| OReilly Automotive, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States. Its stores offer new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, including alternators, starters, fuel pumps, water pumps, brake shoes and pads, belts, hoses, chassis parts, and engine parts; maintenance items, such as oil, antifreeze, fluids, filters, wiper blades, lighting, engine additives, and appearance products; accessories, such as floor mats and seat covers; and a line of auto body paint and related materials, automotive tools, and professional service equipment. The companys stores sell a selection of brand name and private label products to do-it-yourself customers and professional installers. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 1,830 stores. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. |