Editing AutoZone (section)

==Corporate affairs==
AutoZone is [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in the state of [[Nevada]].<ref name="10-K Aug 2023"/>

===Headquarters===
Since October 1995, AutoZone has been headquartered in its J.R. Hyde, III Store Support Center (SSC), a {{convert|270000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}}, eight-story building in [[Downtown Memphis|Downtown]] [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref name=earthquakres>"[http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/print-edition/2011/05/13/autozone-hq-holds-title-as-most.html?page=all AutoZone HQ holds title as most earthquake-resistant Memphis building]." ''[[Memphis Business Journal]]''. May 13, 2011. Retrieved on December 6, 2014.</ref> As of 2013 there were over 1,200 employees there.<ref>"[http://www.autozoneinc.com/careers/ssc_jobs.html Store Support Center]." AutoZone. Retrieved on June 4, 2013.</ref>

The project manager of the building's construction was Rob Norcross, a principal at LRK Inc. The building has the capability to withstand a 9.0 magnitude earthquake because it has a special base isolation system that had a price tag of $950,000.<ref name=earthquakres/>

=== Private labels ===
AutoZone sells lead-acid [[car battery|car batteries]] (manufactured primarily by [[Brookfield Business Partners|Johnson Controls]]) and other automotive parts using its Valucraft and Duralast [[private label]] brands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kusic |first=Luca |date=2022-09-16 |title=Who Makes Autozone Duralast Batteries? |url=https://vehiclefreak.com/who-makes-autozone-duralast-batteries/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Vehicle Freak |language=en-US}}</ref> AutoZone also sells tools under the Duralast brand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.autozone.com/landing/page.jsp?name=duralast-tools |title=Duralast Tools |work=AutoZOne |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>