|
Quarterly Statistics | ||||||
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Year
|
||
Sales (in thousands) | ||||||
2000 |
$1,006,472
|
$924,164
|
$1,059,415
|
$1,492,645
|
$4,482,696
|
|
1999 |
900,949
|
852,538
|
970,236
|
1,392,669
|
4,116,392
|
|
1998 |
675,274
|
607,097
|
743,661
|
1,216,890
|
3,242,922
|
|
1997 |
569,145
|
538,012
|
637,895
|
946,388
|
2,691,440
|
|
1996 |
463,029
|
425,838
|
524,175
|
829,591
|
2,242,633
|
|
1995 |
389,763
|
364,061
|
425,483
|
628,824
|
1,808,131
|
|
1994 |
322,846
|
303,203
|
358,159
|
523,821
|
1,508,029
|
|
1993 |
252,508
|
242,277
|
282,817
|
439,191
|
1,216,793
|
|
1992 |
215,814
|
197,053
|
239,751
|
349,709
|
1,002,327
|
|
1991 |
165,467
|
153,619
|
185,041
|
313,835
|
817,962
|
|
1990 |
143,264
|
133,515
|
155,007
|
239,939
|
671,725
|
|
Sales Increase Over Prior Year | ||||||
2000 |
11.7%
|
8.4%
|
9.2%
|
7.2%
|
8.9%
|
|
1999 |
33.4%
|
40.4%
|
30.5%
|
14.4%
|
26.9%
|
|
1998 |
18.6%
|
12.8%
|
16.6%
|
28.6%
|
20.5%
|
|
1997 |
22.9%
|
26.3%
|
21.7%
|
21.1%
|
22.7%
|
|
1996 |
18.8%
|
17.0%
|
23.2%
|
24.3%
|
21.4%
|
|
1995 |
20.7%
|
20.1%
|
18.8%
|
20.0%
|
19.9%
|
|
1994 |
27.9%
|
25.1%
|
26.6%
|
19.3%
|
23.9%
|
|
1993 |
17.0%
|
23.0%
|
18.0%
|
25.6%
|
21.4%
|
|
1992 |
30.4%
|
28.3%
|
29.6%
|
11.4%
|
22.5%
|
|
1991 |
15.5%
|
15.1%
|
19.4%
|
30.8%
|
21.8%
|
|
1990 |
26.2%
|
23.3%
|
22.9%
|
27.6%
|
25.4%
|
|
Increase
in Comparable Store Sales -
Rolling 13 Periods |
||||||
2000 |
7%
|
4%
|
6%
|
3%
|
5%
|
|
1999 |
3%
|
9%
|
6%
|
5%
|
5%
|
|
1998 |
8%
|
2%
|
2%
|
1%
|
3%
|
|
1997 |
7%
|
10%
|
8%
|
10%
|
9%
|
|
1996 |
6%
|
4%
|
9%
|
8%
|
7%
|
|
1995 |
8%
|
8%
|
6%
|
7%
|
7%
|
|
1994 |
15%
|
11%
|
11%
|
5%
|
10%
|
|
Increase in Comparable Store Sales - Static Basis | ||||||
2000 |
7%
|
3%
|
5%
|
2%
|
4%
|
|
1999 |
3%
|
8%
|
3%
|
2%
|
4%
|
|
1998 |
7%
|
2%
|
2%
|
0%
|
2%
|
|
1997 |
7%
|
10%
|
7%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
1996 |
5%
|
3%
|
8%
|
7%
|
6%
|
|
1995 |
8%
|
7%
|
5%
|
5%
|
6%
|
|
1994 |
14%
|
10%
|
10%
|
3%
|
9%
|
|
1993 |
7%
|
12%
|
6%
|
11%
|
9%
|
|
1992 |
20%
|
18%
|
19%
|
8%
|
15%
|
|
1991 |
9%
|
8%
|
13%
|
16%
|
12%
|
|
1990 |
12%
|
11%
|
10%
|
17%
|
13%
|
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Year
|
||
Net Earnings (in thousands) | ||||||
2000 |
$56,044
|
$39,061
|
$67,265
|
