AutoZone
Sign in to saveAutoZone, 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 Memphis, Tennessee.
Key facts
- Company.name
- AutoZone, Inc.
- Company.logo
- AutoZone_logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.image
- Autozonehqmemphis.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founded
- (as Auto Shack)Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.
- Company.founder
- Pitt Hyde
- Company.hq_location
- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- Company.locations
- 7,657 (2025)
- Company.area_served
- United States Puerto Rico (since 2005) U.S. Virgin Islands (since 2019) Brazil (since 2012) Mexico (since 1998)
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.products
- Automotive parts and accessories
- Company.revenue
- (2025)
- Company.operating_income
- US$3.61 billion (2025)
- Company.net_income
- US$2.50 billion (2025)
- Company.assets
- US$19.4 billion (2025)
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16 sectionsContents
- Company History
- Auto Shack
- AutoZone
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Corporate affairs
- Headquarters
- Private labels
- Retail stores
- Sponsorships
- Lawsuits
- See also
- References
- External links
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 Memphis, Tennessee.
==Company History== ===Auto Shack=== AutoZone was founded by J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III as the auto parts division of Malone & Hyde, a Memphis-based wholesale grocer founded by his family. After joining the board of directors at Wal-Mart in 1978, Hyde explored new ways to diversify his family's business. On July 4, 1979, the first store opened in Forrest City, Arkansas under the name of Auto Shack. Doc Crain was the store's first manager. Sales that first day totaled $300.00. Despite not knowing much about cars, Hyde's vision was to offer good customer service, and everyday low prices, in a clean, well designed, and brightly lit shop.