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Rayovac is undisputedly recognized as one of 3 mega-brands in the battery industry with 97% aided awareness. Consumers associate Rayovac with performance and value, which is a direct benefit to Batteries Plus. Rayovac is ranked #1 among families with three or more children and #1 among 25-44 year olds, beating both Energizer and Duracell. laptop battery

Rayovac has significantly invested in advertising their brand, recently signing Brett Favre as their spokesperson. In a 2006 Harris Poll which ranked the top 5 Most Popular Athletes, Brett Favre was the third most recognizable behind Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Batteries Plus will benefit from this relationship by utilizing Brett Favre s likeness in promotion of our licensed Rayovac products. thinkpad

As Batteries Plus continues to command an increasing share of the retail and commercial battery market, partnering with a proven, established brand such as Rayovac will be key to the future success of both our company owned and franchise stores in our rapidly growing system. microsoft

Sisters open Waco store specializing in batteries of all types By Mike Copeland, Tribune-Herald business editor

Waco sisters Patty Badtram and Susan Bell wanted to open a business that would start their engines, something that would jolt their work life like a set of jumper cables... Read more laptop computers

Battery store revives career By Eileen Smith, Courier-Post Staff

He is the proprietor of the first Batteries Plus store in South Jersey, a provider of batteries that power talking books... Read more laptop computer

The 25 Franchises That Made the Cut for Our List By Lauren Baier Kim, The Wall Street Journal

For prospective franchisees contemplating a purchase, the number of options can be daunting. In the US alone, there are more than 2, 500 brands... Read more As seen in L.A. Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Houston Chronicle and many more. desktop computer

Rechargeable battery upgrades powered by consumer demand By Emily Fredrix, The Associated Press

Batteries that can be recharged rather than tossed when the juice runs out are supposed to be more convenient for consumers. But for Wren Wright, they lose their power too quickly and unpredictably, sometimes leaving the shutterbug with no power for his digital camera. Read more notebooks

Uptime Is Money By Jennifer Koroloshin, Stores Magazine

For online retailers, downtime is akin to locking customers out of the store. Keeping an e-commerce site up and running is a mission-critical priority, because customers who can t access the site will go elsewhere. Read more lenovo

Taking charge By Mike Nolan, The Daily Southtown

The average household has 18 battery-operated devices. hard drive

It s a statistic that gives Mark Jensen a charge. Read more travelstar

Power to the people By Tony Kindelspire, The Daily Times-Call

You ve heard of the guy who liked the product so much he bought the company. Warren Ptacek liked the concept so much, he bought a franchise and now he s opening his second Batteries Plus, this time in Longmont. Read more gateway

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All charged up By Michelle Machado, The Stockton Record

From the Bluetooth headset hanging on his ear to the watch wrapped around his wrist to the Blackberry and cell phone bulging in his pockets, Jerry Levine leads a battery-operated life. Read more software

Staying positive By Megg Crook, The Woburn Advocate

Motorcycle, laptop, cell phone, PDA, mp3 and, of course, toys. Almost everything we encounter daily uses a battery. That s how Christopher Shea makes a living. Read more hard drives

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A Acker Drill Division Acme Machinery Inc. Akerman HW Inc. Allied Systems Co. American Road Equip. Amhoist ASV Athey Products Corp. B Badger Beuthling Blaw-Knox BMC-Broderson MFG. Co. Bobcat by Textron Bomag USA Bros Road Machinery Bucyrus-Erie Co. Burco Inc. Burro Crane Inc. C Case Corp. Caterpillar Cedarapids Inc. Champ Corp. Chicago Pneumatic Clark Equipment Cleveland Trencher Clipper Compaction America Compair Canada Inc. Crosley Cub Cadet desktop pc

