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AutoZone

AutoZone, Inc., doing business as AutoZone (and formerly known as Auto Shack from 1979 to 1987), is an American retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, the largest in the United States. Founded in 1979, AutoZone has 7,140 stores across the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the US Virgin Islands. The company is based in…

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Founded
July 4, 1979; 47 years ago (1979-07-04) (as Auto Shack) Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Area served
United States · Puerto Rico (since 2005) · U.S. Virgin Islands (since 2019) · Brazil (since 2012) · Mexico (since 1998)
Founder
Pitt Hyde
Key people
William C. Rhodes (executive chairman) · Philip B. Daniele (president & CEO) · Jamere Jackson (CFO)

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AutoZone

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples155
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

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AutoZone

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related to Auto Shack · 21
AutoZone → After, Arkansas, Auto Shack, By, Despite, Doc Crain, Express Parts Service, Forrest City, Hyde, Hyde III, Hyde's, In, Malone, Memphis, Memphis-based, On July, Pitt, Sales, Texas, Wal-Mart
related to 2000s · 19
AutoZone → Adams, CEO, Chihuahua, Cicero, Customer Service, DataZone, Finance, Illinois, In, In December, In January, IT, Merchandising, Mexico, Paratus Capital Management, Steve Odland, Store Technical Support, That May, TruckPro
related to 2020s · 17
AutoZone → AutoZone Business, By May, By September, CEO, COVID-19, DataZone, George Floyd, In, In June, In March, January, May, Minneapolis, Phillip Daniele, Rhodes, Saint Paul, Technology Store Support Center
related to 2010s · 16
AutoZone → Alaska, ALLDATA LLC, AutoAnything, Brazil, Brazilian, Buy Online Pick-Up In-Store, Canada, December, In, In May, June, On August, On December, Sao Paulo, The, Wasilla
related to Lawsuits · 12
AutoZone → February, Jacob Gershman, Monterey, November, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, She, State, The, The Wall Street Journal's, When
related to Headquarters · 8
AutoZone → As, Downtown Memphis, Hyde, III Store Support Center, Since October, SSC, Tennessee, The
related to 1990s · 7
AutoZone → AZO, Hyde, In, Its, KKR, New York Stock Exchange, Sales
related to AutoZone · 7
AutoZone → Auto Shack, Enid, In, Oklahoma, Radio Shack, The, While
related to Retail stores · 7
AutoZone → All AutoZone, August, AutoZone's, Brazil, Mexico, OEM, United States
Area served · 5
AutoZone → Brazil (since 2012), Mexico (since 1998), Puerto Rico (since 2005), U.S. Virgin Islands (since 2019), United States

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company stores parts auto states store opened shack hyde automotive announced ceo memphis mexico also chairman united new first president

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AutoZoneArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
AutoZoneArea servedPuerto Rico (since 2005)1.00infobox
AutoZoneArea servedU.S. Virgin Islands (since 2019)1.00infobox
AutoZoneArea servedBrazil (since 2012)1.00infobox
AutoZoneArea servedMexico (since 1998)1.00infobox
AutoZoneFoundedJuly 4, 1979; 47 years ago (1979-07-04) (as Auto Shack) Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.1.00infobox
AutoZoneFounderPitt Hyde1.00infobox
AutoZoneHeadquartersMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.1.00infobox
AutoZoneIndustryRetail1.00infobox
AutoZoneKey peopleWilliam C. Rhodes (executive chairman)1.00infobox
AutoZoneKey peoplePhilip B. Daniele (president & CEO)1.00infobox
AutoZoneKey peopleJamere Jackson (CFO)1.00infobox
AutoZoneNet incomeUS$2.50 billion (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneNumber of employeesc. 130,000 (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneNumber of locations7,657 (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneOperating incomeUS$3.61 billion (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneProductsAutomotive parts and accessories1.00infobox
AutoZoneRevenueUS$18.9 billion (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneTotal assetsUS$19.4 billion (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneTotal equityUS$–3.4 billion (2025)1.00infobox
AutoZoneTraded asNYSE: AZO1.00infobox
AutoZoneTraded asS&P 500 component1.00infobox
AutoZoneTypePublic1.00infobox
AutoZoneWebsiteautozone.com1.00infobox

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