$105,220
|
$267,590
|
|
1999 |
51,300
|
36,039
|
58,735
|
98,709
|
244,783
|
|
1998 |
47,546
|
34,354
|
53,940
|
92,063
|
227,903
|
|
1997 |
37,975
|
29,407
|
46,103
|
81,523
|
195,008
|
|
1996 |
34,797
|
27,324
|
37,605
|
67,439
|
167,165
|
|
1995 |
27,634
|
23,836
|
32,414
|
54,897
|
138,781
|
|
1994 |
22,020
|
20,935
|
28,208
|
45,223
|
116,386
|
|
1993 |
17,119
|
16,030
|
19,849
|
33,937
|
86,935
|
|
1992 |
12,584
|
10,821
|
14,337
|
25,546
|
63,288
|
|
1991 |
7,432
|
5,823
|
9,667
|
21,229
|
44,151
|
|
1990 |
3,650
|
1,988
|
5,319
|
12,537
|
23,494
|
|
Net Earnings Percent to Sales | ||||||
2000 |
5.6%
|
4.2%
|
6.3%
|
7.0%
|
6.0%
|
|
1999 |
5.7%
|
4.2%
|
6.1%
|
7.1%
|
5.9%
|
|
1998 |
7.0%
|
5.7%
|
7.3%
|
7.6%
|
7.0%
|
|
1997 |
6.7%
|
5.5%
|
7.2%
|
8.6%
|
7.2%
|
|
1996 |
7.5%
|
6.4%
|
7.2%
|
8.1%
|
7.5%
|
|
1995 |
7.1%
|
6.5%
|
7.6%
|
8.7%
|
7.7%
|
|
1994 |
6.8%
|
6.9%
|
7.9%
|
8.6%
|
7.7%
|
|
1993 |
6.8%
|
6.6%
|
7.0%
|
7.7%
|
7.1%
|
|
1992 |
5.8%
|
5.5%
|
6.0%
|
7.3%
|
6.3%
|
|
1991 |
4.5%
|
3.8%
|
5.2%
|
6.8%
|
5.4%
|
|
1990 |
2.5%
|
1.5%
|
3.4%
|
5.2%
|
3.5%
|
|
Earnings per Share | ||||||
2000 |
$0.40
|
$0.28
|
$0.50
|
$0.84
|
$2.00
|
|
1999 |
0.34
|
0.24
|
0.39
|
0.67
|
1.63
|
|
1998 |
0.31
|
0.22
|
0.35
|
0.60
|
1.48
|
|
1997 |
0.25
|
0.19
|
0.30
|
0.53
|
1.28
|
|
1996 |
0.23
|
0.18
|
0.25
|
0.44
|
1.11
|
|
1995 |
0.19
|
0.16
|
0.22
|
0.37
|
0.93
|
|
1994 |
0.15
|
0.14
|
0.19
|
0.30
|
0.78
|
|
1993 |
0.12
|
0.11
|
0.13
|
0.23
|
0.59
|
|
1992 |
0.09
|
0.07
|
0.10
|
0.17
|
0.43
|
|
1991 |
0.06
|
0.05
|
0.07
|
0.15
|
0.33
|
|
1990 |
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.04
|
0.10
|
0.19
|
|
Gross Margin | ||||||
2000 |
41.9%
|
42.0%
|
42.5%
|
41.6%
|
41.9%
|
|
1999 |
41.8%
|
41.5%
|
42.1%
|
42.5%
|
42.1%
|
|
1998 |
41.5%
|
41.8%
|
41.8%
|
41.7%
|
41.7%
|
|
1997 |
42.2%
|
42.2%
|
42.2%
|
41.8%
|
42.1%
|
|
1996 |
41.7%
|
41.3%
|
41.1%
|
42.2%
|
41.7%
|
|
1995 |
40.7%
|
40.9%
|
41.6%
|
42.3%
|
41.5%
|
|
1994 |
40.6%
|
40.9%
|
40.9%
|
42.0%
|
41.2%
|
|
1993 |
40.2%
|
39.6%
|
39.3%
|
40.1%
|
39.8%
|
|
1992 |
39.1%
|
39.5%
|
39.3%
|
40.9%
|
39.8%
|
|
1991 |
39.5%
|
38.4%
|
39.7%
|
41.1%
|
39.9%
|
|
1990 |
35.7%
|
34.4%
|
38.7%
|
40.8%
|
37.9%
|
|
- EPS Adjusted for a two-for-one stock split paid January 31, 1992 and a two-for-one stock split paid April 20, 1994.
