Retail side of the business is in disarray and clueless. According to some of their franchisees, there are problems with POS, marketing, advertising, pricing and vendors (quality of products). Bunch of unhappy campers. Division (All Battery Centers) is poorly directed. They will tell you that your opinions matter, but actually think that the opinions of those in management positions are really the only ones that matter. Some franchisees have complained because of "one off" deals with preferred franchisees, the fact that those in control of All Battery Centers have made so many mistakes in the past that they are dinosaur in nature about making decisions and that All Battery Centers, as well as Interstate Batteries as a whole has a problem of keeping knowledgeable people in the right positions before moving them to another division or position, necessitating the need to start from the beginning again. Batteries Plus Bulbs is eating All Battery Centers' lunch! They have five times the number of stores in Dallas/Ft. Worth which is Interstate Batteries home headquarters. That's a shame and a slap in the face. Batteries Plus opens on the average of one new store per week while All Battery Centers may do five or six new locations a year. That's if they can persuade one of their franchisees to open an additional store. You would think that with the name recognition and one of the most recognizable logos in the world, All Battery Centers would have people lining up to be franchisees. They don't!! That should tell you something. The vast majority of those potential franchisee candidates that due their due diligence, never sign up.
