Locations increase local tire installation access for consumers who purchase tires online as part of an expanding national network.
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New location in Athens, Ga., also serves as a market hub to improve parts availability and same-day fulfillment across a network of stores.
The company plans to expand the factory in two phases and will create 1,000 new manufacturing jobs at its Rome, Georgia, facility.
AutoZone started from a single store, opened as Auto Shack by J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III, on July 4, 1979, in Forrest City, Arkansas.
The 16,000-square-foot facility is situated near Columbia Metropolitan Airport and major transportation corridors.
Spearheaded by local mother-son entrepreneur team Marian Snow and Brett Standifer, the new location is expected to open fall of 2027.
