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title: "Florida Entrepreneur Signs Franchise Agreement for Fourth Metal Supermarkets Location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/031f65b2-68a3-4262-8bcd-9fc5d0d685e7
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230816_florida_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_fourth_metal_supermarket.html
category: "Signs"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Signs"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:30:54.824Z
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# Florida Entrepreneur Signs Franchise Agreement for Fourth Metal Supermarkets Location

**TL;DR:** Metal Supermarkets signed a franchise agreement to bring a location to St. Petersburg, Florida, which will be the fourth location owned by franchisee Brian Thompson. Thompson already owns three Metal Supermarkets stores in the Tampa and Lakeland markets.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-08-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230816_florida_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_fourth_metal_supermarket.html).*

## Story

Franchisee Brian Thompson, who already owns 3 other Metal Supermarkets stores in the Tampa and Lakeland markets, is set to open his 4th store location in Florida, offering over 8,000 types, shapes and grades of metal, cut to each customer’s exact specifications. Along with its convenience, speed and world-class customer experience, Metal Supermarkets will be the one-stop-shop for manufacturers, machinists, maintenance and repair, tool and die shops, hospitals, hotels, universities, schools, homeowners, artists, hobbyists and more in St. Petersburg.

“We have continued to enjoy the Metal Supermarkets business model with our three successful locations in Tampa and Lakeland and are excited to expand with a new store in St. Petersburg” said Brian Thompson, franchisee of Metal Supermarkets.

With his existing Metal Supermarkets stores, Thompson has accrued a wealth of knowledge in the metal supplies industry and has generated long-lasting relationships with Florida businesses that will contribute to making his new location in St. Petersburg a success.

Having previously served in the Navy, Brian is passionate about providing employment opportunities to Veterans and looks forward to doing so in St. Petersburg along with his other locations.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- location expansion (topic)
- Business Services (sector)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Tampa (location)
- Metal Supermarkets (company)
- metal supply (topic)
- St. Petersburg (location)
- Lakeland (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230816_florida_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_fourth_metal_supermarket.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/031f65b2-68a3-4262-8bcd-9fc5d0d685e7).