- 4th Quarter of 1991 & 1996 are 17-week
quarters compared to 16 weeks in all other years. Sales increases have
been adjusted to exclude the extra week.
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Year
|
||
Operating Expenses Percent to Sales | ||||||
2000 |
31.4%
|
33.4%
|
30.5%
|
28.2%
|
30.5%
|
|
1999 |
31.8%
|
33.6%
|
31.4%
|
30.2%
|
31.5%
|
|
1998 |
29.9%
|
32.2%
|
29.7%
|
29.0%
|
29.9%
|
|
1997 |
31.3%
|
33.0%
|
30.1%
|
27.7%
|
30.1%
|
|
1996 |
29.8%
|
31.1%
|
29.6%
|
29.0%
|
29.7%
|
|
1995 |
29.1%
|
30.2%
|
29.1%
|
28.0%
|
28.9%
|
|
1994 |
29.5%
|
29.6%
|
27.9%
|
27.9%
|
28.6%
|
|
1993 |
29.2%
|
29.2%
|
28.0%
|
27.4%
|
28.3%
|
|
1992 |
29.6%
|
30.4%
|
29.4%
|
29.0%
|
29.5%
|
|
1991 |
30.8%
|
30.8%
|
30.1%
|
29.7%
|
30.2%
|
|
1990 |
29.7%
|
30.0%
|
31.3%
|
31.0%
|
30.6%
|
|
Operating Profit Percent to Sales | ||||||
2000 |
10.5%
|
8.7%
|
12.0%
|
13.4%
|
11.4%
|
|
1999 |
10.0%
|
7.9%
|
10.8%
|
12.3%
|
10.5%
|
|
1998 |
11.6%
|
9.6%
|
12.2%
|
12.7%
|
11.8%
|
|
1997 |
10.9%
|
9.1%
|
12.0%
|
14.1%
|
11.9%
|
|
1996 |
12.0%
|
10.2%
|
11.5%
|
13.2%
|
12.0%
|
|
1995 |
11.7%
|
10.8%
|
12.5%
|
14.3%
|
12.6%
|
|
1994 |
11.1%
|
11.3%
|
13.0%
|
14.2%
|
12.6%
|
|
1993 |
11.0%
|
10.4%
|
11.3%
|
12.7%
|
11.5%
|
|
1992 |
9.5%
|
9.1%
|
9.8%
|
11.9%
|
10.3%
|
|
1991 |
8.7%
|
7.6%
|
9.6%
|
11.3%
|
9.7%
|
|
1990 |
6.0%
|
4.4%
|
7.3%
|
9.8%
|
7.3%
|
|
Net Auto Parts Stores Opened /Acquired | ||||||
2000 (2) |
85
|
41
|
17
|
61
|
204
|
|
1999 (1) |
(34)
|
77
|
(5)
|
16
|
54
|
|
1998 |
44
|
52
|
177
|
656
|
929
|
|
1997 |
54
|
39
|
62
|
150
|
305
|
|
1996 |
50
|
58
|
47
|
125
|
280
|
|
1995 |
38
|
49
|
39
|
84
|
210
|
|
1994 |
31
|
34
|
22
|
63
|
150
|
|
1993 |
13
|
8
|
24
|
60
|
105
|
|
1992 |
8
|
12
|
7
|
53
|
80
|
|
1991 |
7
|
8
|
14
|
31
|
60
|
|
1990 |
4
|
12
|
13
|
5
|
34
|
|
Total Domestic Auto Parts Stores | ||||||
2000 |
2,796
|
2,837
|
2,854
|
2,915
|
2,915
|
|
1999 (1) |
2,623
|
2,700
|
2,695
|
2,711
|
2,711
|
|
1998 |
1,772
|
1,824
|
2,001
|
2,657
|
2,657
|
|
1997 |
1,477
|
1,516
|
1,578
|
1,728
|
1,728
|
|
1996 |
1,193
|
1,251
|
1,298
|
1,423
|
1,423
|
|
1995 |
971
|
1,020
|
1,059
|
1,143
|
1,143
|
|
1994 |
814
|
848
|
870
|
933
|
933
|
|
1993 |
691
|
699
|
723
|
783
|
783
|
|
1992 |
606
|
618
|
625
|
678
|
678
|
|
1991 |
545
|
553
|
567
|
598
|
598
|
|
1990 |
508
|
520
|
533
|
538
|
538
|
|
(1) FY1999 opened 245 new stores and closed 191 stores(including 177 Chiefs).
(2) FY2000 closed four stores, including two
former Chief stores.
