Advance Auto Parts (AAP) SWOT Analysis

Advance Auto Parts, Inc., based in Roanoke, Virginia, is a specialty retailer of automotive parts, accessories, and maintenance items for the consumer automotive industry. The company offers replacement parts, accessories, and chemicals for civilians who can choose to take advantage of Advance Auto Parts' service or perform installations and maintenence themselves. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is divided into two primary divisions: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) and AI. The AAP division operates 3,153 stores within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and offers a range of automotive parts including batteries, belts, brake pads, alternators, oil and transmission fluid, and other replacement and maintenance items. This division operates under the names Advance Auto Parts, Advance Discount Auto Parts, and Western Auto (2007). The AI segment operates under the name Autopart International and provides parts for the commercial automotive market, including third-party distributors and jobbers. As of 2007, this division operated 108 stores in North America. (read full profile)