Type Private Website Official website Motto "We Make It Happen" Number of employees 350 | Industry Retail Number of locations 16 Founded 1983 | |
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Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Products Consumer Electronics
Appliances Profiles | ||
Electronic Express, a family owned and operated business established in 1983 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, is the largest independent consumer electronics and major appliances retailer in Tennessee. Electronic Express operates 16 stores in Tennessee and Alabama, and in 1999 began online sales.
History
Electronic Express was founded in 1983 inside a small 80 sq ft retail space within Harding Mall in Nashville, TN. The first store sold small electronics such as portable CD players, telephones, and boom boxes before expanding to a larger floor plan with more inventory.
In 2003, Electronic Express became the 12th member of NATM Buying Corporation, the leading buying group for regional retailers in the appliance and electronics industry.
Electronic Express began carrying major appliances in 2008 with the opening of its Cool Springs, Tennessee store.
After the 2009 closure of Circuit City, Electronic Express purchased three of the chain’s former locations, including two 20,000 sq ft “The City” format stores in Spring Hill, TN and Cleveland, TN.
Electronic Express began carrying mattresses in 2011 in a single store before slowly adding mattresses to more stores.
In 2011, Electronic Express opened its first store outside of the Middle Tennessee region in Cleveland, TN, and in 2013 opened its first store outside of Tennessee in Decatur, AL in the Decatur Mall.
In November 2015, Electronic Express opened its first stand-alone appliance center adjacent to their Hermitage, TN location. It features a standard appliance inventory and has numerous kitchenettes displaying appliances as they would appear in a home kitchen.
Electronic Express’s first northeast Tennessee store is scheduled to open in 2017 in the Oak Ridge City Center in Oak Ridge, TN.