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I Ingersol Equipment Ingersoll Rand Ingram Mfg. Insley Manufacturing Int. Hough Div. J John Deere Jonsered K Kaiser Kawasaki Loaders, Inc. Klauer Mfg. Koehring Company Koehring Crane Koehring Lorain Kohler Company Kolman Division Komatsu Kubota L Le Roi Division Lestec Letourneau Liebherr-America, INC. Lincoln Electric Lippmann-Milwaukee Lister Petter Little Giant Crane Log Hog Longyear Lull Corp think pad

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We looked at their net income (profit) and shareholders equity (assets minus liabilities) forfiscal 2004 to try to ensure that franchises on our list were financially sound. The capital base of franchises in our final 25, as measured byshareholders equity, was at least $950, 000 for fiscal 2004. All franchises in our final group exceeded a 25% return-on-equity ratio (netincome divided by shareholders equity) average over the past three years and in 2004. It s also worth noting that our 25 franchises had positivenet income over the prior three years. We also looked to see whether the franchise was in a growth mode. We included only systems in the final analysis that were projecting nine or more units for 2005. In trimming our list, we also took a closer look at turnover, specifically at cancelled units, or units that were closed. All 25 companies on our listhad a cancelled unit rate of less than 3% in 2004. cisco

We wanted the systems on our list to have top executives with significant experience at the company. All the franchises on our list had topexecutives with at least six years of experience at the company. keyboard

Looking over our list as it stood, we eliminated two more franchises. One we dropped because it was extending its franchise only in rural markets and through existing businesses under a cobranding arrangement. Another franchise with more than 700 units had a net growth in units of only 20 in the past five years; we thought readers would want to see franchises with more active expansion plans. monitor

Thus, we came up with our list of 25. Is each one right for every prospective franchisee Certainly not. Minimum investment alone is a differentiating factor. Start-up costs can range from a few thousand dollars in the case of, say, CruisePlanners, to more than a million dollars in the case of Pizzeria Uno. (These figures exclude real estate purchase costs.) desktop

This list, and our look-up tool for it, should serveas a starting point. StartupJournal will be doing an ongoing series of franchising articles throughout the year to provide our readers with information that will help them make the best investment for them and then make the best of their investment. If you have thoughts on this list, or our coverage in general, please email them to sjeditor@dowjones.com. We look forward to hearing from you infosys

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Batteries for consumer electronics has been rapidly growing, Reynolds said. We want to make Batteries Plus a top-of-the-mind destination for those products. Jason Gere, a securities analyst for AG Edwards who covers Spectrum Brands Corp., the Atlanta-based parent company of Rayovac, said sales of traditional alkaline batteries have remained flat industrywide during the last couple years. computer hardware

He said Rayovac, which is the No. 3 battery supplier in the nation behind Energizer and Duracell, is trying to find ways to grow its batteries business outside of alkaline. The market share is shrinking so they are looking for new opportunities to grow the business, Gere said. According to a news release, the Rayovac-branded products will include batteries to power products from 16 different categories including cell phones, camcorders, cordless tools, cordless phones, PDAs, MP3 players, two-way radios and laptop computers. printers

By partnering with Batteries Plus, we can more effectively tackle the enormous opportunities available in the $22 billion battery market, said Sean Martin, vice president of Rayovac, in a prepared statement. technology

Home Rayovac Alliance FAQs In The News Markets Our History E-Tour BatteriesPlus.com News Main Taking charge New Lenox man opens Batteries Plus store in Tinley Park By Mike Nolan, staff writer

Thursday, August 24, 2006 The average household has 18 battery-operated devices. It s a statistic that gives Mark Jensen a charge. mainframe

When you run out of juice, the 41-year-old New Lenox resident hopes you ll think of his new store, Batteries Plus which he touts as a one-stop shop for battery needs. From batteries for something as small as a cell phone or iPod, to a car or truck battery, Jensen will sell you one and install it. He also can drop a new battery in your vehicle in the parking lot outside the store, 16205 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. samsung

