Other acquisitions in Florida include Gold Coast Tire & Auto Centers (nine stores) in December 2014 and Martino Tire (eight stores) in March 2015.
The McGee stores in and around Tampa already are shown as Tire Choice locations on Monro's thetirechoice.com store locator.
The deal includes McGee's commercial assets, including its retread plant in Lakeland. The dealership reported $63 million in sales in 2014, split 50/50 retail/commercial.
John McGee started the company in 1974 by buying Lakeland OK Tire Stores, a two-store dealership, from Joe Ruthven. The dealership became a Goodyear authorized dealer in 1979.
“This was done to ensure better opportunities for our associates and continue the McGee legacy,” Kevin McGee told the" Lakeland Ledger."
“As of right now, all employees are staying with the company and all locations are staying open.”