TUCSON, AZ (November 11, 2025) — Two major auto-parts retailers, Advance Auto Parts and Pep Boys, appear to be scaling back operations across the Tucson market as part of broader national restructuring efforts that are leading to hundreds of store closures nationwide.
Advance Auto Parts announced plans in late 2024 to close more than 700 stores nationwide — including roughly 500 company-owned locations and four distribution centers — by mid-2025. Several Tucson addresses have already gone dark, including 7227 E. 22nd Street and 1300 S. 6th Avenue, both of which are now listed as permanently closed on the company’s official store locator site. The closures are part of the retailer’s effort to streamline operations, reduce costs, and stabilize profitability amid declining same-store sales and competitive pressures from O’Reilly Auto Parts and AutoZone.
Pep Boys has also shuttered multiple Tucson-area stores in recent months. Locations at 3645 E. Speedway Boulevard, 8085 N. Oracle Road, and 3783 N. Oracle Road are now marked “permanently closed” on public business-listing sites. The company, founded in 1921 and acquired by Icahn Enterprises in 2016, has been gradually exiting its retail footprint nationwide to focus more on automotive service and fleet maintenance operations.
While neither company has formally announced a complete withdrawal from Southern Arizona, the pattern of closures suggests both brands are retrenching from slower-performing trade areas. Any remaining Tucson locations are expected to be evaluated as national portfolio adjustments continue into 2026…