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Cellular Sales opens four new stores

Sarah Malak — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:48:24 +0000

Cape Girardeau, MO Cellular Sales location (Projected image; store is currently expanding.)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, a premium Verizon retailer, has opened four new stores nationwide in the past week. The new stores opened in Denver, Pa., Tampa, Fla., Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Lockhart, Texas.

Currently, Cellular Sales has more than 400 stores across the United States. Sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

Cellular Sales is an 18-year-old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales stores, visit www.CellularSales.com. For more information on joining the company, visit www.JoinCellularSales.com.

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Tampa, FL New Cellular Sales Store, Located on Waters Avenue

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Wish granted to Fayetteville girl during Cellular Sales Grand Opening event

Ryan Willis — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:10:52 +0000

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Most often, grand opening events are a celebration of a company and the products or services it offers to customers. But on Tuesday, Cellular Sales did something a little out-of-the-box during its 400^th store Grand Opening event. The day belonged to a special little six-year old girl from Fayetteville: Georgia.

Cellular Sales presents check to Make-A-Wish Foundation to help fulfill Georgia's wish

Georgia suffers from Wilms Tumor, a form of childhood kidney cancer. But on Tuesday, she was granted her wish thanks to a partnership between Cellular Sales and the Make-A-Wish Foundation^®of Eastern North Carolina. Like many young girls, Georgia loves to play with her dolls and dress them in all kinds of different outfits, which is why her wish is to go on a shopping spree to Wal-Mart and Toys“R”Us.

During Tuesday’s Grand Opening event, Cellular Sales and the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted Georgia her wish. Georgia and her parents, Ashley and Anthony, and her brother and sister, Austin and Makyla, will share in the excitement of her special shopping day on July 5.

“Opening our 400^th store is an amazing feat for Cellular Sales, but being able to make Georgia’s wish come true has certainly been the most rewarding part of the day,” said Ari Mendlovitz, North Carolina Regional Director of Cellular Sales. “We couldn’t think of a better way to kick things off here in Fayetteville and Hope Mills.”

Ribbon cutting ceremony held for the opening of Cellular Sales' 400th store in Hope Mills, NC

Tuesday’s milestone event took place at the new store located at 3001 Hope Mills Road and despite a tough economy, Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless products and services, continues to open 30 to 50 new stores every quarter.

Cellular Sales invested more than $225,000 in the Hope Mills location and created 15 sales positions to service the store, according to Matt Henry, Regional Recruiting Manager for the East Carolinas Region.

“As we continue to grow, we are extremely excited to open our 400th store in this area,” said Mike Baker, Regional Director of Cellular Sales. “North Carolina is a great state and the Fayetteville/Hope Mills area is an area full of patriotism, community spirit and history. We are truly honored to celebrate this milestone in Hope Mills.”

Starting as a one-store company in Knoxville, Tenn., Cellular Sales is now a more than $300 million annual business that maintains an annual growth rate of more than 150 percent and has 2,000 sales consultants across the country.

“Cellular Sales has grown tremendously because we put customer service first,” said Dane Scism, founder and CEO of Cellular Sales. “Our business model is based on treating every customer as if they were our only customer. People notice it when you take care of them.”

For more information about Cellular Sales, visit the company’s website at www.cellularsales.com. For more information about the company’s 400^th store opening, contact Sarah Malak at (865) 584-0550 or smalak@ackermannpr.com, Ari Mendlovitz at (843) 696-5556 or Mike Baker at (910) 409-3222.

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About Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Eastern North
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Eastern North Carolina grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1986, the chapter serves all medically eligible children who reside in the 49 counties east of the Orange / Alamance county line. The Foundation operates solely through generous donations of individuals, corporations and foundations. With the help of more than 280 volunteers, including a 17-member Board of Directors, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina has granted more than 2,100 wishes since its inception. For more information, please visit us at www.eastncwish.org.

Media: For more information, interviews, high resolution photos, or to speak to a Cellular Sales representative, contact Sarah Malak at (865) 584-0550.

Cellular Sales collecting cell phones for tornado victims

Ryan Willis — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:50:25 +0000

JOPLIN, Mo. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, announced today it will accept used cell phones to donate to Joplin’s tornado victims whose phones were lost or destroyed.

