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Autobacs Seven Co. expanding into the U.S. 4 Mall Tenants
A little bit of the Far East has arrived on
the West Coast, in the form of an automotive store that would make fans of the
Fast and the Furious movies excited.
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tokyo, Osaka and
London stock exchanges, recently opened its first U.S. Super Autobacs “Car-Life”
retail store located at 12645 Beach Boulevard in Stanton, CA. Autobacs Seven is
Japan’s largest automotive aftermarket parts and accessories retailer. The new
Super Autobacs store, located in Orange County, is geared toward the avid auto
enthusiast and occupies a space of 35,000 sq.ft. The stores sell brand-name and
original merchandise complete with specialty installation, maintenance and car
customization bays on site.
The Super Autobacs mega store carries more than 80 brands and 10,000 products,
including brand-name accessories for both American and imported cars. Shoppers
entering the store will be greeted with clearly designated departments, making
the products easier to find. Not only can customers purchase basic things like
tires, wheels, air fresheners and performance parts, but they can also find
items like custom audio systems, security and GPS systems, bumpers and grills,
unique gadgets, collectibles, specialty books, sunglasses and other original car
and SUV-related merchandise.
The store even houses a service department, which offers on-site audio and parts
installation, car customization and certified maintenance service. For the auto
voyeur, the store has a viewing room cafe, where customers can sit, snack and
watch their cars being worked on.
The Stanton, CA location includes 20,000 sq.ft. on the first floor, 5,000 sq.ft.
of second-floor space for accessories and 10,000 sq.ft. for the service
department, which includes 14 bays. Two bays will be for audio-visual
installation, four will be for tires and wheel alignment and two “heavy hitter”
bays will be for engine upgrades. However, what separates this store from other
auto retailers will be the way the items are displayed. Instead of having the
product on the shelves, the actual items will be available for the customer to
handle.
Autobacs Seven was established in 1948 as a wholesaler and retailer of
automobile parts. The first store opened in Osaka, Japan in 1974. Since then,
the company has become known as Japan’s main source for auto parts and service.
Currently, the company operates 500 Autobacs franchise stores across Japan and
overseas.
The company also is setting up an information and sales network for used cars
called Autobacs C@rs, a series of terminals installed at Autobacs stores that
pulls together used-car information from other Autobacs locations and affiliated
dealers throughout Japan. Large-scale used-car exhibition lots are also being
established so buyers can browse among hundreds of standard, customized and
other vehicles in a single location.
For more information, contact Jack Hara, Bob Donnelly or Larry Blake, Autobacs
U.S.A., Inc., 12645 Beach Boulevard, Stanton, CA 90680; 714-903-9900 or
714-799-9320.
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