Advance Auto Parts to Launch Specialty Store on Walmart.com
October 16 2018 - 6:59AM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Walmart Inc. (WMT) and Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP) on Tuesday
said they plan to create an automotive specialty store on
Walmart.com.
The companies said the store, which will begin rolling out in
the first half of 2019, will give Walmart.com customers access to
Advance's portfolio of aftermarket automotive parts, accessories
and maintenance items.
The specialty store will complement Walmart's automotive
offering of common parts and accessories online and in stores, the
companies added.
Advance and Walmart said they also plan to explore new
fulfillment options, including home delivery, same-day pickup in
Walmart or Advance stores, and installation of some parts.
The move by Advance comes as brick-and-mortar auto-parts
retailers work to combat the e-commerce threat from the likes of
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).
Rival AutoZone Inc. (AZO) last month announced a next-day
delivery program, with up to 100,000 parts and accessories
available to some 80% of the U.S. population.
Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), which filed for bankruptcy on
Monday, in late August announced a nationwide expansion of a
program to install and balance tires for customers who buy them on
Amazon.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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