Tire Discounters (Stylized as TireDiscounters) is a tire and auto service shop started by Chip Wood in 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, it ranks as the eighth-largest independent tire dealer in the U.S. by Modern Tire Dealer National Rankings 2020.[2]
| Company type | Privately Held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tires |
| Founded | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1976) |
| Founder | Chip Wood |
| Headquarters | 200 W. 4th St., , United States |
Area served | Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia |
Key people |
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| Products | Tires, Auto Service, Oil change, Brakes, Shocks and Struts, Wheel alignments, Fluid Exchanges, Auto Glass, ADAS Recalibration and more |
Number of employees | 2000+ |
| Website | tirediscounters |
History
editTire Discounters is Ohio-based, headquartered in Cincinnati. The company is owned and operated by the Wood family. In 2008, it entered the Lexington market. In 2011, it opened a new headquarters in Sharonville, with a 200,000-square-foot warehouse. In the same year, it entered the Louisville market, and in 2014, Nashville. In 2015, the headquarters were moved to downtown Cincinnati, while maintaining warehouses in Sharonville and LaVergne, Tennessee. In 2016, the company opened its 100th store and entered the Chattanooga market. As of November 2023[update], over 190 stores are located across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, and employ more than 2,000 people.[3][4][5] [6] In most markets, Tire Discounters overlaps with the rival Discount Tire chain; the two are not related despite the similar names.
Tire Discounters signs
editChip Wood wrote the original signs for years. Now, a group of people writes the signs at the Cincinnati office and send them to the stores twice a week. They have been shared on BuzzFeed, Reddit, and more.[7][8]
Tallest tire stack
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In celebration of the reopening of its first store, Tire Discounters built a stack of Falken Tires on March 27, 2014, that was 19.95 ft tall. The previous tire stacking world record of 19.77 was set on September 6, 2009, in Wiesental, Germany.[9][10]
Wounded Warrior Project
editTire Discounters supports Wounded Warrior Project; during a week-long event, Tire Discounters Inc. locations in three states did not charge customers labor on tires or oil changes, and instead collected donations for the Wounded Warrior Project. The first-time event raised more than $20,631. Customers donated $9,140 that week, and Tire Discounters added a $1 donation for every social-media share, phone call, and appointment booked during the event. As of November 2023, Tire Discounters has raised over $600,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. [11]
References
edit- ^ "Tire Discounters adds to executive team". Cincinnati Business Courier. Cincinnati Business Courier. Jan 11, 2016. Retrieved 16 Oct 2020.
- ^ "2020 MTD 100 Examines 100 Biggest Dealerships in the U.S." Modern Tire Dealer. Modern Tire Dealer. July 27, 2020. Retrieved 16 Oct 2020.
- ^ "About". Tire Discounters. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Tire Discounters Accelerates Growth Strategy". PR Newswire. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Tire Discounters to remodel more stores". Modern Tire Dealer. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Tire Discounters Surpasses 125 Stores with Openings in Kentucky and Indiana". Tire Review. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Pumpkin Spice Rubber". Reddit. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Family Owned Tire Discounters". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 1 April 2012."MAN USES FORT OGLETHORPE TIRE STORE SIGN TO PROPOSE". 12 News Now. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Company sets tire stacking record in Cincinnati". WLWT5. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Tire Discounters tire pile one for record books". Tire Business. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Tire Discounters Supports Wounded Warrior Project". MOdern Tire Dealer. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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