AAP - Advance Auto Parts Stores See Increased Business with Parts and Services Making the Bulk of Sales

Advance Auto Parts Inc., the US motoring parts retailer, was surveyed by Tickermine this month. Our researchers asked representatives at 35 locations whether parts or services sold best, is business up or down from last year and about which specific items were purchased. Business was certainly up with 49% or 17 respondents reporting that their location had more customers from a year earlier. Fourteen or 40% stated business as the same and only 4 or 11% reported slower business, due mostly to the dire weather. Twenty or 57% of respondents stated that both parts and services constituted their business and 15 or 43% said they only sold parts. Asked what was most often purchased at their store and 20 or 57% of representatives said they sold parts such as alternators, hoses, breaks and belts. Twelve or 34% said they sold maintenance items such as anti-freeze, oil, lubricants and wiper blades. Two respondents or 6% said the bulk of their business came from tire sales while one or 1% stated power tools. The specific parts or services sold at these stores ran the gamete from oil change and tune ups (40% or 14 respondents,) batteries and breaks (7 or 20%,) belts (3 or 9%,) and hoses were cited once or 3%.

AAP - Advance Auto Parts Stores See Increased Business with Parts and Services Making the Bulk of Sales

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