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Do you expect to find the goods you need and
want? It is reassuring to know that if your vehicle breaks
down, there is an Advance Auto Parts nearby. But even more
importantly, when you need a part to repair your vehicle, it’s
great to know that Advance will have the part you need and,
in some cases, can help you install it or teach you how.
Advance Customers enjoy the benefits of a friendly, helpful
team and a variety of free services, such as battery checks
and installation, wiper blade installation, electrical systems
check and battery and motor oil recycling. Advance also has
built a strong reputation of having the parts that our
Customers want when they need them and we continue to
focus on ways to enhance that reputation.
In 2005, we achieved our best-ever store in-stock level across
our entire chain and improved our in-stock performance at our
distribution centers, PDQ
®
and Master PDQ
SM
warehouses. This
means our Customers can be assured that when they need a
part or product, they can simply come into or call our stores,
and the part will be ready and waiting for them to pick up.
Advance Auto Parts also is known for the variety of parts,
products and accessories we carry. Customers can tap into
our logistics network for quick access to hard-to-find parts
that they may need to complete a repair. This includes
approximately 20,000 store-stock items, which we
supplement with an additional 100,000-plus parts that can
be ordered through our flexible supply chain and delivered
to our stores on a same-day or overnight basis.
Sometimes our Customers need parts that are even more
difficult to find. To address this need, in 2005, we increased
our product offering with our Special Order Center and
Spring 2005 saw the opening of Advance’s distribution center near Allentown, Pennsylvania. Pictured above is Distribution Center Team
Member Yahaira Medina driving a loader through the 660,000 square foot facility.
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