Pickups Plus To Open Distribution Center and Retail Store in Georgia

    CINCINNATI--Sept. 4, 2002--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today the planned opening of a regional distribution center and retail store in Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
    "We are putting in place the infrastructure for the multiple openings of franchise and dealer locations in the southeast. The Alpharetta location will provide franchise and dealer training and support as well as a product distribution center for Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee," stated Gary Hoyle.
    The Alpharetta location will be home to the first Pickups Plus retail store in Georgia and the first distribution center outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. "Alpharetta is a great entree into the Georgia market and will be Pickups Plus's thirteenth retail location," stated Gary Hoyle.

    About Pickups Plus

    Pickups Plus is a leading national operator and franchisor of retail stores dedicated to the sale and installation of quality aftermarket accessories for pickup trucks and SUV's. Pickups Plus currently operates four corporate retail stores and has another eight franchise stores throughout seven states. After several years of extensive development and testing of its franchise system, the Company is starting a nationwide expansion in corporate, franchise and dealer locations to become the first national chain in the growing, but highly fragmented industry.

    Safe Harbor Statement: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this press release are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known risk and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results.