TBC Corp. a large national retailer; Its Tire Kingdom, Big O Tires operations rank high in eight geographic regions.(Special Report)(Brief Article)

Tire Business, October, 2004 by Davis, Bruce

Byline: Bruce Davis

TBC Corp.'s two-pronged presence in the U.S. tire retail scene-wholly owned Tire Kingdom and NTB stores and franchised Big O Tires outlets-is reflected regionally, where Tire Business' analysis of the market geographically shows Tire Kingdom/NTB among the 10 largest retailers in six of the 10 zones and Big O in three.

Tire Kingdom/NTB is the largest retailer in one region and No. 2 in another, the South Atlantic and Southeast, and Big O franchisees make up the largest retail network in the Mountain zone.

Discount Tire Co. Inc., No. 2 nationally in terms of outlets, also shows up in five of the 10 regions but isn't the largest in any of them. It is, however, No. 2 in two regions, Mountain and Southwest Central.

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