Benton Charter Township new home for store for batteries

Batteries used to be for flashlights, cars and kid’s toys. Today they seem to be in everything. Batteries Plus is making the most of that. The company has become the nation’s largest and fastest growing battery retailer, selling more than 50 million batteries per year.

As part of its growth nationally, the retailer that specializes in batteries recently opened a new store in Benton Charter Township. The new facility is at 2061 M-139, Suite B in Benton Harbor. Local officials and Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the retailer in a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Store Manager Adrian Ryk says, “We sell everything from common AA and 9-volt batteries to hard-to-find specialty batteries.” It is this product line and the knowledge employees have regarding different batteries that have contributed to the company’s expansion.  

Each Batteries Plus store offers “business to business” programs. Participating customers may be eligible for delivery, open account billing, bulk purchasing efficiencies and other services. Each store also has an on-site tech center where battery packs are analyzed, rebuilt, custom-designed and assembled.  

Batteries Plus stores also are leading the charge to recycle spent batteries and protect the environment.

Inc. Magazine calls Batteries Plus the nation’s fastest growing specialty retailer. It has more than 500 retail stores in 46 states and Puerto Rico. The company has access to more than 40,000 types of batteries, 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 calls itself the battery retailing leader in the expanding $24 billion dollar battery category.

Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave
Source: Adrian Ryk, Batteries Plus