Cell phones may be dropped off at one of the following Cellular Sales locations:

2301 N. Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 308-6744
400 S. Johnson Drive
Nevada, MO 64772
Phone: (417) 667-3001
920 Springfield Ave.
Bolivar, MO 65613-2460
Phone: (417) 326-1001
621 North State St.
Iola, KS 66749
Phone: (620) 365-0116
7201 West 75^th St.
Overland Park, KS 66204
Phone: (913) 383-8975
300 Brickton Rd.
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 474-0790
2300 Bernadette Dr. Ste. 606
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: (573) 234-1380
1724 E. Ohio
Clinton, MO 64735
Phone: (660) 383-1330
116 S. Main St.
Clinton, MO 64735
Phone: (660) 885-5600
1138 NE Douglas St.
Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
Phone: (816) 524-5300
1500 Bluff Street
Fulton, MO 65251
Phone: (573) 642-7365
2560 South 291 Highway
Independence, MO 64057
Phone: (816) 478-0597
2015 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 566-5632
6700 North Oak Trafficway
Gladstone, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 420-8274
Stone Crest Mall
3825 Highway 54
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Phone: (573) 302-7492
1518 Main St.
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 242-4596
9000 E. 350 Highway
Raytown, MO 64133
Phone: (816) 313-6030
904 N. Belt Highway
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Phone: (816) 232-3598
907 Main Street
Winfield, KS 97156
Phone: (620) 221-1551
1006 Woorley Drive
West Plains, MO 65775
Phone: (417) 257-0800

When donated, cell phones will be programmed for use with a customer’s existing phone number, or may be used for new service.

Cellular Sales is an 18-year-old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country. For more information on the company, visit www.CellularSales.com.

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Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon Wireless retailer, announces major expansion in South Texas

Sarah Malak — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:31:42 +0000

Cellular Sales store interior

Knoxville, Tenn. – May 17, 2011 – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, announced today that it is expanding in South Texas. The company will invest a total of more than $1.05 million and open 10 new stores in the region by the end of 2011, with five stores opening in the next four months.

Approximately 40 sales representatives are needed to service the new South Texas Cellular Sales stores opening in the next four months. An additional 38 sales positions will be created when five more stores open between September and December 2011. Sales representatives for Cellular Sales earn more than $51,000 annually on average.

The cities/towns where the new stores are opening are listed below, plus the address, opening date, investment and number of sales positions created for each store:

City: Floresville, Texas
Address: 935 10^th Street, Floresville, Texas 78114
Open Date: May 14, 2011
Investment in Store: $150,000
Sales Positions Created: 7
City: Georgetown, Texas
Address: 3304 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78328
Open Date: June 20, 2011
Investment in Store: $200,000
Sales Positions Created: 7
City: Lockhart, Texas
Address: 1712 S. Colorado, Lockhart, Texas 78644
Open Date: June 24, 2011
Investment in Store: $240,000
Sales Positions Created: 7
City: Harker Heights, Texas
Address: 701 Indian Trail, Harker Heights, Texas 76548
Open Date: August 31, 2011
Investment in Store: $280,000
Sales Positions Created: 12
City: Pleasanton, Texas
Address: 2140 W. Oaklawn, Pleasanton, TX 78064
Open Date: September 9, 2011
Investment in Store: $180,000
Sales Positions Created: 7

“Cellular Sales is expanding in South Texas because of our ultimate goal to achieve the best wireless customer experience in the industry,” said Ty Rankin, Regional Director of Cellular Sales. “This excellent experience is the product of intense sales representative training and a special emphasis on making and keeping our customers happy.”

“We love our customers. One of Cellular Sales’ philosophies is to turn our customers into dedicated fans who don’t want to do business anywhere else,” said Cellular Sales Regional Director Bay Willingham. “We promise to

Cellular Sales Store Exterior

carry that philosophy into all of our new South Texas locations.”

Currently, Cellular Sales operates approximately 400 stores across the United States.

“As a company, we have grown by about 30 percent every year. Our expansion in South Texas is not a one-time event. We have every intention to continue this pattern in South Texas and in all of our markets,” said Willingham.

For more information about Cellular Sales’ South Texas expansion, contact Blake Andrews, South Texas Recruiting Coordinator, at (210) 823-1755 or blake.andrews@cellularsales.com or visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. Job seekers should visit www.JoinCellularSales.com to schedule an interview.

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Media Contact:
Sarah Malak
Ackermann PR
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Cellular Sales and Knoxville Chamber Offer Droid Training Class

Shane Rhyne — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:30:56 +0000

Knoxville, Tenn. – Google-powered Android devices have quickly emerged as the public’s favorite choice for smartphones and tablets. According to numbers released this week at Google’s I/O Developer Conference, 100 million Android-powered mobile devices have been activated since the Droid’s debut two years ago.

Other data revealed at the conference indicates that 400,000 new Android-powered mobile devices are activated daily, up from 100,000 daily activations in December 2010. With more than 200,000 free and paid apps available in the Google Market, Droid users have completed 4.5 billion downloads of apps to personalize their mobile devices.

As business professionals convert from iPhone and Blackberry to Droids, Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon Wireless retailer, is partnering with the Knoxville Chamber to offer an Android training seminar for beginning and intermediate users. The class will explore business applications available for use on the Android operating system and offer helpful tips for using the devices for business needs.

