Vegas vamoose; Mountain View leaves 'glitter gulch,' Superior Tire behind to focus on its California markets.(News)

From: Tire Business | Date: October 27, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Miles Moore

"Leaving Las Vegas,'' the movie, won an Oscar for Nicolas Cage. Leaving Las Vegas for real gave Mountain View Tire & Service Inc. the wherewithal to open five new stores in its home markets in California, with golden opportunities for future growth.

Mountain View opted out a year early from its five-year contract with Goodyear and TBC Corp. as owner-manager of the Superior Tire stores in the Las Vegas area, according to Chris Mitsos, Mountain View vice president. Tire Kingdom took over the management of the 16 remaining Superior Tire stores (Mountain ...

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