RNR store opens in Brandon, Fla.

BRANDON, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2015) — RNR Tire Express & Custom Wheels employee Matt King has opened an RNR franchise location in Brandon, in partnership with RNR CEO Larry Sutton.

“The Brandon market has been on our radar screen for last couple years and we have finally found a location that serves our needs,” Mr. Sutton said. Brandon is a suburb of Tampa, where RNR is headquartered and has eight affiliate stores.

Mr. King, a 14-year RNR employee, is managing the new store as a franchisee. The store is a renovation of an existing commercial business location

“…Matt…deserves the opportunity [to manage this store], and I am really the one who benefits from having a terrific young man as a partner in our newest location in Brandon,” Mr. Sutton said. “Matt was integral in opening many stores for us and I am glad he finally gets to open one for himself.”

This will be Mr. Sutton's third joint venture franchise. He owns nine others outright, according to RNR.

The Brandon location is touted as a state-of-the-art facility that uses digital marketing inside the store to show customers products and how they will look on their particular vehicles.

“Our customers are going to get a very unique tire buying experience when they come in to the store for the first time,” Mr. King said. “The new store features will really highlight what we have to offer.”

“The options that we provide to our customers for payments on new tires and wheels have been embraced by the 70-plus markets that we are currently serving and we expect Brandon will be similar,” Mr. Sutton added.

RNR, which rents and sells new and used tires and wheels, operates about 75 franchise locations in 21 states.

This is the second RNR location to open recently in Florida. The other is in Sebring.