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title: "Rocky Mount Telegram: Batteries Plus Bulbs Opens in Rocky Mount, NC"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ca7f167f-a139-41b1-a98e-4637bdc90b2a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/rocky-mount-telegram-batteries-plus-bulbs-opens-in-rocky-mount-nc-2712659
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-03-30T01:20:34.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:12.959Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/38ca52b3f95cd10743e2b318d106ce275229.jpg
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# Rocky Mount Telegram: Batteries Plus Bulbs Opens in Rocky Mount, NC

**TL;DR:** Batteries Plus Bulbs has opened a new location in Rocky Mount, NC, providing a one-stop shop for residents. The store is located at 2498 Sunset Avenue, northwest of an interchange with Sunset and Wesleyan Boulevard.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/rocky-mount-telegram-batteries-plus-bulbs-opens-in-rocky-mount-nc-2712659).*

## Story

**According to The Rocky Mount Telegram****, Tarick Odeh is opening Rocky Mount’s first** **Batteries Plus Bulbs** **in April, 2020, eliminating the need for residents to travel to the brand’s stores in Wilson or Raleigh.**

**Rocky Mount’s** **Batteries Plus Bulbs** **is located at 2498 Sunset Avenue, northwest of an interchange with Sunset and Wesleyan Boulevard that now a residential and commercial hub with newly opened restaurants including Panera, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. “It’s going to be a one-stop shop for Rocky Mount and the surrounding area,” Odeh told the Telegram. “The traffic count was really something that we looked at, and with the new retail establishments opening up, I think it made a lot of sense for that location.”**

**Kinston resident Tarick Odeh is CEO of Odeh Holdings Group, a family-owned company.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- store opening (topic)
- Batteries Plus (company)
- retail expansion (topic)
- Freddy's (company)
- location selection (topic)
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (company)
- Rocky Mount (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/rocky-mount-telegram-batteries-plus-bulbs-opens-in-rocky-mount-nc-2712659). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ca7f167f-a139-41b1-a98e-4637bdc90b2a).