Tire Discounters
{{Distinguish|Discount Tire}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Tire Discounters
| image = A Tire Discounters location in Cleveland, Tennessee 05.jpg
| image_caption =
| type = Privately Held
| industry = Tires
| founded = Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ({{Start date and age|1976}})
| founder = Chip Wood
| hq_location = 200 W. 4th St.
| hq_location_city = Cincinnati, OH
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia
| key_people = {{ublist |Jamie Ward (President|}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/01/11/tire-discounters-adds-to-executive-team.html|title=Tire Discounters adds to executive team|date=Jan 11, 2016|website=Cincinnati Business Courier|publisher=Cincinnati Business Courier|accessdate=16 Oct 2020}}
| products = Tires, Auto Service, Oil change, Brakes, Shocks and Struts, Wheel alignments, Fluid Exchanges, Auto Glass, ADAS Recalibration and more
| num_employees = 2000+
| website = {{URL|tirediscounters.com}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.moderntiredealer.com/articles/30913-mtd-100-examines-100-biggest-dealerships-in-the-us|title=2020 MTD 100 Examines 100 Biggest Dealerships in the U.S.|date=July 27, 2020|website=Modern Tire Dealer|publisher=Modern Tire Dealer|accessdate=16 Oct 2020}}
History
Tire 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|2023|11}}, over 190 stores are located across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, and employ more than 2,000 people.{{cite web | url=http://www.tirediscounters.com/about| title=About | publisher=Tire Discounters | accessdate=15 February 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tire-discounters-accelerates-growth-strategy-300084170.html| title=Tire Discounters Accelerates Growth Strategy| publisher=PR Newswire | accessdate=15 May 2015}}{{cite web | url= http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/398617/tire-discounters-to-remodel-more-stores | title= Tire Discounters to remodel more stores| publisher=Modern Tire Dealer | accessdate=5 September 2015}} {{cite web | url= https://www.tirereview.com/tire-discounters-surpasses-125-stores-with-openings-in-kentucky-and-indiana/ | title= Tire Discounters Surpasses 125 Stores with Openings in Kentucky and Indiana| date= 14 November 2019| publisher=Tire Review | accessdate=4 June 2020}} In most markets, Tire Discounters overlaps with the rival Discount Tire chain; the two are not related despite the similar names.
Tire Discounters signs
File:An_example_of_the_quirky_copy_on_a_typical_Tire_Discounters_sign_02.jpg
Chip 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2n6xb3/pumpkin_spice_rubber/?st=iz7dj2lq&sh=a551a25d | title=Pumpkin Spice Rubber | publisher=Reddit| accessdate=15 February 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimbohits/family-owned-tire-discounters | title=Family Owned Tire Discounters | publisher=Buzzfeed| accessdate=1 April 2012}}{{cite web | url=https://wdef.com/2020/02/14/man-uses-fort-oglethorpe-tire-store-sign-propose/ | title=MAN USES FORT OGLETHORPE TIRE STORE SIGN TO PROPOSE | date=14 February 2020 | publisher=12 News Now| accessdate=2 June 2020}}
Tallest tire stack
File:Tire Discounters Guinness Book of Records Tire Stack.png
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.wlwt.com/article/company-sets-tire-stacking-record-in-cincinnati/2895715 | title=Company sets tire stacking record in Cincinnati| date=28 March 2014| publisher=WLWT5 | accessdate=28 March 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20140402/NEWS/140409972/tire-discounters-tire-pile-one-for-record-books | title=Tire Discounters tire pile one for record books| date=2 April 2014| publisher=Tire Business | accessdate=2 April 2014}}
Wounded Warrior Project
Tire 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.
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.tirediscounters.com}}
{{Automotive industry in the United States}}
Category:American companies established in 1976
Category:Retail companies established in 1976
Category:Automotive part retailers of the United States