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AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — It might be time for CEO Walter Lybeck to start picking out the ink for the “5-5-5” tattoo he promised to get, should the Point S USA group he leads achieves its strategic goal: 500 locations in all 50 states within 5 years. Read the full article here: https://prod.tirebusiness.com/retail/point-s-grows-store-count-vendor-relationships

Point S USA continues its rapid expansion, closing 2024 with 405 stores across 34 states and a remarkable 23% growth in overall tire sales. Strategic partnerships with top tire brands, innovative marketing campaigns, and key acquisitions—like the addition of 50 Peerless Tire locations—have fueled this momentum. As the group works toward its ambitious goal of…

Point S USA marked a standout year in 2024, adding a record-breaking 83 stores to its network and increasing tire unit sales by 23%. The cooperative’s success wasn’t just about expansion—it also drove sales through innovative marketing, strategic vendor partnerships, and a focus on premium tire brands. With a strong trajectory, Point S is well…

https://www.pandora.com/podcast/description/gain-traction/point-s-tire-usa-annual-conference/PE:1317190762 Independent tire dealers face tough competition, but Point S offers a game-changing solution—providing the buying power of a large network while preserving their independence. In this episode of Gain Traction, host Mike Edge speaks with industry leaders at the Point S Tire Conference about how the cooperative supports dealers with marketing, resources, and a…

Four years ago, Gills Point S Tire & Auto was a family-owned business based in Oregon, with 17 stores. Since then, the company has quadrupled in size and leapfrogged from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, adding locations in some states in between. Read the full story at Modern Tire Dealer: https://www.moderntiredealer.com/retail/article/55128781/growing-and-investing-in-gills-point-s

Those numbers reflect the number of new locations, the number of new states (the three M’s: Maine, Michigan, Maryland) with a Point S location, and the number of years into the marketing group’s five-year strategic vision.

Point S USA added a record number of new stores in 2023 — 69 — and expanded
into three new states: Michigan, Maine and Maryland. The pace puts the group
ahead of schedule in its goal of becoming a 500-store cooperative by 2028.

Co-op Wants 500 Stores in 50 States Point S tire dealers in the U.S. closed the 2022 books with a 10% increase in sales and a multi-faceted plan to keep those increases coming in the future. That plan includes rolling out the welcome mat for new dealers who are looking for buying power, but aren’t…

If you’re on a ship sailing the high seas and get caught in a storm, you have two options. The first is to stay put, batten down the hatches and retreat all crew members to the lower decks in hopes that this will all blow over soon. The second is to rev the engines and…

The Point S Tire and Automotive Service USA group of tire dealers may be celebrating the cooperative’s 40th anniversary this year, but another number is equally as important…. https://www.tirebusiness.com/expansion/point-s-launches-500-stores-50-states-5-years-plan