If you own AAP stock, sell it. It's taking a dive in August.

Telling people to stop complaining and leave is neither constructive nor fair. Some of us don't have the luxury of just packing up and saying bye-bye to AAP. I can't move due to family reasons, and to say my options are limited where I am would be an... — read more 

It seems like the only people mentioned in these comments that have any auto parts credibility are the ones that came from CARQUEST. So why does Advance not make an effort to retain them? As a store GM, I've seen the CQ guys devastate my commercial... — read more 

Confidential discussions regarding the spinoff of the CQ independent store group to another buying group began yesterday at a location outside of the Roanoke and Raleigh offices. A reliable source indicated a reputable Midwest based auto parts firm... — read more 

We need to know what's going on, we're out here trying our best with what we have left to work with, less labor hours and very low inventory in the stores. No one seems to care, we have families to support just like you Greco. I thought these new... — read more 

Customer service has gone way down to cutting hours in the stores. Not just commercial but DIY also. Forget commercial because Advance is going to lose most of that anyway due to service and lack of part availability. As a CARQUEST employee who now... — read more 

https://www.thestreet.com/story/14238985/1/here-s-walmart-s-next-target-as-it-tries-to-beat-off-amazon-a-5-000-store-auto-parts-retailer.html

Next step is to cut all of the store field staff. Starting with CSM's and CAM's. Plan is to market to the commercial customer with a discount in lieu of representation. The END is near.

Starboard is looking to have the company purchased, end of story. My opinion only, no insider info available. Gut only. God bless us all along the way.

One of the biggest issues with the independents is product confidence. You used to be able to promote lines like WIX filters knowing that the manufacturer had the customers back in the event of suspected product failure. The field representation for... — read more 

Advance Auto Parts has completely lost it's way with regard to employee loyalty since Starboard Value (the hedge fund) decided to take a stake in Advance Auto Parts stock. Starboard is only concerned about how much money they can make short term... — read more 

I wonder how many employees have quit but have not left yet? It seems there is absolutely zero sense of loyalty to AAP. You have to believe people will exit in droves once they secure suitable new employment.

It seems there is a lot of corporate activity revolving around the independent owners side of the CARQUEST store group. Many owners are unhappy with the perpetual product lineup changes and lack of DC inventory in many parts of the country. Most of... — read more 

Guess who is recruiting former CARQUEST/GPI leadership? Clue: Think rainforest.

The Sloans ran a family oriented business that you as the employee could plan a career around. If you did well at your job you were looked at when promotions came about. It was nothing to see a GM at a store or DC with 20 plus years with the company... — read more 

Before you guys jump on me and tell me that I am insane, let me preface this with a statement that I do NOT expect electric cars to enter mainstream within next 10 years. However, I feel that at some point sales (let's say in 20 years) will pick up... — read more 

I agree with the poster that talked about about store targets being unattainable. I worked in one of the DCs and every year it seemed the criteria by which we were judged would change. One year they had a piece conversion to compensate for items that... — read more 

Say what you want about the CQ acquisition taking AAP down...but here are some valid observations; Commercial customers respected them. *The vast majority of their team was knowledgeable and experienced. They had long term customer relationships both... — read more 

Here is why they are laying off even if they don't recognize the threat yet. http://www.thedrive.com/the-hammer/12258/why-the-auto-parts-retailers-will-slowly-go-extinct

The company said that in order to honor those who have died and who are serving our country, lthey will close an hour early. How is this an honor? Even July 4th, they closed at 6:00. What a way to celebrate either of these holidays. I will bet that... — read more 

So many bad business decisions up top. Did any of them get cut? Exactly. This round of layoffs won't be the long term answer they're hoping for. If corporate is so smart how is it that the stock has fallen faster than an anvil being thrown off the... — read more 

I have worked for this company twice over a 13 year span, first in 2002 for 5 yrs after they purchased Discount Auto Parts, then again in 2010 for almost 5 yrs. The second time around showed me just how far this company will go to keep the... — read more 

I recently was let go from advance after 4 years, they say because my performance wasn't up to par, but out of 13 stores I was one of three making target. The layoffs were designed to remove the good or high paid. I think advance has made big... — read more 

There was a post here few hours ago, I don't see it now. Removed?

Advance lags behind the competition. Here are a few things that I think will personally pave the way for it's downfall. 1) Hiring from the outside with hefty salaries to lure them in which limits opportunities from within. 2) Poor choices from the... — read more 

I left Advance recently, just ahead of these cuts apparently. Agree with other comments, the Carquest acquisition was a disaster - looking back AAP really got nothing from the integration: in my region, at least 75% of the knowledgeable Carquest... — read more 

I heard the severance agreements everyone had to sign to get paid state that people who are laid off can't work for any other parts retailer or vendor for a year or they will get sued by the company. ANd they also can't hire anyone who ever worked at... — read more 

Not sure if this is the final tally for this month's layoffs, or if we should be expecting more. http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Current-and-former-Advance-Auto-Parts-employees--430766553.html

I agree with a lot of these posters. The merger between CQ and AAP was a debacle to say the least. I am also no longer with Advance by my own choosing and to be honest, I haven't been this happy working someplace in a long time. Now that I'm out and... — read more 

Hello, I am a reporter with WFXR, Fox in Roanoke, and we are doing a story about the layoffs. Might you or anyone else in the Roanoke area be willing to speak with us for our story? We're willing to keep sources anonymous, if needed. If interested... — read more 

This is not surprising. I am a former employee of Advance Auto Parts from the Roanoke corporate office and left right as everyone was relocating to Raleigh and thank goodness I did then. The decision to purchase CQ was a mistake. AAP had been the... — read more 

I'm retired after 49 years in the wholesale auto parts business. I worked for CARQUEST 14 years. sales. Then came AAP. Retail. Wholesale and Retail can work together. "MindSet" there is a fine line between the two programs. Everyone needs to... — read more 

Advance Auto Parts' main downfall was when they went public and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Since then the management has been a joke and the real decisions are made by Wall Street. Employees now are nothing more than a number and... — read more 

Your right you can cut your way to profits. It will look good to the stock holders but it isnt something that will sustain itself. The problem is when you go that direction you have employees that wonder whos next. Moral is at a all time low... — read more 

T.G. comes from a 30 year career at Pepsi, where his most recent position was CEO of Frito-Lay North America. Unless the company plans to start selling spark plugs in vending machines it is hard to see how clearly this experience translates. In any... — read more 

Advance claims they are in the commercial business but no one in upper management understands the commercial business! Walk in to any Advance store and order 10 different Heavy Duty belts for a few different over the road trucks with say a Detroit... — read more 

I understand the whole Carquest / World-Pac purchase & they needed the Import Parts ....But in the Lexington Market the Former Carquest Mngmt ( turned AAP ) ran the WHOLE biz in the ground top to bottom ! PERIOD ! They Wanted to run it all their way... — read more 

Advance claims they are in the commercial business but no one in upper management understands the commercial business! Walk in to any Advance store and order 10 different Heavy Duty belts for a few different over the road trucks with say a Detroit... — read more 

I heard about some job opportunities arising in the area of Raleigh in the automotive sector. It's pretty weird that other company in the same market and same state just started a round of layoffs.