AutoZone, Inc. engages in the provision of retail and a distribution of automotive replacement parts and accessories. It operates in the following segments: Auto Parts Locations and Others. The Auto Parts Locations segment is a retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories through the company's stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Brazil. The Others segment includes ALLDATA, which produces, sells and maintains diagnostic and repair information software used in the automotive repair industry; E-commerce, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autozone.com; and AutoAnything, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autoanything.com. The company was founded by Joseph R. Hyde, III on July 4, 1979 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.