Batteries Plus Ranked as a Top Retailer on Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide

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Nation's Largest All-Battery Retailer Finds Success, Growing Customer Base on E-Commerce Website

June 03, 2010 // Franchising.com // Hartland, WI - Batteries Plus, the nation's franchise leader in the $24 billion battery industry with more than 400 stores across the country, ranked No. 462 out of the top 500 retailers on Internet Retailer's 2010 Top 500 Guide. The guide ranked the top 500 retailers based on their annual internet sales.

"Batteries and related accessories are a necessity even in tough financial times," says Internet Retailer editor-in-chief Kurt Peters. "Batteries Plus's ranking of No. 462 shows they know how to cater to their online shoppers with good pricing and available inventory."

Internet Retailer's definitive ranking and analysis of America's 500 largest e-retailers is based on annual 2009 Internet sales, researched by Internet Retailer. Batteries Plus was also ranked No. 51 overall in the Computer/Electronics category.

"As more and more consumers make purchases online, the importance of online retail remains a significant aspect of our company's strategic decisions," said Russ Reynolds, CEO of Batteries Plus. "This ranking shows that our user-friendly website has attracted customers to our products and services, and that everyone needs a lot of batteries in our ever-growing portable society. Our web marketing team is energized by this news, and plans for even better results next year!"

The news of the Internet Retailer ranking comes on the heels of several industry accolades for Batteries Plus, including being ranked No. 1 for the term "car batteries," and placed No. 76 overall out of the top 250 retailers ranked for natural, non-paid, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in a previous Internet Retailer guide.

Because of the company's unique offerings and wide array of batteries, Batteries Plus has experienced record growth. In 2009, the company opened 43 new stores, signed 40 franchise deals for an additional 52 stores and saw the continuation of double-digit same stores sales for the fourth consecutive year. As a result, Batteries Plus took the No. 1 spot on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list in the battery category, and number 59 overall in Dun & Bradstreet's AllBusiness AllStars rankings, which listed the top 300 franchises in the country.

ABOUT INTERNET RETAILER

Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of the leading retail information web site, an e-commerce conference and four directories that serve the retailing community. Internet Retailer's 42,500 subscribers and 250,000 monthly web readers represent senior executives primarily from retail chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name manufacturers. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine.

ABOUT BATTERIES PLUS

Batteries Plus is the nation's largest and fastest growing battery retailer, selling more than 50 million batteries per year. Batteries Plus, designated by Inc. Magazine as the nation's fastest growing specialty retailer and ranked as the #1 Battery Franchise by both Entrepreneur Magazine and D&B AllBusiness.com, has more than 400 locations in 43 states and Puerto Rico. With access to more than 40,000 types of batteries and accessories, Batteries Plus has the widest selection of batteries and battery-related products and offers unmatched service to consumers, businesses and government entities at the national and local levels. Batteries Plus stores also feature Tech Centers equipped to design, assemble, rebuild, and test custom battery packs. Batteries Plus continues its reign as the undisputed battery retailing leader in the expanding $24 billion battery category, estimated to reach $33.6 billion in 2012.

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