, they also can rebuild or recycle rechargeable batteries used on everything from electric toothbrushes and cell phones to power tools and lawn mowers.
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Battery store opens new location in SLO
June 21st, 2008
By Tonya Strickland
Batteries Plus, a national retail chain and franchise that sells battery-related products and offers technical support, opened in San Luis Obispo this week.
Its stock includes batteries for watches, cameras, cell phones, larynx batteries for electronic voice boxes, solar landscape lights, talking books for children and keyless entry door locks for hotels.
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Light emergency shows couple need for batteries
June 15, 2008
By Erin Edgemon
Opening the store is a dream come true for Dan and Gita. They had been looking for a business to own and operate together for the last four years before Dan stumbled upon Batteries Plus just a little more than a year ago.
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Batteries of all kinds at Batteries Plus
May 20, 2008
With 12,000 different kinds of batteries available, there's not much that can't be found at the Batteries Plus franchise, which opened April 2 at 1690 Tamiami Trail near Perkins Restaurant in Port Charlotte.
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Scientist opens battery store in Mt. Prospect
By Sue Ter Maat
May 20, 2008
If someone has a cordless drill but the battery isn't keeping a charge, Frederick and his employees can make a battery pack instead of having the customer buy a new one, which costs more, he said.
The store also offers a wide variety of batteries for autos, cell phones, watches, camcorders, wheel chairs and laptop computers.
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Batteries Plus promises to keep power on
May 19, 2008
By Elaine Morris Roberts
Local residents have lost their last excuse for letting a power tool go idle because the battery died.
Batteries Plus, 1780 N. Bechtle Ave., tests batteries, provides new batteries for numerous products, rebuilds old batteries and provides custom in-house battery assembly.
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Looking for a special battery? New firm can meet need
May 18, 2008
By Erin Edgemon
Batteries Plus will carry a comprehensive selection of batteries, battery-related products and technical support. Products include thousands of batteries for thousands of items, ranging from common items like watches, cameras and cordless telephones to larynx batteries for electronic voice boxes, solar landscape lights, talking books for children and keyless entry door locks at major hotels.
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Powering up
By Brad Kadrich
May 1st, 2008
Products include thousands of batteries for thousands of items, ranging from common items such as watches, cameras and cordless telephones to larynx batteries for electronic voice boxes, solar landscape lights, talking books for children and keyless entry door locks at major hotels.
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Seeking Power? Try Batteries Plus
By Mark Holan
April 30th, 2008
The average household contains 19 items that require batteries, according to the national chain.
Batteries Plus sells 1,000 types of batteries "for anything you can imagine," Kasper said. He has batteries for hearing aids, watches, MP3 players, remote controls, laptops and emergency power equipment.
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More power to you
April 24th, 2008
Batteries are like groceries: Everyone needs them; few enjoy buying them.
A Wisconsin-based company called Batteries Plus is trying to make battery shopping less painful for those who need more juice for their iPods or voltage for their vehicles. This month, franchisee Dan Snyder opened a Batteries Plus store at 138 S Dale Mabry.
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Battery store boasts earning power
By Mark Albright
April 22nd, 2008
What came first, the battery or the electric generator?
Fact is, neither Edison nor Tesla could have electrified the nation without a battery to capture and store juice for study. A century later we're tethered to the two-century-old battery more than ever.
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New businesses ‘spring’ up in Plymouth
By Lester L. Holmes, Jr.
April 17th, 2008
The change of season is bringing more than warmth and sunlight to the Plymouth community as several new businesses are calling the area home.
From antique stores to pastry shops, investors are showing confidence in the Plymouth and Plymouth Township municipalities despite a slowing state and national economy.
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Batteries Plus to open Monday on 21st Street
By Chris Moon
Friday, February 29, 2008
The 1,500-square-foot store will be the first in Wichita for the Wisconsin-based franchise that has 300 stores nationally. The Wichita location is owned by Chris Potts, a franchisee from Burnsville, Minn., who also owns a Batteries Plus in Topeka.
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Packaged Power Retailer Keeps Jackson County "Charged"; Batteries Plus plugs into area commercial and retail needs
By Steve Gordon
March 2008
Battery power is the wave of the future, especially as energy prices continue to rise and environmental concerns grow. Developments over the last 10 years have elevated the popularity of batteries, as most can be recharged and recycled. There is no end to what the all battery business industry will develop in the near future to help offset high energy costs.
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Franchising the economic downturn
Feb. 25, 08
They encompass everything from fast food to educational programs.
And some think the litany of franchise operations could be the security net many business owners are looking for as economic conditions worsen nationally.
"Franchising does seem to weather downturns fairly well," said Terry Hill, a spokesman for the International Franchise Association.
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Battery business charges up pilot
Feb. 2, 08
BY BILL WILSON
An airline pilot worried about his financial future is bringing his retail battery stores to Wichita.
Batteries Plus will open its first Wichita store March 3 at 7447 W. 21st St.
Owner Chris Potts, a Minneapolis-based airline pilot, said there will be more Wichita stores if the West 21st location succeeds.
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Recycling 102
January 10, 2008
By Lisa Nicita
Go to Batteries Plus at 4898 S. Virginia St., to recycle any and all of your batteries.
"We'll take all kinds of batteries," said Bart Long, a sales associate. "Cell phone batteries, car batteries, anything with a rechargeable battery, we'll take it."
The store also takes alkaline batteries. All are sent to proper recycling locations, he said.
If you're in Carson City, visit the Batteries Plus at 1400 S. Carson St. The number for both stores is 884-0566.
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Look before you leap to another employer
January 6, 2008
By Leslie Mann
Leo Frederick's job switch meant a total lifestyle change, which is what he wanted. In 2007, he jumped off the corporate ladder to buy a Batteries Plus franchise in Mt. Prospect. After 25 years as a research scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, Frederick applied his technical expertise to the custom-assembly aspect of the franchise.
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