Together they operate more than 1,200 locations in 41 states Washington DC, Alberta & British Columbia, Canada. TBC Corporation includes Tire Kingdom, Merchant's Tire and Auto Centers and Big O Tire stores. The chain of 226 stores was reported to have brought in $425 million in revenue and $60 million in profit in 2002. A Sears spokesman said, 'Because of the separate branding and the lack of proximity to our retail operations, we weren't able to drive growth like a TBC could'. In 2003, Sears sold the brand, which consisted mostly of stores set apart from its name brand stores, to TBC Corporation. Sears original acquired both Tire America and National Tire Warehouse in 1988 when it acquired its then parent Western Auto Supply. Sears created the brand in 1997 by consolidating the Tire America (TA) and National Tire Warehouse (NTW) brands, adding the 'B' to include its DieHard brand of batteries. bought 112 NTB Tire & Service Centers, leaving the parent TBC Corporation with 615 locations under the Tire Kingdom and NTB brands.
It was formerly owned by Sears until it was spun off in 2003. National Tire and Battery (NTB) is an American brand of auto service centers.
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