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Robert Ferris

Auto parts retailers have been spared from sharing the same fate as Barnes & Noble, Toys R Us and so many other companies rendered redundant by Amazon. About 80 percent of AutoZone's business comes from people repairing their own cars with the other 20 percent coming from professional mechanics. Amazon AMZN has crushed many iconic American companies, but auto parts retailers like O'Reilly ORLY and AutoZone AZO have managed to fend them off.

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