Advance Auto Parts Revamps Supply Chain in Effort to Reverse Sales Slump - WSJ

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Advance Auto Parts is overhauling its supply chain as it seeks to turn around years of shrinking market share and anemic sales growth.

The Raleigh, N.C., company is consolidating distribution centers, closing hundreds of its roughly 4,800 stores and opening larger regional locations as it aims to better compete with rivals such as AutoZone and O’Reilly Automotive. The strategy is meant to simplify the supply chain of the fourth-largest U.S. car-parts retailer as it looks to get the products customers want into their hands more quickly.

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