Advance Auto parts is closing 700 stores nationwide.

There were 2 Car Quests on my way home from work.
One closed right before the buy out, which was a couple of years ago.
The other is still open.

Interestingly, around that same time, Auto Zone built a new store on the same road as the Car Quest that closed.
...and just last year built another new store on that same road.
That one road has three Discount/Advance, four Auto Zone, and three O'reily's.
It also used to have a NAPA, but that closed before the Car Quest did.

Interestingly, the NAPA franchise in the next city over was for sale about the same time the Car Quest closed.
I looked up the fees, and surprisingly it was only $75,000.
I'm sure the inventory and building were not factored in, but I don't know how all that works.
I was tempted.
It did sell, and is still open.