BuyAutoParts.com
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auto parts retail |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, USA |
Key people | Renee Thomas-Jacobs CEO Adrian Juan Crisan[1] (Chief information officer) |
| Revenue | $52.9 M[2] |
Number of employees | 118 (March 2013) |
| Website | BuyAutoParts.com |
BuyAutoParts.com is an auto parts retailer based in San Diego, California. The company sells automotive repair and performance parts through its ecommerce website and over the phone.[3] In 2012 they had sales of 32 million.[4][5] Their CEO is Renee Thomas-Jacobs [6][7] and all of their 118 employees are based in the United States.[3]
History
[edit]BuyAutoParts.com was founded in 1989[4][6][8] as a steering parts manufacturer and auto part distributor.[4][5] In 2002 the company launched their website and by 2009 online sales made up half of total sales.[5] Today the company receives 90 percent of its business from a targeted set of product lines, which include replacement turbochargers, air conditioning parts, steering racks, and suspension components.[9][10] The current CEO replaced co-founder Dara Greaney who left in 2016[11] Renee Jacobs took over in 2016.[12]
Recognition
[edit]The firm was named to Inc. Magazine’s Inc.5000 fastest growing companies list for 2011 (#1803), 2012 (#1575), 2013 (#2382), 2014 (#3339) and 2015(#4463).[4][5][8][13]Inc. listed their 3-year sales growth at 152%.[4][8] They earned the 'Five-Time Inc. 5000 Honoree' in 2015.[13] In 2013 the company was included on the Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide at position 422[4][8] and the San Diego Business Journal ranked them 75th in their 2013 Fastest Growing Company list, 82nd in their 2014 Fastest Growing Private Companies list and #97 in the 2015 list.[5][6][14][15] They were ranked number 31 in the San Diego Business Journal list of largest private San Diego companies for 2015.[16]
Headquarters
[edit]Company headquarters are located in San Diego, California. In 2012 they moved into a 55,000 square foot building which houses an inventory of 140,000 parts.[5] As of March 2013 the company employed 118 people.[5][10]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.counterman.com/buyautoparts-com-names-new-chief-information-officer/ BuyAutoParts.com Names New Chief Information Officer
- ^ "BuyAutoParts.com: Number 4463 on the 2016 Inc. 5000". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b BuyAutoParts Website, retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "BuyAutoParts.com Makes Inc.’s Fastest Growing List for 3rd Consecutive Year," San Diego Business Journal, August 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "BuyAutoParts.com Delivers on Customer Service," San Diego Business Journal, pp. 3, 37; September 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c San Diego Business Journal Fastest 100 Growing Private Companies 2013, San Diego Business Journal, 2013, p. S36.
- ^ "BBB Business Review – BuyAutoParts.com," Better Business Bureau.
- ^ a b c d "Company Profile – BuyAutoParts.com," Inc. Magazine.
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gladstone-capital-corporation-invests-56-million-in-meridian-rack--pinion-inc-239902721.html Gladstone Capital Corporation Invests $5.6 Million in Meridian Rack & Pinion, Inc.
- ^ a b Katherine Poythress, "San Diego’s Top Internet Retailers," U-T San Diego, May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Dara Greaney: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "BBB Business Profile | BuyAutoParts.com". www.bbb.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ a b "BuyAutoParts.com: Number 4463 on the 2016 Inc. 5000". Inc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ http://www.cbjonline.com/a3sdbj/resources/supplements/PDF/20140714_Fast100.pdf San Diego Business Journal 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies 2014
- ^ "Buy Auto Parts Listed On The 2015 San Diego Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies". www.buyautoparts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ BuyAutoParts.com. "BuyAutoParts.com Ranked #31 on San Diego Business Journal's List of Largest Private Companies". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.