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Article: Unchartered territory.(Big O Tires Inc. (Englewood, Colorado))
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- Tire Business
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- May 22, 2006
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Byline: Vera Linsalata
Big O Tires Inc.'s Kevin Kormondy bubbles with enthusiasm when he talks about Big O's prospects for growth.
Not unlike other large retail chains, Big O wants to be the No. 1 tire and automotive service retailer in North America, and Mr. Kormondy, named senior vice president of business development in April, will play a key role in increasing Big O's store count through franchisees. At last count the Centennial-based company-a unit of TBC Corp.-franchised 542 stores in 21 states, mostly in the western half of the U.S., and in two Canadian provinces.
"I think there's a tremendous opportunity for us to grow,'' Mr. Kormondy ...