Takeaway: Main reason I’m pumped about our Auto Parts Book is using proprietary insight to show how we’d rebuild it in a way CEOs aren’t considering.

I think the proprietary data around customers, car selling, wear patterns and our econometric model will put us at the center of the Auto Parts debate when it comes out on Jan 17th. That said, it’s not what I’m excited about. What’s got me pumped is how we’re going to rethink the business model.

Businesses like Autozone, O’Reilly, Pep Boys, Advance Auto Parts, and even the likes of Sears, Town Fair Tire and Jim-Bob’s service-station were born generations ago. Different drivers, product preferences, repair/aftermarket wants vs. needs/non-traditional access to where you go and how you get there, and whether or not your car – if you own one -- runs on gas, diesel, electric, or a flux capacitor.

Simply put, we’re going to build this industry from the ground up. If we had access to capital in order to build a better Autozone, we’ll lay out how we’d do it. The goal here is to make Boards of directors read the report and say ‘damn…I never thought of that’.

Do I have my best sales/promotional hat on right now? You bethcha. But that’s what happens when McGough gets excited about something. And given the colossal debate about the investability of this space today…McGough is excited.

We’ll give more deets around the contents of the Black Book as Jan 17th draws near. But I think this will be as big for us as our #retail5.0 deck from last year.

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