The class will be held from 4 to 5 p.m., on Tuesday, May 17, at the North Cedar Bluff location of Cellular Sales. Advance registration through the Knoxville Chamber is required. Visit the Knoxville Chamber website or call the Chamber events line (865) 246-2622 for additional information.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com.

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Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon retailer, opens four new stores since April 15

Sarah Malak — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:25:28 +0000

Knoxville, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, has opened four new stores nationwide since April 15. The new stores opened in Glassboro, N.J., Clemmons, N.C., North Hampton, N.H. and Sandersville, Ga.

Currently, Cellular Sales has nearly 400 stores across the United States. Sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales stores, visit www.CellularSales.com. For more information on joining the company, visit www.JoinCellularSales.com.

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Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon retailer, opens eight new stores since April 1

Sarah Malak — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:32:42 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, has opened eight new stores nationwide since April 1. The new stores opened in Tampa, Fla., Margate, Fla., Parkville, Md., Chattanooga, Tenn., Concord, N.C., Charlotte, N.C., Mandeville, La. and Marrero, La.

Currently, Cellular Sales has nearly 400 stores across the United States. Sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales stores, visit www.CellularSales.com. For more information on joining the company, visit www.JoinCellularSales.com.

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Media Contact:
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Cellular Sales Invests $500,000 in Kansas and Missouri; Announces 48 New Sales Positions

Sarah Malak — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:49:54 +0000

Interior of a Cellular Sales Store

Kansas City, Mo. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, today announced a major expansion in Kansas and Missouri. Since early October, the company has opened five new stores in the two states and plans to open one more on Black Friday (November 26). In all, Cellular Sales has created 48 sales positions to service the six new stores.

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless has opened new locations in West Plains, Bolivar and Clinton, Mo. and Winfield and Iola, Kan. in the past 45 days. One more store location, scheduled to open on Black Friday, will open in Fulton, Mo. The new store locations, along with their opening date and number of sales positions, are listed below:

1006 Worley Drive, West Plains, Mo., 65775
Phone: (417) 257-0800
Opened Oct. 4, 2010
8 sales positions

920 Springfield Avenue, Bolivar, Mo., 65613-2460
Phone: (417) 326-1001
Opened Oct. 4, 2010
8 sales positions

116 South Main Street, Clinton, Mo. 64735
Phone: (660) 383-4127
Opened Oct. 5, 2010
8 sales positions
$250,000 investment

907 Main Street, Winfield, Kan., 67165
Phone: (620) 221-1551
Opened Oct. 4, 2010
8 sales positions

621 North State, Iola, Kan., 66749
Phone: (620) 365-0116
Opened Oct. 4, 2010
8 sales positions

1500 Bluff Street, Fulton, Mo., 65251
Phone: (573) 826-4876
Opening on Black Friday (Nov. 26, 2010)
8 sales positions
$250,000 investment

The six stores represent job creation and a boost for the local economy. According to Ann Snyder, the national recruiter for Cellular Sales, sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

Currently, Cellular Sales operates more than 350 stores across the United States. Cellular Sales recently announced 250 new jobs at its National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

“Cellular Sales continues to grow rapidly because of its special attention to customer service. Our sales representatives participate in a very thorough training program in order to learn our products and service plans backwards and forwards,” said Beau Hammon, Regional Director for Cellular Sales.

“Customers receive unparalleled customer service from the minute they walk in the door,” said José Ordoñez, Regional Director of Cellular Sales.

“We follow up with customers after their visit to ask about their in-store experience. We also monitor each customer’s phone usage so we can contact them when other service plans would be more cost effective. The customer is number one in our eyes,” he said.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year-old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. The company currently operates throughout the United States. By year end, Cellular Sales will open approximately 50 new stores in markets across the United States, bringing the company’s total number of locations to nearly 400. For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

This year, Inc. magazine listed Cellular Sales at No. 72 on its list of the nation’s fastest growing companies according to gross dollars of growth. Cellular Sales was ranked No. 1,856 on the fourth annual overall list of the nation’s fastest growing companies (up from No. 2,069 last year). The “Inc. 5,000” represents a comprehensive look at America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.

Growth for Cellular Sales this year was reported at 147 percent according to Inc. magazine. The magazine ranked Cellular Sales No. 96 on the “Inc. 5,000” list of the nation’s fastest-growing privately held retail companies. The magazine reported that Cellular Sales’ 2006 revenue of $127.9 million grew to $316.1 million last year.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. For more information on the new Kansas and Missouri stores, call José Ordoñez at (816) 206-0024 or Beau Hammon at (816) 519-9156.

