Batteries Plus Franchise News Headlines 2009
Huntsville is next in line for a power surge
June 4th, 2009
The new Huntsville location will provide the equipment and expertise on-site to assemble, test, condition and design custom battery packs for rechargeable household and business products.
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Powering up - even in a downturn
Electronic gizmos and gadgets keep Batteries Plus growing amid recession
June 4 , 2009
by Joe Taschler
Amid the worst economic downturn in a generation, Hartland-based Batteries Plus is opening new locations and seeing same-store sales increase by double-digit percentages.
The company has found a niche selling batteries that power every portable electronic gizmo and gadget imaginable.
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Batteries Plus opens in Easley
May 17 , 2009
by Candice Harper
EASLEY - The nation's leader in battery recycling opened its doors to the Easley community on May 11. Batteries Plus, the nation's largest chain, offers the community a one-stop source for all battery needs.
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Retail slump benefits battery store
May 17 , 2009
by James Pilcher
Amid one of the deepest retail slumps of the past two decades, there is one local branch of a national chain doing extremely well - selling what most would consider the most mundane of items.
Gary Little's two Batteries Plus stores (one in Anderson Township and one in Symmes Township) are both raking in record profits, spurred in part by new technologies but also by old-fashioned economics and a return to frugality by consumers.
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Battery store set to open in Charleston
April 30 , 2009
by Staff Reports
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Batteries Plus, a chain that carries batteries for everything from cars to hearing aids, announced it has signed a franchise agreement with local resident Jon McDavid to open a store in Charleston.
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Local businesses repairing and maintaining businesses profit from economic downturn by helping consumers spend less
April 27 , 2009
by Grace Gagliano
Steve Cooper, co-owner and vice president of operations for Batteries Plus, believes the current trend to replace and maintain is helping his business grow by double digits.
The almost $6 million company, founded in Bradenton with five stores that sell battery replacements for everything from cordless tools and lap tops to toys and watches, is even expanding with two new franchises expected to be open by 2010 in Largo and East Manatee.
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Business News
April 18 , 2009
Batteries Plus, a retail chain, has recently opened for business in Southwest San Angelo.
Batteries Plus, 4463 Sunset Drive, offers a comprehensive selection of batteries, battery-related products and technical support. It also offers custom in-house battery assembly, rebuild battery packs and recycle lead-based batteries.
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Cleveland retailers sell products along with service to thrive in today's economy
April 18 , 2009
By Janet H. Cho
Mike Burzminski, owner and operator of Batteries Plus stores in Mayfield Heights and Macedonia, has found success capitalizing on our addiction to gadgets.
Batteries Plus sells and installs more than 1,000 kinds of batteries - for cell phones and camcorders to wheelchairs and commercial tractors - with 12,000 more available from a warehouse in Wisconsin. "There are very few batteries we don't have or can't get," he said.
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Oklahoma's niche businesses concentrating on value
Shops specialty vendors of light bulbs, batteries say commerce is up
April 02 , 2009
By Jennifer Palmer
Common household items such as batteries and light bulbs can be purchased at nearly any big-box store, but specialty shops are growing by focusing on value.
At shops such as Batteries Plus, which stocks more than 1,000 types of batteries at three Oklahoma locations, and Light Bulb Supply, at 629 N Hefner Road, where one can find more than 2,500 kinds of light bulbs, operators say business is up.
"In a down economy, people aren't necessarily looking for the cheapest thing. They're looking for the best value," said Brandon Boozer, vice president of Oklahoma's Batteries Plus stores.
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Family business owners embark on new endeavor
March 5th, 2009
By Sean Gaffney
PHARR - Laura Villarreal warmly greeted a lone shopper earlier this week, beaming a confidence generally embodied by a far more experienced saleswoman.
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Batteries Plus location opens up on Silver Parkway in Fenton
March 2009
BY Eric Fish | Fenton Press
Fenton, MI - A declining economic forecast and hasn't shaken the hopes of Batteries Plus.
The nation's largest battery chain opened a new location March 2 in Fenton at 18040 Silver Parkway, citing the city's balance of residential population, business density and attractive household income for its reasons.
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Lottery winner buys Fort Myers business
March 2009
BY DON MANLEY
Joining the ranks of the idle rich is often step No. 1 for the lucky few who win the lottery.
But Jason Fry, 35, has chosen a different path after splitting a roughly $47 million Florida Lottery jackpot in December 2007 with a Bonita Springs man.
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Small Business, Big Problem
February 9th, 2009
By Sean Gaffney
In tough economic times consumers will be more apt to replace batteries in everything from iPods to lawnmowers rather than buying a new product.
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Entrepreneurs Prevail in Downturn
January 22nd, 2009
By Chuck Hagee
In the new enterprise category is BatteriesPlus which opened at the beginning of December in the Bradlee Shopping Center. No matter what type of battery is needed BatteriesPlus has it. And, if they don't or can't get it, they can build it.
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