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The DieHard brand is also used on hand tools, power tools, battery chargers, booster cables, power inverters, alkaline batteries, tires, work boots, and the batteries for Craftsman power tools. Battery chargers were initially made by Associated Equipment under the "608" model prefix, and then later Schumacher Electric under the "200" model prefix.
In 1995, AutoZone opened its 1,000th store in Louisville, Kentucky. Also, the Duralast trademark made its debut with the Duralast and Duralast Gold batteries. Total of stores is now 1,143 in 26 states. [6] 1996 was the year when the Internet era arrived at the company, when AutoZone opened its company Web site.
In November 2024, Advance Auto Parts announced it would close four distribution centers and more than 700 stores, including over 500 corporate locations and about 200 independently-owned stores, after a quarterly report showed a drop in profits. [3] [4]
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Indiana Parts had served 90 locations. [citation needed] Carquest acquired Worldpac in 2004, but kept its operations separate. [7] General Parts received $258 million in 2011 for selling 33 of the company’s distribution centers and office buildings in a long-term sale-leaseback deal. [5]
National Tire and Battery (NTB) is an American brand of auto service centers.It was formerly owned by Sears until it was spun-off in 2003. In 2020, Mavis Tire Supply Co. bought 112 NTB Tire & Service Centers, leaving the parent TBC Corporation with 615 locations under the Tire Kingdom and NTB brands.
Interstate Battery System of America, Inc., a.k.a. Interstate Batteries, is a US privately owned battery marketing and distribution company. It markets automotive batteries manufactured by Brookfield Business Partners , Exide Technologies , and others through independent distributors.
In 1927, Electric Autolite acquired the Prest–O–Lite Battery Company from The Union Carbide Corporation which produced automotive batteries. In 1934, an Autolite facility in Toledo, Ohio was the site of the Auto-Lite strike. In 1935, Royce G. Martin, President of the Electric Autolite Company, decided the company should enter the business ...