Coleman Adds Big O Store

Kent Coleman has opened his 17th Big O Tires store. The outlet, which includes offices, spans more than 12,000-square-feet.
Oct. 12, 2026
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Key Highlights

  • Kent Coleman opened his 17th Big O Tires store in Salt Lake City, emphasizing strategic location selection.
  • The new store spans over 12,000 square feet and includes 11 service bays to accommodate high customer volume..
  • The store is situated on land acquired last summer, highlighting Coleman's proactive investment strategy.
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Kent Coleman's new Big O Tires outlet spans more than 12,000-square-feet and has 11 service bays.

Kent Coleman's new Big O Tires outlet spans more than 12,000-square-feet and has 11 service bays.

Kent Coleman has opened his 17th Big O Tires store. The outlet, which includes offices, spans more than 12,000-square-feet.

It is located in the heart of Salt Lake City and features 11 service bays.

Coleman, the owner of Salt Lake City, Utah-based Badwater Inc., acquired the land on which the store sits last summer.

“We want to add locations,” Coleman told MTD several years ago. “But we don’t just add locations for the sake of it. We are very measured. I want a location I know can be a high-volume location. We also want to have continual growth at existing locations.”

Badwater appears on the 2026 MTD 100.

 

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Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 29-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association Award winner, holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors and was named a finalist for the Jesse H. Neal Award, the Pulitzer Prize of business-to-business media, in 2024 and 2026. A past Endeavor Business Media Editor of the Year, Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010. 

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