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Subject: Retail stores owned by Verizon Wireless
Category: Business and Money > Advertising and Marketing
Asked by: sp55-ga
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Posted: 10 Feb 2006 06:36 PST
Expires: 12 Mar 2006 06:36 PST
Question ID: 444093
How many retail stores does Verizon Wireless own in the US?
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Subject: Re: Retail stores owned by Verizon Wireless
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 10 Feb 2006 07:48 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello sp55,


According to Verizon - Facts-at-a-Glance,  there are 2000+  company
operated stores & kiosks in the United States.

Source: About US
http://aboutus.vzw.com/ataglance.html



2,000 Verizon Wireless communications stores

?During the fourth quarter, the company continued to expand and
diversify its distribution channels with the opening of stores inside
117 BJ?s Wholesale Clubs, mainly in the Northeast. Customers can now
purchase Verizon Wireless service and equipment at more than 2,000
Verizon Wireless communications stores including stores in Circuit
City and BJ?s, and from 7,000 Verizon Wireless agents nationwide
including Best Buy and Costco.?

VZ fourth quarter 2005
January 26, 2006 http://investor.verizon.com/financial/quarterly/VZ/4Q2005/4Q05Bulletin.pdf



----------------------------------------------------------
Carrier-Owned Stores, U.S.
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Carrier            Company-owned stores
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Verizon Wireless    1,900 (includes retail kiosks in Circuit City stores)
ALLTEL Mobile         549
Cingular            2,800
Nextel		    700
Sprint                800
T-Mobile            1,108
US Cellular           400
----------------------------------------------------------
Source: In-Stat, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

TWICE, 6/20/2005 
http://www.twice.com/article/CA609448.html



Store-Within-Store

Verizon Wireless signed an agreement to create a Verizon Wireless
store within each of more than 570 Circuit City superstores around the
country.

?Verizon Wireless will operate the Verizon Wireless stores and be
responsible for the employees, wireless and wireless-related
inventory, displays and signage.?

?Circuit City shoppers will have access to the same features they
would find in Verizon Wireless Communications stores, including
account look up, bill pay and other benefits previously only available
at Verizon Wireless Communications stores.?

?The rollout will begin in September and is scheduled for completion
in November. Verizon Wireless signs will be displayed on the exterior
of each Circuit City Superstore that has a Verizon Wireless store
inside.?

Verizon Investors News 
http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:M0OfNxqKAGsJ:investor.verizon.com/printPage.cgi%3Fpg%3Dhttp://investor.verizon.com/news/VZ/2004-08-30_X341330.html+%22570+Circuit+City+superstores+around+the+country.+Verizon+Wireless+will+operate+the+Verizon+Wireless+stores%22+site:investor.verizon.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2004/08/30/daily5.html



Search criteria:
?Verizon Wireless? ?owned stores?
"Verizon Wireless"    "retail locations"
Company-operated stores 


I hope the information provided is helpful!


Best regards,
Bobbie7
sp55-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars

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