AutoZone is a Fortune 300 corporation based in Memphis, Tennessee which is engaged
primarily in the business of the retail sale of automotive parts and accessories.
It was originally a division of Memphis-based wholesale grocer Malone & Hyde,
and went under the name Auto Shack, which was changed after the Radio Shack
company objected. After the sale of the grocery operation to the Fleming Companies
of Oklahoma City, the name of the company was changed to AutoZone to reflect
the new focus. AutoZone holds the naming rights to the downtown Memphis baseball
stadium that is the home of the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League.
The company also sponsors the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Duralast and
Valucraft are AutoZone's private label brand of automotive batteries (manufactured
by Johnson Controls), as well as other parts and accessories.
AutoZone
is incorporated in the state of Nevada. Its major competitors include
Pep Boys, Advance Auto Parts, O'Reilly Auto Parts, and CSK Auto doing business
as Schucks, Kragen, Murray's, and Checker Auto Parts, as well as CARQUEST and NAPA. |
