Maine's VIP Tires & Service is up to 63 stores in four states, and counting
A new store that opened in Rutland, Vt., last fall was half tire store, half bike shop. "Every store has a story," said Tim Winkeler, CEO of the Maine-based tire and service company. "They all have such interesting stories." Recently, those stories have been stacking up. The company, based in Auburn, has been on a tear the past five years, with 40% growth. The company employs more than 500 at 63 stores in four states, 35 of them in Maine. In 2020, new stores opened in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. There were two relocations that involved major expansions in Maine — the Windham...