With the oil shortage affecting supply chain and the stock price slipping. Any cuts happening on Thursdays earnings release?

CarQuest Lifers you know who you are, time is running out time to find a new job…Same for AAP Lifers…..clock is ticking. This company is in shambles and leadership knows it and are just getting that pay check.

Absolutely one of the worst companies to work for in America. Tons of losers, horrible Leadership, people that can’t work anywhere else! Trash stock too! And then you got the Siffords!

What’s your thoughts? It’s hard enough to operate week to week with limited payroll, fixed activities, conference calls, the micromanaging and now we have CAC walks next week. I’m curious to see how thorough these walks actually are and what the... — read more 

What are the chances my store will remain open after the coming closures?

Really debating on dumping my stocks and reinvesting elsewhere since we continue to tank and can’t seem to stabilize.

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Advance Auto Parts layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Every time they want a quick win on the balance sheet, the first thing they reach for is another round of cuts. There is no real strategy behind it, just the same tired playbook of downsizing teams and offloading pieces of the company. The people... — read more 

Recently hired in a new store. I overheard the GM talking to suits that were here. Basically saying end of year is looking neat and some large clients would be coming back next year.

I have been part of the business for nearly two decades, and it’s clear that the IT department is in need of a significant overhaul. The current approach of allowing offshore teams to make critical decisions is creating disconnects with our actual... — read more 

So I had called it earlier in the year, first Junior was going to leave, then Hand, by the end of the year. I said it. The year hasnt ended yet, we shall see whos next, maybe Soler. If the company is in such great "comeback story" why are folks... — read more 

We're seeing a growing number of employees leave, and it's not hard to understand why. Compensation is not competitive, and raises or promotions are often withheld even when clearly deserved. Many of us are experiencing burnout and ongoing stress... — read more 

Ever since engineering decision-making was shifted to the India office, the work culture has noticeably declined. Some individuals there seem more focused on personal gain and career growth rather than respecting colleagues. This has created an... — read more 

Shweta Bhatia 7 month tenure as CTO.... what did she do?

The fat cats at the corporate office will walk away with nice bonuses and everything whereas the workers in the stores are being cut. This is typical with a big company. They take care of their executives, but they don’t care about the little guy who... — read more 

Stocks have plummeted since the 1.95B debt refinance has been announced. Any word on more downsizing after Q2 earnings release?

Stocks jumped after earnings report. Layoffs are now on hold to see what next quarter brings. Full steam ahead!

Any more news on additional job cuts besides hours being reduced?

All power in iT is gone to India. Micromanagers spamming Teams chats and JIRA tickets. Suffocating.

A former employee here, can someone tell me who manages the Advance Auto Parts 401K account? Such as Prudential, Fidelity Investments, etc. Thank you in advance

Word is our, Hand is next.

Surely there’s more cuts coming given store closures are going to cost a small fortune, liquidating inventory at a loss. Etc etc so what’s next who knows something

After seven years Sri Donthi finally leaves,,, or was he pushed out? He outsourced all of IT to his friends and relatives in India, even opened Advance an office in India. With his departure they announce his replacement Shweta Bhatia, guess where... — read more 

How can Advance leadership and Board live with themselves. They are clueless how to run a Auto parts aftermarket. They don't understand how, AutoZone, O'Reilly's, NAPA and all the other independents are kicking their butts. It's only time before... — read more 

So just like before we got information ahead of the closure of the 700 stores and also the workforce being laid off. Next round of layoffs are going to be the cams. Each cam will have right around 20 stores. Going forward. It's probably going to... — read more 

Layoffs are tough, but what did you expect. AAP has been nothing but a turn around story for 10 years. The call today was a concerning to say the least. WorldPac gone and over 700 stores closing along with 4 DCs. All the effort to get out West... — read more 

It starts tomorrow

If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Advance Auto Parts layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Grab your popcorn, it won’t be good! Stock heading to $28 a share and market cap under $2Billion.

Should have been one of the first things he addressed, and a year later hasn't even touched IT, so most of it is gone to India, and he goes there to visit. Paying more for everything and getting garbage back..

Company is filled with bad leaders from failed companies. Many non executives are from poorly led companies that nobody has heard of. Companies that any college educated person would not work for. A lot of VP leadership and below from bankrupt... — read more 

I understand that there are several DCs that are underperforming and are the focus of being closed down with limited opportunity to relocate. Anyone else heard this? We were told to be prepared to talk to our teams about this.

It is the same story every quarter and every year since AAP purchased CQ. There is no turnaround, company continues to shrink in size. CQ and AAP combined are very similar to Sears and Kmart. It will be a slow death, until they are sold or file... — read more 

Which stores have closed or will be closing during this year?

I often wonder if the reason we have such availability issues is because of the debt Greco put us in. The majority of the time it shows us FDO or no availability but the customer can call across the road to any of the other 3 part stores and it's on... — read more 

I heard that customer PII (names, emails etc), as well as current and former employee information was breached. Have not heard anything from the company about it and what they are doing about it. Has anyone else heard anything?