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title: "Chain Store Age: Cabela’s veteran to lead Batteries Plus Bulbs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/00b65d17-2404-4204-a13a-64eab0ad7a52
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/chain-store-age-cabelas-veteran-to-lead-batteries-plus-bulbs-2708729
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2018-12-20T02:21:38.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:40.961Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/37dab15ab45caf8b0ae2bbaf8f2911109550.jpg
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# Chain Store Age: Cabela’s veteran to lead Batteries Plus Bulbs

**TL;DR:** Batteries Plus Bulbs appoints former Cabela's executive Scott Williams as its new CEO, replacing interim CEO Tom O'Hare.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/chain-store-age-cabelas-veteran-to-lead-batteries-plus-bulbs-2708729).*

## Story

Chain Store Age reports that former Cabela's exec Scott Williams will take the helm of 725-unit specialty battery and light bulb retail franchise. Williams will replace interim CEO Tom O'Hare effective January 2, 2019. Read the full story here .

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- leadership (topic)
- Scott Williams (person)
- retail (topic)
- appointment (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/chain-store-age-cabelas-veteran-to-lead-batteries-plus-bulbs-2708729). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/00b65d17-2404-4204-a13a-64eab0ad7a52).