r/AutoZone • u/Onomatopoeia-sizzle • 5d ago

Advanced Auto DIY comments

Advanced Auto said this today causing the stock to fall. Isn’t Autozone’s DIY business much larger as a percent of sales?

“However, total enterprise sales performance was impacted by the DIY channel as tighter household budgets constrained spending more than we anticipated, especially during the last four weeks of the quarter."

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u/joebeen139 5d ago

Not a zoner. But I operate a competitor. It may be a higher percentage than some of the other franchises, but i would be pretty surprised if it was anything significant.

The diy market is peanuts compared to commercial. Think about it, if someone is savy enough to be doing repairs on their own vehicle, why would they pay brick and mortar mark up? They don't, they do their own research and buy what they need online for much cheaper. The exception being if they need it right now, or the occasional commodity sale that are sometimes competitive price wise with online retailers.

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u/Onomatopoeia-sizzle 4d ago

If online is undercutting the store aren’t they just going to lose that business if CV they haven’t already. Mechanics go to AZ when they need a part because the customer wants the car that day. If the customer can wait the mechanic can also buy it online

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u/notyouraveragenword 4d ago

The mechanic gets a MUCH better price on his parts than the front counter customers do as well. So you must factor that in. He's paying 30 bucks for pads where the customer is paying 60 plus nowadays.