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Year
|
||
Total Domestic Auto Parts Store Square Footage (in thousands) | ||||||
2000 |
17,935
|
18,169
|
18,269
|
18,719
|
18,719
|
|
1999 |
16,520
|
17,087
|
17,255
|
17,405
|
17,405
|
|
1998 |
11,926
|
12,293
|
13,457
|
16,499
|
16,499
|
|
1997 |
9,813
|
10,090
|
10,525
|
11,611
|
11,611
|
|
1996 |
7,835
|
8,253
|
8,583
|
9,437
|
9,437
|
|
1995 |
6,217
|
6,557
|
6,832
|
7,480
|
7,480
|
|
1994 |
5,084
|
5,323
|
5,472
|
5,949
|
5,949
|
|
1993 |
4,146
|
4,204
|
4,376
|
4,839
|
4,839
|
|
1992 |
3,523
|
3,608
|
3,668
|
4,043
|
4,043
|
|
1991 |
3,087
|
3,128
|
3,244
|
3,458
|
3,458
|
|
1990 |
2,782
|
2,873
|
2,985
|
3,031
|
3,031
|
|
Average Domestic Auto Parts Store Square Footage | ||||||
2000 |
6,415
|
6,404
|
6,401
|
6,422
|
6,422
|
|
1999 |
6,298
|
6,329
|
6,403
|
6,420
|
6,420
|
|
1998 |
6,730
|
6,739
|
6,725
|
6,210
|
6,210
|
|
1997 |
6,644
|
6,656
|
6,670
|
6,719
|
6,719
|
|
1996 |
6,567
|
6,597
|
6,612
|
6,632
|
6,632
|
|
1995 |
6,403
|
6,428
|
6,451
|
6,547
|
6,547
|
|
1994 |
6,246
|
6,277
|
6,290
|
6,376
|
6,376
|
|
1993 |
6,000
|
6,014
|
6,053
|
6,180
|
6,180
|
|
1992 |
5,814
|
5,838
|
5,869
|
5,963
|
5,963
|
|
1991 |
5,664
|
5,656
|
5,721
|
5,783
|
5,783
|
|
1990 |
5,477
|
5,525
|
5,600
|
5,634
|
5,634
|
|
Sales per Average Auto Parts Store (in thousands) | ||||||
2000 |
$349
|
$312
|
$354
|
$493
|
$1,517
|
|
1999 |
326
|
306
|
343
|
493
|
1,465
|
|
1998 |
383
|
338
|
385
|
491
|
1,568
|
|
1997 |
389
|
355
|
408
|
567
|
1,691
|
|
1996 |
396
|
348
|
411
|
568
|
1,702
|
|
1995 |
409
|
366
|
409
|
571
|
1,742
|
|
1994 |
404
|
365
|
417
|
581
|
1,758
|
|
1993 |
369
|
349
|
398
|
583
|
1,666
|
|
1992 |
358
|
322
|
386
|
537
|
1,570
|
|
1991 |
306
|
280
|
330
|
507
|
1,408
|
|
1990 |
283
|
260
|
294
|
448
|
1,289
|
|
Sales per Average Square Foot | ||||||
2000 |
$54
|
$49
|
$55
|
$77
|
$236
|
|
1999 |
52
|
48
|
54
|
77
|
232
|
|
1998 |
57
|
50
|
57
|
77
|
238
|
|
1997 |
59
|
53
|
61
|
85
|
253
|
|
1996 |
60
|
53
|
62
|
86
|
258
|
|
1995 |
64
|
57
|
64
|
88
|
269
|
|
1994 |
65
|
58
|
66
|
92
|
280
|
|
1993 |
62
|
58
|
66
|
95
|
274
|
|
1992 |
62
|
55
|
66
|
91
|
267
|
|
1991 |
54
|
49
|
58
|
88
|
246
|
|
1990 |
52
|
47
|
53
|
80
|
232
|
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Year
|
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Commercial Store Count | ||||||
2000 |
1,386
|
1,389
|
1,380
|
1,486
|
1,486
|
|
1999 |
1,370
|
1,349
|
1,354
|
1,377
|
1,377
|
|
1998 |
1,282
|
1,275
|
1,323
|
1,385
