AutoZone team surprises founder with nearly $7M donation for museum
Pitt Hyde was told he’d be filming an interview with AutoZone leaders. Instead, he was welcomed to a party with about 100 past and present AutoZone employees.
Topic: AutoZone
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October 2023
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September 2023
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AutoZone announces fourth quarter sales growth; leadership changes
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported $17.5 billion in sales for the year, an increase of 7.4% from the previous year.
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February 2023
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AutoZone plans to build Downtown skybridge
The walkway will connect at the fifth floor of the Downtown Mobility Center and the third floor of AutoZone headquarters.
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December 2022
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AutoZone shareholders vote to approve board of directors, executive compensation
The AutoZone board now includes three women, or 30% of the board, and three people of color, also 30%.
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AutoZone reports strong quarter as it plans exit from ‘pandemic mode’
The company opened 28 new stores in the U.S., three stores in Mexico and four stores in Brazil during the quarter.
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November 2022
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Meet AutoZone’s proposed board of directors
If shareholders approve the nominees, the AutoZone board will include three women, or 30%, and three people of color, also 30%.
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Whitehaven residents try to replace ‘Charlie Brown tree’ at Southland
“That tree is a part of the experience. It’s one of those good old fashioned family experiences that you can have.”
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September 2022
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Jackson Avenue vigil hosts prayers, praise to honor victims of shooting spree
The prayer event Thursday night was spearheaded by a local church to lift up the city and ask for help and healing because of the recent string of violence.
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July 2022
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AutoZone exec appointed to U of M Board of Trustees
Gov. Bill Lee’s appointment will replace current board member R. Brad Martin, if confirmed by the Tennessee state legislature.
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Southland Mall struggles despite forthcoming developments
On its grand opening date in 1966, Southland Mall created a three-hour traffic jam on U.S. 51 (now called Elvis Presley Boulevard). Now, on a recent afternoon, no more than two dozen cars speckled its parking lot.
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May 2022
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AutoZone third-quarter earnings beat analyst predictions
Shares of AutoZone stock were up Tuesday morning following the release, which reported net sales of $3.9 billion for the third-quarter 2022.
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March 2022
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Despite ‘very challenging’ environment, AutoZone earnings exceed expectations
AutoZone reported net sales up almost 16% from the second quarter last year.
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February 2022
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National Civil Rights Museum to include Corporate Equity Center
The center, funded by AutoZone, has a specific goal of increasing Black representation in corporate C-suites and senior executive leadership.
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December 2021
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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.
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July 2021
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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.
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April 2021
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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.
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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.
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March 2021
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AutoZone’s performance keeps rolling right along
The Memphis-based company reports strong financial numbers despite the pandemic.
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February 2021
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AutoZone to offer bonuses for vaccinated employees
AutoZone will pay its workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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January 2021
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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.
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December 2020
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‘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.
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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.
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November 2020
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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.
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October 2020
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AutoZone growing distribution center in Lexington
The expansion in Henderson County will cost $42 million and add 45 jobs over five years.
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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.
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