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Article: NAPA nabs auto parts business. (NAPA auto parts stores in Alaska)
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- February 1, 1991
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The success of NAPA auto parts stores in Alaska during the past few years almost mocks the recent statewide recession.
The familiar blue and yellow pipeline NAPA logo bedecks 39 auto parts stores throughout Alaska, ranging from Barrow to Ketchikan. This spring will mark the third anniversary of the NAPA Anchorage Distribution Center, which supports the state's NAPA businesses.
Four years ago, Alaska had 34 NAPA stores; 1991 will see two new ones, in Healy and Kotzebue, bringing the total to 41. This represents roughly a 20 percent increase in the number of NAPA stores in only four years - most of that during a time when many businesses, including auto ...