|
1,385
|
|
1997 |
1,436
|
1,275
|
1,256
|
1,265
|
1,265
|
|
1996 |
67
|
280
|
519
|
1,183
|
1,183
|
|
1995 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Total International Auto Parts Store Count | ||||||
2000 |
8
|
11
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
|
1999 |
4
|
6
|
6
|
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Heavy Duty Truck Parts Store Count | ||||||
2000 |
46
|
47
|
48
|
49
|
49
|
|
1999 |
43
|
43
|
43
|
46
|
46
|
|
1998 |
43
|
43
|
Historical Trend - Store Growth
AutoZone Stores by State
|
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|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
1988
|
1989
|
1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
|
2000
|
|
Alabama |
35
|
37
|
38
|
38
|
40
|
41
|
49
|
60
|
74
|
77
|
79
|
82
|
1
|
83
|
Arizona |
39
|
41
|
41
|
42
|
42
|
43
|
46
|
47
|
52
|
64
|
70
|
74
|
1
|
75
|
Arkansas |
19
|
22
|
22
|
24
|
25
|
25
|
29
|
33
|
37
|
39
|
46
|
46
|
1
|
47
|
California |
8
|
436
|
374
|
15
|
389
|
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Colorado |
11
|
17
|
18
|
20
|
21
|
24
|
32
|
37
|
38
|
1
|
39
|
|||
Connecticut |
20
|
20
|
1
|
21
|
||||||||||
Delaware |
3
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
||||||||||
District of Columbia |
1
|
6
|
6
|
|||||||||||
Florida |
18
|
23
|
26
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
34
|
35
|
61
|
82
|
116
|
132
|
11
|
143
|
Georgia |
16
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
28
|
38
|
58
|
72
|
87
|
96
|
100
|
100
|
1
|
101
|
Illinois |
9
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
19
|
27
|
32
|
36
|
43
|
56
|
81
|
103
|
24
|
127
|
Indiana |
3
|
9
|
20
|
34
|
41
|
54
|
66
|
85
|
93
|
96
|
5
|
101
|
||
Iowa |
10
|
13
|
22
|
7
|
29
|
|||||||||
Kansas |
1
|
7
|
31
|
43
|
41
|
2
|
43
|
|||||||
Kentucky |
5
|
12
|
14
|
17
|
19
|
20
|
29
|
31
|
42
|
48
|
53
|
55
|
1
|
56
|
Louisiana |
38
|
41
|
43
|
45
|
49
|
51
|
58
|
62
|
68
|
70
|
73
|
78
|
5
|
83
|
Maine |
3
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Maryland |
1
|
9
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
|||||||||
Massachusetts |
52
|
52
|
1
|
53
|
||||||||||
Michigan |
8
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
27
|
63
|
83
|
21
|
104
|
|||||
Mississippi |
25
|
26
|
26
|
28
|
30
|
33
|
35
|
45
|
58
|
61
|
62
|
66
|
1
|
67
|
Missouri |
22
|
23
|
24
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
30
|
40
|
56
|
72
|
80
|
80
|
2
|
82
|
Nebraska |
8
|
8
|
