Interstate Batteries Expansion
Over the next 60 days, Dallas-based Interstate Batteries plans to add the company’s retail component to more than 140 wholesale distributorships nationwide and expand in Dallas-Fort Worth.
“It’s our backyard, and we have some aggressive plans,” said Mickey Elam, president of franchising and development for Interstate Batteries. With two stores in the area now, the goal is to have 15 to 20 in the next three to five years.
Interstate Batteries has more than 300 wholesale distributors serving more than 200,000 commercial dealers. In 1999, the company created the Interstate All Battery Center to serve individual buyers. In 2005, franchising began. Currently, there are 150 locations worldwide.