Based in a Milwaukee suburb, Batteries Plus has 264 stores operated by franchisees such as Jensen, who previously co-owned a graphics company. Before Jensen s store opened about a week ago, the only other Southland location for Batteries Plus was in Oak Lawn. computer repair

Earlier this year, he bought the franchise rights to an area that takes in a large swath of the south and southwest suburbs. Plans call for additional stores in Calumet City, Joliet and New Lenox. The Oak Lawn store is outside of the territory Jensen acquired development rights to. As consumer electronics have plunged in cost, they ve become more and more disposable, Jensen said. People tend to throw the whole device out and replace it, even though it may just be the battery that needs replacing, Jensen said. used computers

Batteries Plus stores carry the company s own battery brands Nuon (for most consumer electronics), Werker (cars, trucks and cordless power tools) and Xtreme (motorcycles, ATVs). Stores also stock brands such as Duracell and Energizer. network

There are racks of garden variety AAs and D batteries, along with more exotic and hard-to-find rechargeable batteries. Getting a new battery for a device can be a hassle, Jensen said. You can spend nearly a day driving around looking for one. While the batteries in many modern electronic devices are rechargeable, those batteries still have a finite life. Over time, the batteries no longer will hold a charge and need to be replaced. digital cameras

Some owners of Apple s wildly popular iPod are discovering that getting a new battery for their music player is expensive. iPods have been in the market long enough that the batteries are getting close to the end of their lifespan, Jensen said. Apple, he said, charges $75 for a replacement, and iPod owners have to ship the players to the company. Jensen said he charges $30 for the battery, and between $20 and $30 for installation. desktops

Batteries Plus also carries batteries for laptop computers, but Jensen said he hasn t seen a surge in business related to a recent recall of Dell-branded batteries containing cells manufactured by Sony. Dell issued the recall because of a problem with battery packs overheating, and in rare cases catching on fire. cognos

The recall involves 4 million battery packs, and Jensen said it s possible some Dell computer owners might opt to buy new batteries, particularly if there is a long delay in getting new ones from Dell. hosting

Along with selling batteries to consumers, Jensen s store does business with local companies and municipalities. Jensen began selling to commercial clients, including school districts and local fire and police departments, three months before opening the Tinley Park store. Commercial products are shipped from a warehouse in New Lenox. The Orland Fire Protection District buys batteries from Jensen for use in things such as two-way radios and flashlights. The police and fire departments in Frankfort turned to Battery Plus for new batteries to power portable defibrillators, he said. netfinity

The store stocks batteries for hand-held UPC scanners, and Jensen said he s selling those to the many warehouse-distribution centers that have cropped up along Interstate 80. Batteries Plus also carries battery- and power-related items, such as flashlights and charging stations. The store also can custom-build battery packs. We have had people come in with items that have batteries that are no longer manufactured, Jensen said. internet

Jensen studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1987, then worked for Boeing for five years. He became familiar with Batteries Plus while he was part-owner of a company that produced in-store signs for Batteries Plus, as well as graphics for battery packaging. Jensen sold his interest in the business, OEC Graphics, to his partner. I thought there was a great need for a store like this, Jensen said. There was an opportunity to fill a void in the marketplace. cheap computer

Home Rayovac Alliance FAQs In The News Markets Our History E-Tour BatteriesPlus.com News Main Power to the people If all you need is a battery, Batteries Plus has it covered By Tony Kindelspire, The Daily Times-Call

Tom Balcerzak, a field consultant, helps stock batteries and set up the new Batteries Plus store in Longmont on Thursday. The franchise has 250 locations nationwide and in Puerto Rico, including one in Fort Collins and the new one in Longmont. Times-Call/Jackie Endsley digital camera

LONGMONT You ve heard of the guy who liked the product so much he bought the company. Warren Ptacek liked the concept so much, he bought a franchise and now he s opening his second Batteries Plus, this time in Longmont. printer

Everybody needs batteries, and the interesting thing is when we first opened, there were people who came in and said, You re not going to be here next year, Ptacek said. xseries

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