How to Start Battery Retail Store

The battery is an important part of consumer electronics. Users of these devices are expected to stock up on these commodities if they want to be able to use their consumer electronics, and these devices are important?

How can one use a cell phone if it doesn’t have the necessary lithium-ion batteries needed for its operation?

Of course, where else can they go to purchase their batteries but from a battery retail store? These stores have ample supply with which they can answer these people’s needs. You, as a businessman, would do well to try and think about such a business opportunity.

First of all, how can one start a battery retail store business? Here are some steps how.

Get a Battery Retail Franchise or Start One from Scratch

The first thing you should do is to get yourself a battery retail franchise. Fortunately, there are a lot of battery retail franchise options that you can choose from. What’s so advantageous about these franchises is that they have support coming towards your way as a franchisee when you need help with your business. With a battery retail franchise, you have at your disposal a wide variety of batteries to sell to your customers. Second option is opening a battery retail store from scratch, this means you have to put your time in building your store’s brand name to make more money. While opening your own store you will go through various things that one franchising company might have done earlier or will do for you.

Either of the cases you will sell commonly used battery such as lithium-ion batteries which are used in laptops, cellphones and some digital camera models. Of course, there is also the ubiquitous battery which comes in AA and AAA sizes. You can also consider keeping some commonly used big size batteries that can be used in cars, inverters, generators, etc.

Register Your Business

Once you have a franchise/own store ready, be sure to have yourself registered with the Internal Revenue Service and other appropriate government agencies. This will help you avoid the dreaded and unwanted legal trouble with the government, which will greatly hamper your operations and reduce your financial capabilities greatly whether you’re a new businessman or not.

Also, by being duly registered with the government, you can depend on the full protection and privileges accorded by the law.

Get Your Store Ready

Now that you’ve taken care of the legal hurdles, it’s time to start getting down to business. First, you have to set up your store. Since your business depends greatly on consumer purchases, you should take consideration the location of the shop. As much as possible, you should position it strategically, that is, where your intended market can see your shop.

You should start populating your shop as well. Hire some dependable persons to serve as your sales and customer service staff; this can be composed of family members but can include other people as well. As long as you trust them and they can work good, then they can surely pass as salespeople that will be responsible for selling your products over to your customers. It wouldn’t hurt to keep an eye regularly at how things are going for your business, however.
 

36 Comments

  • Temitayo said on June 8, 2011
    I have interest in this business but i dont how to go about it please can you send me a step by step in making it work
  • Jeandre said on July 5, 2011
    I'm from South Africa, Northern Cape, Kimberley. I want to start a battery Retail store, can you please help with a list of tools/items needed to go ahead in this direction? Kind Regards, Jeandre
  • Jeff said on July 16, 2011
    I am looking for a start up template or advice on a battery store, possibly to mix in same space as a cricket, boost mobile cell phone retail outlet. Jeff
  • jacquelyn said on July 27, 2011
    I'm interested in opening a battery store in paducah,ky. Do you have any advice or start up information?
  • SIDDHARTH KAPIL said on October 2, 2011
    i am interested in wholesale/retail auto battery business please advice. I am in a small state Himachal Pradesh in INDIA
  • adhavan said on December 25, 2011
    i am now running a battery & ups store in coimbatore. how to develop the shop.
  • Amit Sardesai said on October 16, 2012
    i am interested in this business. @ my taluka place city A/P/Tal - Lanja Mob. 9226564050
  • Linu Paul said on October 28, 2012
    Business location: Kolenchery, Ernakulam Dist, Kerala. I want to start a retail shop for all types of batteries.
  • Ali said on March 16, 2013
    Can you please tell me how much approx. amount required for Battery Retail Franchise of well known brand. Ali, Rajasthan Dist. Dungarpur India
  • raj said on June 11, 2013
    can u tell me how should i start a battery sales business or any electronic product sales business in hyderabad outskurts, ap, india.
  • raj said on June 25, 2013
    please reply to me on this mail that how can i start a battery retail store in hyderabad outskirts
  • g maheswara rao said on July 10, 2013
    actually we are looking batteries, inverters, and solar power systems so this kind of shop we are planing but we dont know what kind of registrations for government like:-vat, form registration, trade license or any other licenses need please suggest me
  • Michael said on January 24, 2014
    Does it require much capital to start up a battery retail store for cars? Pls I need advice on how I can become a great business man in the battery retail store business. Regards Michael This is my mail (segemyke92@gmail.com)
  • Deen said on February 14, 2014
    Hi i am in South Africa ,kzn and i am very much looking forward in opening up a battery fitment store that would deal in testing ,servicing , selling and fitting car batteries . Please advise me on how to go about achieving this and making it work . Capital requirements ,contacts etc. Thank you kindly Deen .
  • muthu said on June 2, 2014
    i want to open new good batterys show room pls any one try to help me
  • michael chabuka said on September 16, 2014
    Need to start battery fitment business
  • Romel De Zilva said on May 19, 2015
    I have an interest to start a battery retail store. can you please help with a list of tools/items needed to go ahead in this business. kind regards,romel
  • Ray said on June 11, 2015
    i can help you to start up a battery business with our long term battery market experiences.
  • Ray said on June 11, 2015
    if any one need help with starting a battery business send me mail @ ray@uptronic-lapparts.com
  • sampat bhambu said on June 20, 2015
    in churu raj dry and wet battery business
  • Ramon L Soto said on June 24, 2015
    Puerto Rico
  • sreedharan sarva said on July 15, 2015
    I wanna to start battery retail shop at tiruvallur tamilnadu would u kindly send me a steps to be taken for the business to my above mail I'd. With regards Thanking u
  • eddy zondo motlhatlhedi said on July 23, 2015
    i just want to start this business now please just come back to me
  • Eric Smith said on October 8, 2015
    Livingston tx USA
  • Eric Smith said on October 8, 2015
    Livingston tx USA I'm wanting to see what I need to do to open a car battery and various types of batteries store
  • Olusegun said on November 13, 2015
    Lagos, Nigeria.There is a large market for battery repairs. I need technical partners/expartriate urgently.
  • praveen said on May 4, 2016
    I want to open new good battery show room please any one try to help me mp indore.
  • Sudhakar said on June 25, 2016
    I am interested in Car and Two wheeler batteries Franchise/Retail business. Any input/suggestion would help me. Please advise.
  • Nilesh said on July 3, 2016
    I am interested in battery shop in my village nashik tal deola. please tell me how to start my own shop
  • Kester Low said on July 13, 2016
    Hi, I'm Kester here. I'm interested to start a car battery business. Please tell me how i should go about it? Thank you
  • issac said on February 21, 2017
    How to start car battry retail bussiness
  • Bappa sardar said on May 14, 2017
    I am interested wholesalers distribution so please suggestions
  • abbu baker said on September 13, 2017
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  • Prashant Sharma said on October 8, 2017
    Hi, I am Prashant Sharma From Uttrakhand, i have no place in market for open my own store, so can i start from my home? Kindly suggest me the tool kit for new Battery business. its mandatory to now how to fix battery in car, bike etc. Thanks, Prashant Sharma, +91-9821124227
  • Samzuza Israel Mjobo said on February 1, 2018
    I am SI Mjobo at Lusikisiki and I am interested to have Willards battery Container with purpose of selling Willards batteries. No competition at all, place secured along busy R61 road. Please advise me. Thank you, my number 0719158110
  • Kgelele Godfrey Mongalo said on January 4, 2024
    I what to start a battery business but I don't know were to start. And were can I register.

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