Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (Advance) is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items primarily operating within the United States. The Company operates in two segments: Advance Auto Parts (AAP), and Autopart International (AI). The AAP segment is comprised of its store operations, which operate under the trade names Advance Auto Parts and Advance Discount Auto Parts. The AI segment consists of the operations of Autopart International, Inc. which operates under the Autopart International trade name. The Company�s stores carry a product line for cars, vans, sport utility vehicles and light trucks. The Company serves both do-it-yourself (DIY), and do-it-for-me (Commercial), customers. On December 31, 2012, the Company acquired B.W.P. Distributors, Inc. In January 2014, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. acquired General Parts International, Inc.