||||||||||||
Nevada |
1
|
34
|
26
|
2
|
28
|
|||||||||
New Hampshire |
10
|
10
|
1
|
11
|
||||||||||
New Jersey |
9
|
9
|
||||||||||||
New Mexico |
8
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
24
|
5
|
29
|
New York |
11
|
42
|
69
|
16
|
85
|
|||||||||
North Carolina |
28
|
31
|
36
|
37
|
38
|
46
|
51
|
59
|
79
|
87
|
92
|
94
|
3
|
97
|
Ohio |
4
|
6
|
22
|
37
|
54
|
95
|
138
|
166
|
174
|
179
|
2
|
181
|
||
Oklahoma |
4
|
15
|
16
|
19
|
25
|
33
|
36
|
47
|
56
|
60
|
62
|
62
|
1
|
63
|
Oregon |
2
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Pennsylvania |
10
|
28
|
41
|
60
|
10
|
70
|
||||||||
Rhode Island |
12
|
13
|
13
|
|||||||||||
South Carolina |
19
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
21
|
24
|
35
|
41
|
49
|
50
|
51
|
51
|
|
Tennessee |
60
|
60
|
62
|
67
|
69
|
72
|
79
|
87
|
102
|
106
|
110
|
109
|
2
|
111
|
Texas |
95
|
115
|
122
|
130
|
134
|
152
|
173
|
211
|
239
|
264
|
382
|
335
|
13
|
348
|
Utah |
1
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
15
|
15
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
1
|
21
|
||
Vermont |
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
Virginia |
1
|
10
|
18
|
23
|
34
|
41
|
49
|
4
|
53
|
|||||
West Virginia |
4
|
8
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
1
|
15
|
||||||
Wisconsin |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
15
|
17
|
18
|
35
|
||||
Wyoming |
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
--------
|
|
Total |
440
|
504
|
538
|
598
|
678
|
783
|
933
|
1,143
|
1,423
|
1,728
|
2,657
|
2,711
|
204
|
2,915
|
Store Development
Stores Opened, Replaced, and Closed
2000
|
1999
|
1998
|
1997
|
1996
|
||
Beginning Stores |
2711
|
2657
|
1728
|
1423
|
1143
|
|
New Stores |
208
|
167
|
275
|
308
|
280
|
|
Stores Acquired, net of closings |
78
|
654
|
||||
Closed Stores |
(4)
|
(191)
|
(3)
|
0
|
||
Ending Stores |
2915
|
2711
|
2657
|
1728
|
1423
|
|
Replaced Stores* |
30
|
59
|
12
|
17
|
31
|
|
*Replaced Stores are either relocations or conversions of existing smaller stores to larger formats. 1999 includes 18 stores replaced by acquired Pep Express locations.
Average Cost to Build a Store
|
|
|||||
Land |
$377,100
|
$284,300
|
||||
Building |
594,800
|
585,700
|
||||
Equipment, etc. |
125,600
|
127,400
|
||||
Total Cost |
$1,097,500
|
$997,400
|
||||
Stores Owned vs. Leased
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Leased stores |
|
|
|
|
||
Owned stores |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|