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5
PART I
Item 1. Business
Introduction
AutoZone, Inc. (“AutoZone,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is the nation’s leading retailer and a leading
distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. We began operations in 1979 and
at August 30, 2014, operated 4,984 stores in the United States, including Puerto Rico; 402 stores in Mexico; and
five stores in Brazil. Each of our stores carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and
light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-
automotive products. At August 30, 2014, in 3,845 of our domestic stores we also have a commercial sales
program that provides commercial credit and prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and
national repair garages, dealers, service stations and public sector accounts. We have commercial programs in
select stores in Mexico, as well as in our stores in Brazil. We sell the ALLDATA brand automotive diagnostic
and repair software through www.alldata.com. Additionally, we sell automotive hard parts, maintenance items,
accessories, and non-automotive products through www.autozone.com, and accessories and performance parts
through www.autoanything.com, and our commercial customers can make purchases through
www.autozonepro.com. We do not derive revenue from automotive repair or installation services.
At August 30, 2014, our stores were in the following locations:
Store Count
Alabama ............................................................................................................................................... 104
Alaska .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Arizona ................................................................................................................................................ 128
Arkansas .............................................................................................................................................. 62
California ............................................................................................................................................. 539
Colorado .............................................................................................................................................. 72
Connecticut .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Delaware .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Florida ................................................................................................................................................. 262
Georgia ................................................................................................................................................ 187
Idaho .................................................................................................................................................... 25
Illinois .................................................................................................................................................. 229
Indiana ................................................................................................................................................. 151
Iowa ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Kansas ................................................................................................................................................. 43
Kentucky.............................................................................................................................................. 90
Louisiana ............................................................................................................................................. 117
Maine ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Maryland.............................................................................................................................................. 56
Massachusetts ...................................................................................................................................... 77
Michigan .............................................................................................................................................. 175
Minnesota ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Mississippi ........................................................................................................................................... 87
Missouri ............................................................................................................................................... 109
Montana ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Nebraska .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Nevada ................................................................................................................................................. 61
New Hampshire ................................................................................................................................... 22
New Jersey ........................................................................................................................................... 75
New Mexico ........................................................................................................................................ 62
New York ............................................................................................................................................ 159
North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................... 196
North Dakota ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Ohio ..................................................................................................................................................... 244
Oklahoma ............................................................................................................................................ 68
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