There seems to be a complete lack of understanding that they are in 2 industries simultaneously: omnichannel retail and commercial parts distribution. Trying to run them both out of the same box under the same brand creates constant tradeoffs that... — read more 

This site is like the store I manage. Full of whiners, crybabies, and losers. Lee Iacocca had a saying “lead,follow,or get out of the way” the latter is what you people should do. Please leave or resign ASAP, no two week notice needed. We don’t have... — read more 

Heard the Des Moines, IA CQ DC will be closed in 2018. Area will be serviced by Denver, Lakeville, and KC going forward.

How low can it go? We will see. Continuing to lose the commercial CARQUEST business they bought. What a bunch of college educated genius we have running this company. The problem is we probably have too much Harvard, Princeton, Yale or even maybe... — read more 

I am a long time employee in Roanoke I am also on various inter company committees. Surprise, there are no current layoffs and no future layoffs planned. Please rest your mind at ease you all have safe and secure positions with AAP. Now, let’s all... — read more 

Advance has proven it self to be reactive and not proactive in this business, and that has caused a lot of the trouble the company now experiences. Advance can not seem to grasp the concept of retail vs commercial customers, and has lacked both the... — read more 

Looks like the paisley cio of AAP got his walking papers. Who could figure? The man who could not deliver APEX. The man who force the outsourcing of the CQ call center that independents demanded be brought back. The man who wasn't good enough for... — read more 

Let start by saying how excited I am to be joining the Advance Auto Parts team. I look forward to meeting each and every team member. I have finally completed my series of interviews with your senior management and would like to say how professional... — read more 

When a DIY can go online and sign up for speedperks and buy the part cheaper than we are selling it to the commercial customer something is wrong. I've had my commercial customers call me about this multiple times. Their customers are showing them on... — read more 

I would like to second these articles that are reporting a Hugh turn around in q1. I am a representative of a vendor/supplier. I have met with many if not all of your buyers and senior management in both corporate locations. There is an air about the... — read more 

Team it is most important that we focus on the big picture here. We are a leader in our industry and we can seize on the failures of the competition. We will continue to rollout new initiatives that are firsts in the industry. Let’s focus at the... — read more 

You guys haven't seen anything yet. Just you wait. This is a planned effort by the top brass.

We are in control of our own destiny and if we drive hard another 10yds we will all profit. Great things in store q1. Get ready for a ride to the top.

Looks like the CAM's will continue to get the shaft. First cars and phones, now a new pay program and mandatory Saturday schedule to work in stores. You guys need to wise up!

Keep your nose to the grind stone and look to work more hours to help with your end of the load. Re stock price. This is the best stock to buy in the market today. You should be buying as much stock as possible. If this means taking a 2nd mortage... — read more 

Just heard from a reliable source several underperforming stores in Ohio will be closing down soon. I'm sure this will only be the tip of the iceberg.

In January, AAP was trading at 175. It recently closed below 85. It has lost more than half its value year to date. The brilliant senior management has destroyed $6B in market cap this year. How long can this continue? Women and children to the... — read more 

Advance has created all of it's problems by being cheap. You can not expect sales to increase when you decrease stock in your stores and warehouses, and hire part time kids at minimum wage with no automotive knowledge as the employee that interact... — read more 

Everybody has been mentioning the inevitable layoffs for a while now, but there was no time attached to them. Now I've heard somebody mention it will happen sometime in November, and I was wondering if anybody else heard anything about it, or should... — read more 

Almost 4 years since they purchased CARQUEST and they still don't know how to do commercial business. They listen to nothing from the CARQUEST employees who know the commercial business, it's all we ever done. I continue to lose my customers since I... — read more 

My two pdq sources must be nearly empty. They may have 1 of something in stock but rarely 2, take an axle bearing for a freaking 8.5" GM rearend for instance, my master has 1! Local hub never has anything. My commercial customers are complaining... — read more 

Has anyone heard about the new pricing to independent stores? Cost will be based solely on your quarterly volume and adjusted for the following period. Similar to the pricing program that the company stores use with their commercial customers. Looks... — read more 

Upcoming cuts are based on maximizing payroll savings through reduction in longer term employees that make higher income. DMs are a large focus where store count can be increased and a DM eliminated. It is unfortunate that many of these folks moved... — read more 

Does someone have reliable info on possible cuts and layoffs in Roanoke.

I read somewhere that better employee incentives (i guess pay?) is having immediate impact on turnover in the store decreasing it by 1/3? Whole top new mgmt is supposed to be changing culture by increasing incetives and "empowering" employees. Is it... — read more 

Advance Auto Parts is financially top heavy and has cut lower management people and employee hours to all time lows in an attempt to remain profitable. It would be wise to restructure the companies CEO and other top brass to reduce costs instead of... — read more 

Buzz around corporate this morning is about an upcoming SEC filing by Starboard. Any idea what this may be? Sale?

Well the rush is on to get store physical inventories completed. DMs are scrambling to get wrapped up soon. The AAP process is a joke. Corporate has no idea (or simply does not care) regarding the losses due to the sloppy preparation and... — read more 

Stock took a serious downgrade today. Selloffs are inevitable. Dump It before it’s too late!

What do you guys think? I'm really surprised we haven't seen the next of cuts yet.

For those of you that have a winter parts season, you better stock up. There are imminent cash-flow issues on the near horizon. Some suppliers have not been paid in months and are placing AAP on COD or refusing to ship at all. Company stores are... — read more 

The problem isn't AAP management. The problem is much, much bigger. Did any of you notice that car companies now have to amortize car loans over 7-8 years with zero percent interest? No, of course you didn't. Because you know absolutely nothing about... — read more 

I am angry at the AAP executive management team. Considering how poorly managed all of the brick and mortar stores are becoming Advance would be better off closing all of their stores except Online and compete with the rest of the online onslaught.

Had a guy in my store this morning for about 45 minutes wandering around and taking pictures. I assumed he was a mystery shopper or an auditor. Turns out he represented a company I had never heard of. He said to go to relentless.com and things would... — read more 

I'm just a delivery driver but I hear firsthand the comments the shop technicians make about us. Overall, Advance is a joke to them compared to the other parts suppliers. I deliver a lot of Dorman nuts and bolts while O'Reillys hauls in the big money... — read more 

Meetings this week for layoffs before year end. Underperforming store closures also getting underway.