Les Schwab Tire Centers
Overview
If you need new tires after heeding Greeley's advice, go to Les Schwab Tire Centers. And it doesn't hurt that the owner wrote the bible of tire retailing: Pride in Performance -- Keep It Going. Les Schwab Tire Centers prides itself on continued customer service. It sells batteries, custom wheels, and tires by name-brand and private-label manufacturers. The company also offers alignment, brake, and shock work at about 420 stores in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. In 1952 late founder Les Schwab bought a tire shop that grew into the chain of Les Schwab Tire Centers. The firm is owned by Schwab's family.
Sample OverviewKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Les Schwab Tire Centers
| Company Type | Private |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2007 Sales (mil.) | £741.0 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 8.8% |
| 2007 Employees | 7,900 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | 2.6% |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Les Schwab Tire Centers
| Chairman | Philip (Phil) Wick (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| CEO | Dick Borgman Connect to this executive |
| CFO | Tom Freedman Connect to this executive |
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