Broadway Site Gets In The Zone – AutoZone

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On Feb. 15, 2013 AutoZone Development Corporation (NYSE:AZO) paid[mepr-show rules=”58038″]$550,000 for a 34,620 sq. ft. parcel ($15.89 per foot) at 8825 E Broadway Blvd. for construction of an AutoZone store from Vladimir Katz of Tucson.

The property is located northwest of Camino Seco on Broadway, with C-1 zoning.
This will be AutoZone’s 17th store in the Tucson area. Stores typically range in size from 6,500 sq. ft to 8,000 sq. ft.

Fred Ludwig, Real Estate Development Manager, reported that AutoZone Development will be general contractor for the project.

During the quarter ended February 9, 2013, AutoZone opened 32 new stores in the U.S. and opened nine new stores in Mexico. As of February 9, 2013, the Company had 4,735 stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S., 334 stores in Mexico, and one store in Brazil for a total store count of 5,070.

AutoZone will host a conference call this morning, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss its second quarter results. Investors may listen to the conference call live and review supporting slides on the AutoZone corporate website, www.autozoneinc.com by clicking “Investor Relations,” “Conference Calls.” The call will also be available by dialing (210) 839-8923. A replay of the call and slides will be available on AutoZone’s website. In addition, a replay of the call will be available by dialing (203) 369-1211 through Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

Vladimir Katz can be reached at (520) 548-1712. Fred Ludwig of AutoZone is at (901) 495-7296.

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