MFA Petroleum Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, opened its newest Big O Tires store at 3033 E. Sunshine St. in Springfield, Mo., on November 29.
Big O Tires will host a grand opening celebration and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new store in Springfield on January 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local employees are welcome to visit the store during the grand opening for a free lunch.
“This is a great location that’s near Highway 65, so we’re expecting to see strong traffic at the new store,” says Charlie Alexander, senior director of Big O Tires. “This is our third store in Springfield, and it will help us continue to build our market share in the city along with our stores on Glenstone Avenue and Republic Road.”
This is the second Big O Tires store addition in consecutive months following the opening of the store in Chillicothe, Mo., in October. Alexander thanks support staff in the Home Office for helping the company accomplish the feat of opening two new locations in back-to-back months.
“It took a lot of hard work and effort to get everything squared away in a timely manner,” Alexander says. “I really appreciate everyone’s contributions, especially our IT staff.”
The new store has eight automotive service bays and will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Aundrayson (Aaron) Adams serves as the new store’s manager. Adams has been with Big O Tires for nearly ten years and previously managed the nearby store on Glenstone Avenue.
The opening of the newest Springfield store brings the company’s total number of Big O Tires locations in Missouri and Arkansas to 21.
Work is underway on another new store in Ozark, Mo. Alexander projects the Ozark location to open near the end of March 2022.