There are 34 article(s) tagged AutoZone:

• December 2021

  • New store support center shows AutoZone ‘committed’ to Memphis

    AutoZone opened the new Peter R. Formanek Store Support Center at 104 S. Front St., a space that combines two historic properties and creates space for 300 workstations.

    By Christin Yates December 10, 2021

• July 2021

  • AutoZone conference will be first at newly renovated Renasant

    The annual national sales meeting is part of AutoZone lore; it is scheduled for Sept. 27-30.

    By Jane Roberts July 01, 2021

• April 2021

  • Tom Lee Park overhaul gets $3.2M in corporate funding

    The $60 million capital campaign to remake Tom Lee Park reached the 80% mark Thursday, April 8, with $3.2 million in funding commitments from three health care corporations as well as AutoZone and First Horizon Foundation.

    By Bill Dries April 08, 2021

  • AutoZone milestone: 30 years without pumping brakes on stock prices

    AutoZone celebrates 30 years as a publicly traded company this week. If you had the foresight to buy the company’s stock in those early days, you’re probably rich now.

    By Blake Fontenay April 01, 2021

• March 2021

  • AutoZone’s performance keeps rolling right along

    The Memphis-based company reports strong financial numbers despite the pandemic.

    By Blake Fontenay March 02, 2021

• February 2021

  • AutoZone to offer bonuses for vaccinated employees

    AutoZone will pay its workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

    By Blake Fontenay February 24, 2021

• January 2021

  • AutoZone’s Germantown location moving

    AutoZone in Germantown is moving from its current location near Kroger on Farmington Boulevard to a larger spot on Poplar Avenue.

    By Abigail Warren January 21, 2021

• December 2020

  • ‘Bluff City Law,’ AutoZone incentives make ‘Pork Report’

    The Memphis Regional Megasite made the organization’s top 3 in its 15-year list of worst government waste.

    By Elle Perry December 08, 2020

  • AutoZone beats Wall Street projections with double-digit sales, earnings growth

    AutoZone has about 100,000 employees including about 2,500 in the Memphis area.

    By Wayne Risher December 08, 2020

• November 2020

  • Regime change could benefit Memphis economy

    A Democrat in the White House and divided control of Congress may be good for the city: relaxed trade and immigration policies, more stimulus spending, status quo on taxes.

    By Wayne Risher November 16, 2020

• October 2020

  • AutoZone growing distribution center in Lexington

    The expansion in Henderson County will cost $42 million and add 45 jobs over five years.

    By Wayne Risher October 19, 2020

  • When will Memphis’ largest companies be back in the office? Not for a while

    Larger employers in Memphis don’t expect to relax work-at-home protocols for office workers until next year, and some experts believe virtual commuting will stick around after COVID-19 is contained.

    By Wayne Risher October 08, 2020

• September 2020

  • Boats, booze and Fido: Some businesses are winning despite COVID

    Some Memphis small businesses are doing well, even growing, during the COVID-19 pandemic: A look at Memphis Boat Center, Hollywood Feed, Phoenix Communications, Kirby Wines & Liquor, Crone Construction.

    By Wayne Risher September 28, 2020

  • AutoZone earnings surge on strong sales growth

    Memphis-based AutoZone said fourth quarter results included many modern era records, such as a 21.8% increase in same-store sales.

    By Wayne Risher September 22, 2020

• August 2020

  • AutoZone names new CFO, merchandising chief

    AutoZone’s chief financial officer and senior vice president of merchandising are retiring at year's end. The company named successors Thursday, Aug. 27.

    By Wayne Risher August 27, 2020

  • AutoZone hiring 20,000 nationally

    Memphis-based AutoZone is going on a hiring spree, adding more than 20,000 full- and part-time employees.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 13, 2020

• May 2020

  • COVID-19 crimps AutoZone profits, stalls sales growth

    AutoZone chairman, president and chief executive Bill Rhodes said he's "quite bullish" on the Memphis-based auto-parts retailer's future, despite short-term headwinds from COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher May 26, 2020

• April 2020

  • AutoZone suspends share buybacks, adds emergency time off for workers

    Memphis-based auto parts retailer has added emergency time off benefit for employees, temporarily suspended share buybacks and restructured borrowing capabilities.

    By Wayne Risher April 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Updated: Weather affected AutoZone Q2 results, coronavirus could hurt sales

    President and CEO Bill Rhodes cites mild winter in portions of the U.S. for sales that fell short of consensus estimates. 

    By Christin Yates March 03, 2020

• January 2020

  • AutoZone files for $12M renovation of Downtown historic buildings

    AutoZone's plan to speed fulfillment of vehicle parts includes expanding into the historic Cotton Row buildings across Front Street from its headquarters.

    By Tom Bailey January 31, 2020

• December 2019

  • AutoZone beats estimates in first quarter of fiscal year

    AutoZone beats on revenue, earnings estimates in first quarter, plans to 70 to 90 hub or megahub stores over the next several years, CEO says.

    By Christin Yates December 10, 2019

• November 2019

  • Habitat build day honors heroes while helping those in need

    Everyone was a hero Friday, Nov. 8, as U.S. military members and first responders joined forces with AutoZone volunteers and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis to help build six homes in the Castalia Heights neighborhood.

    By Erinn Figg November 08, 2019

• September 2019

  • AutoZone reports record sales for fiscal year 2019

    AutoZone Inc. has reported net sales of $4.0 billion for its fourth quarter (17 weeks) that ended Aug. 31, 2019, an increase of 12.1% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 (16 weeks).

    By Christin Yates September 24, 2019

• July 2019

  • New Memphis hosts luncheon to celebrate impact of local internships

    New Memphis invited interns and their bosses to a luncheon in celebration of its Launch program, which focuses on providing businesses with resources to hire and retain young talent.

    By Jared Boyd July 25, 2019

  • WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational preview, but without the golf

    Even the most casual golf fan should have plenty to do at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this week.

    By Drew Hill July 23, 2019