Popular auto parts chain is closing Modesto store — and holding a sale. When’s the last day?
A national chain of auto parts stores is closing more than 700 locations — including one in Modesto — after a drop in sales.
Advance Auto Parts’ net sales for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $2.1 billion, down 2.3% from the previous year’s third quarter, according to a quarterly report.
In addition to shutting more than 150 stores in California, the company is closing several distribution centers in Bakersfield and San Bernardino, the Palm Springs Desert Sun reported in November.
Here’s what you need to know:
What is Advance Auto Parts?
Founded as Advance Stores in 1929, Advance Auto Parts, Inc., bills itself as “your source for quality auto parts, advice and accessories.”
As of Oct. 5, the North Carolina-based company operated a total of 4,781 stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the report.
Advance Auto Parts also served 1,125 Carquest stores across those locations as well as Mexico and various Caribbean islands, the company said on its website.
According to the report, Advance Auto Parts’ plan to improve business performance focuses on three categories: store operations, merchandising and the supply chain.
The company sold automotive parts wholesaler Worldpac for $1.5 billion on Nov. 1, the report said, reflecting “a strategic shift in its business.”
Where is closing Modesto store?
Advance Auto Parts plans to close a total of 523 corporate stores as well as 204 independent locations and four distribution centers, according to the report.
That includes the chain’s location at 1340 McHenry Ave. in Modesto near Orangeburg Avenue.
Advance Auto Parts shared the building with automotive service chain Pep Boys, which closed the retail side of its business in 2021 to focus on its service shop.
Is there a clearance sale?
Advance Auto Parts’ Modesto location is having a clearance sale with deals up to 90% off.
When is the last day in business?
The Modesto store will tentatively close March 7, but the closing date could differ depending how quickly the warehouse gets emptied, a store representative confirmed Tuesday morning via phone.
The store’s open hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday; 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
The store is also open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
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