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TBC Corp.

(TBCC) is in the Auto Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.8B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

TBC Corporation is the nation's largest vertically integrated marketer of tires for the automotive replacement market. The Company's retail operations include Company-operated tire and automotive service centers under the " Tire Kingdom", "Merchant's Tire & Auto Centers" and "National Tire & Battery" brands, and franchised stores under the "Big O Tires" brand. TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Through its Carroll Tire wholesale distribution centers, the Company also markets directly to independent tire dealers in the eastern and southeastern United States. TBC's five proprietary brand of private label tires, which include Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma, Vanderbilt, and Big O, are produced by nationally recognized manufacturers and have a reputation for quality, safety, and value. These brands are distributed through TBC Private Brands to wholesalers also throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2005, TBC Corporation was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation (SC), one of Japan's major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. TBC Corporation still functions as an independent company of SCOA providing the same services and products it has for many years, but has ended its 22 year stint as a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ.

Number of Employees 9,400

Contact Information

7111 Fairway Dr Ste 201

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418

www.tbccorp.com

(561) 227-0955

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers: 423110

Company News

Recent Events

TBC to keep HQ in Fla., expand operations.News

8/27/09 - Sites Leased - View Story

News & Analysis

tbc corp. and tire kingdom inc. - All News and Analysis

Tire Kingdom offering wireless Internet.(Brief Article)

- 2005-10-24

TBC Corp. is offering customers wireless Internet access at selected Tire Kingdom and National Tire and Battery NTB locations in Florida and Texas in a test that may lead to the installation of wireless Internet kiosks at all 620 of TBC's company-owned retail outlets. ...

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

- 2004-10-25

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...

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TBC buys NTB; Struggling Sears chain joins Tire Kingdom fold.

- 2003-09-29

Byline: Lisa Aichlmayr TBC Corp. is a step closer to building a true nationwide empire in the U.S. retail tire market. Fulfilling its promise to pursue more acquisitions for its Tire Kingdom Inc. subsidiary, TBC Corp. signed a definitive agreement Sept. ...

Tags: NTB, Sears Roebuck & Co., TBC Corp., Tire Kingdom Inc.
Tire Kingdom marches into Ohio ; Florida-based dealership buys Cleveland's Mueller Tire & Brake.

- 2002-03-04

Putting the first stakes down in what could be the start of a larger move into the Midwest, Florida-based Tire Kingdom Inc. TKI has purchased Cleveland's 19-store Mueller Tire & Brake chain. Terms of the sale, expected to be completed March 18, were not ...

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A new `king' in Fla.?; TBC buys Tire Kingdom for $45 mill.

- 2000-06-19

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--TBC Corp. can't legitimately parrot that famous line from the movie Titanic about being "king of the world." But in the cutthroat Florida tire retailing kingdom, the company has quickly solidified its position as one heir-apparent to that throne. Days...

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