Why did they remove the retail part of the store?

Pep boys dissolved their retail business and will only offer service from now on. Advance Auto Parts is schedule to set up their retail business later this year. Advance Auto DID NOT buy pep boys, they will be their own retail store. Both companies released press releases detailing this exact thing.Hope this helps.

I don't know why they removed the retail section from the Pep boys in the panorama City, I did ask that question when I was there and one of the employees said that the Pep boys garage will continue to do business as Pep boys automotive service garage. But I knew automotive store will open up in the retail section in the near future. I asked which new automotive store it would be and he said he did not know.