Wireless Retail – No. 65 On Top 500 List

Wireless Retail, a speciality retailer of wireless phones and service plans, was named to the 2003 Inc. 500 List, which compiles the fasting-growing private companies in the United States. Wireless Retail ranked No. 65 on the list.

You may not have heard of Wireless Retail before, but you are most likely familiar with their service. If you’ve ever shopped for a cell phone or service plan in a retail outlet, you were probably at a Wireless distribution center or talking with a Wireless-trained salesperson.

Wireless Retailer, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has national agreements with major wireless carriers to sell their service plans at 2,500 distribution centers. The company represents such carriers as Cingular, Nextel, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Alltel.

Most of the Wireless distribution centers follow the store-in-store model. Wireless currently has retail kiosks in Wal-Marts, K-Marts, Sam’s Clubs, BJ’s Wholesale Clubs, Meijers and Menards.

Another aspect of the wireless retailer is its speciality staffing program. Wireless offers professional training for employees at Circuit City, Best Buy and various wireless carriers. In 2002, Wireless and RadioShack entered into a multi-year agreement. Wireless Retailer negotiates agreements for service plans and cellular phone equipment on behalf of RadioShack.

Founded in 1994, this company has experienced more than 2000 percent growth just in the past 5 years alone. It annually activates service for more than one million wireless customers.

Also see; cell phone carriers.

Author Notes:

Jack Adams contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.cell-phones-n-plans.com. A cellular phone industry resource that features service plan comparisons, cellular phone reviews and articles.