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 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.
Industry sources indicate that Marcus Cook, Principal at Cresa, is managing national disposition and re-leasing assignments tied to Pep Boys locations and select Advance Auto Parts / Carquest boxes. Cresa’s own announcements cite Cook’s role in “disposition, re-leasing optimization, and growth” of the Pep Boys portfolio nationally, and his client list includes both chains. Cook can be reached at 224. 522.1344 | mcook@cresa.com
The contraction reflects a broader consolidation trend within the automotive aftermarket sector, where retailers face higher operating costs, thinner margins, and increasing online competition. Vacant storefronts left by these closures could present short-term opportunities for discount retailers, tire chains, or neighborhood service operators seeking accessible, high-visibility pad sites.
Real Estate Daily News will continue monitoring these retail shifts and report when confirmed property re-tenanting or redevelopment activity occurs.