Auto part retailers are firing on all cylinders
April 28, 2023
Auto dealerships have seen sales slow down due to high prices and borrowing rates. The same is not true of the auto parts market where “O’Reilly Automotive just posted a 10.8 percent first-quarter same-store sales increase, its twelfth consecutive quarter of comp gains. AutoZone, another auto parts retailer, is expected to post a 4.3 percent same-store increase when it reports next month.
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