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Blackcircles.com is a United Kingdom online tyre retailer. It was founded by the Liverpool-born entrepreneur Mike Welch in 2002 and now has a turnover of approximately £10million.〔(Blackcircles drives towards 300 outlets - The Scotsman )〕 It sells to around 100,000 customers in the UK – making it one of the biggest online tyre retailers in the country.〔(Digital Marketing Intelligence Solutions - Hitwise )〕 The Chairman of Blackcircles.com is Graeme Bissett, former Group Finance Director of Kwik-Fit. Customers book and pay for their tyres online before having them fitted at one of 987 independent garages. The company, based in the Scottish Border town of Peebles, launched Blackcircles franchises in 2006, to allow independent garages sign up to its stock-checking and ordering system. There are currently 300 garages 〔 signed up. The company's website was created by Welch in August 2007, which allows members of the public to ask fully qualified mechanics for free advice about motoring problems. In May 2015 tyre manufacturer Michelin purchased the company for £50 million.Michelin, which boasts 112,300 employees and operates 68 production plants in 17 countries, will also link Blackcircles with its popular distributor ATS Euromaster. ==Notes== 〔 * (Sir Terry Leahy-backed tyre etailer Blackcircle.com eyes European deal as sales soar | News | Retail Week ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackcircles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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