Job seekers in Fulton, Mo. should call Kori York at (727) 251-2823. In Kansas City, West Plains, Bolivar and Clinton, Mo. and in Winfield and Iola, Kan., job seekers should call Brandon Mitchell at (614) 915-1625 or visit www.cellularsales.com/opportunity to schedule an interview.

Media Contact:
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rlaney@ackermannpr.com

Cellular Sales Invests $2 Million in Orlando Area; Announces 50 New Sales Positions

Sarah Malak — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:35:13 +0000

Orlando, Fla. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, today announced a major expansion in the Orlando area. Since mid-July, the company has opened three new stores in the Orlando market and plans to open two more by December. In all, Cellular Sales is looking to fill 50 new sales positions before year’s end.

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless has opened new locations in Leesburg, Gainesville and Winter Park, Fla. in the past 90 days. Two more store locations, scheduled to open by December, are listed below, along with their opening date, number of sales positions and total investment:

4955 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Six Gun Plaza, Ocala, Fla., 34470
Opening Early November
10 sales positions (immediately)
$400,000 total investment
1690 N. Woodland Boulevard, Shop City Plaza, Deland, Fla., 32720
Opening Dec. 1, 2010
10 sales positions (immediately)
$500,000+ investment

The five stores represent a combined investment of more than $2 million and a boost for the local economy. According to Ann Snyder, the national recruiter for Cellular Sales, sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

Currently, Cellular Sales operates throughout Florida and has more than 350 stores across the United States. Last month, Cellular Sales announced it was opening six new stores and adding at least 100 new sales positions in South Florida. Cellular Sales also recently announced 250 new jobs at its National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

“Cellular Sales has grown rapidly because our sales consultants know the products and service plans backwards and forwards,” said Chris Keen, Regional Director for Cellular Sales. “Our main focus is providing excellent customer service to each and every customer who walks in our doors.”

“Customers experience unparalleled service at Cellular Sales,” said Dane Scism, founder and CEO of Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless. “We follow up with every customer to ask about their in-store experience, plus we monitor each customer’s phone usage so we can identify them when other service plans would be more cost effective. That’s not something every company does.”

Cellular Sales is a 17-year-old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. The company currently operates throughout the United States. By year end, Cellular Sales will open at least 50 new stores in markets across the United States, bringing the company’s total number of locations to around 400. For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. Job seekers should call Chris Keen at (321) 246-6206 or José Marques at (407) 579-3956 or visit www.cellularsales.com/opportunity to schedule an interview.

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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Announces Major Expansion in Upstate New York

Sarah Malak — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:48:07 +0000

Interior of a Cellular Sales store

Rochester, N.Y. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, today announced a major expansion in upstate New York. The company will open two new stores and add approximately 50 new sales consultants in the next three months. Fifteen of those positions must be filled immediately.

Listed below are the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless store locations, the date they will open, the number of sales positions available and the store investment:

1190 University Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., 14607
Opening Nov. 1, 2010
10 sales positions (immediately)
$130,000 total investment

1826 Teall Avenue, Shop City Plaza, Syracuse, N.Y., 13206
Opening Nov. 1, 2010
5 sales positions (immediately)
$300,000 investment, excluding training

The two stores represent a combined investment of more than $430,000 and 50 new sales positions.

Currently, Cellular Sales operates throughout New York and has more than 350 stores across the United States. According to Laura Lynn Riden, the New York recruiter for Cellular Sales, sales consultants for the company earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

“It’s great to partner with a company that’s expanding all over the country,” said John Chao, a sales representative who joined the Cellular Sales team in 2009 and has traveled from Georgia to help support the growing upstate New York market. “There’s also stability in the wireless industry. Even in a recession, people need a cell phone.”

Luke Fletcher, New York Regional Director for Cellular Sales, said, “The unbelievable growth Cellular Sales is experiencing is directly related to the ultimate customer service we provide, and that’s what drives our business.”

Cellular Sales puts its new sales consultants through several weeks of training and coaches them to provide personal support to every customer they encounter.

“We don’t pass our clients to an 800 number and forget about them. We strive to treat every customer like they are our only customer. And it is definitely working,” said Fletcher.

Last month, Cellular Sales announced it would hire between 200 and 250 new employees to work at its National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn. The new call center will employ supervisors, managers and customer service representatives in full-time and part-time positions.

“As a company, we have grown by about 30 percent every year. Our expansion in upstate New York is not a one-time event. We have every intention to continue this pattern in upstate New York and in all of our markets,” said Dane Scism, founder and CEO of Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. The company currently operates throughout the United States. By year end, Cellular Sales will open at least 50 new stores in markets across the United States, bringing the company’s total number of locations to around 400. For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. Job seekers should call 888-910-MOBILE (6624) or visit www.cellularsales.com/opportunity for more information.

Media Contact:
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(865) 584-0550
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