\nAdvance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America serving professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, presented its 2025 Vendor of the Year Award to OSRAM Sylvania Inc. at \u201cAccelerate\u201d \u2013 Advance\u2019s vendor appreciation and field leader kickoff event in Orlando, Fla. The annual event brings together valued vendors and team members in one place to fuel the energy behind the execution of Advance\u2019s strategic plan, and to honor the company\u2019s partners that make a positive impact on the business and its customers. Nine additional vendors were recognized at the awards ceremony for their contributions.<\/p>\n
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260109584138\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America serving professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, presented its 2025 Vendor of the Year Award to OSRAM Sylvania Inc. at \u201cAccelerate\u201d \u2013 Advance\u2019s vendor appreciation and field leader kickoff event in Orlando, Fla. The annual event brings together valued vendors and team members in one place to fuel the energy behind the execution of Advance\u2019s strategic plan, and to honor the company\u2019s partners that make a positive impact on the business and its customers. Nine additional vendors were recognized at the awards ceremony for their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\u201cOSRAM Sylvania has been an exceptional partner to Advance Auto Parts in 2025, in part because of their strong collaboration with our stores, supply chain, inventory, marketing, and merchandising teams,\u201d said Bruce Starnes, executive vice president, chief merchant at Advance Auto Parts. \u201cThe OSRAM team has a \u2018yes-we can\u2019 philosophy and their collaboration is a critical element that enables our team members to get customers back on the road. We congratulate Sylvania as our Vendor of the Year and are excited to grow our partnership and sales together in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional 2025 Vendor of the Year Category Award Winners include the following:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Pro Vendor of the Year \u2013 GSP 2025 DIY Vendor of the Year \u2013 Valvoline Global 2025 Vendor Rep of the Year – Tasco 2025 Visionary Vendor of the Year \u2013 Winhere Brakes 2025 Supply Chain Vendor of the Year and 2025 Inventory Vendor of the Year \u2013 Back Room \u2013 GRI Engineering 2025 Inventory Vendor of the Year \u2013 Front Room \u2013 Amalie 2025 E-Commerce Vendor of the Year \u2013 Premium Guard 2025 Content Vendor of the Year \u2013 Motorad and Josco 2025 Marketing Vendor of the Year – GlueIQ About Advance Auto Parts: Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n \nCertain statements herein are \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are usually identifiable by words such as \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cforecast, \u201cguidance,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201clikely,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cposition,\u201d \u201cpossible,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cprobable,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cstrategy,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d or similar language. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the Company\u2019s strategic initiatives, restructuring and asset optimization plans, financial objectives, including with respect to the Company’s reorganized debt capital structure, operational plans and objectives, statements about the benefits of the Company’s Worldpac sale and use of proceeds therefrom, statements regarding expectations for economic conditions, future business and financial performance, including with respect to tariffs, as well as statements regarding underlying assumptions related thereto. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company\u2019s views based on historical results, current information and assumptions related to future developments. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. They include, among others, the Company\u2019s ability to hire, train and retain qualified employees, the timing and implementation of strategic initiatives, risks associated with the Company\u2019s restructuring and asset optimization plans, risks relating to incurrence of indebtedness and increased leverage, risks relating to the Company’s credit ratings or perceived creditworthiness, deterioration of general macroeconomic conditions, geopolitical factors including increased tariffs and trade restrictions, the highly competitive nature of the industry, demand for the Company\u2019s products and services, risks relating to the impairment of assets, including intangible assets such as goodwill, access to financing on favorable terms, complexities in the Company\u2019s inventory and supply chain and challenges with transforming and growing its business. Please refer to \u201cItem 1A. Risk Factors\u201d of the Company\u2019s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (\u201cSEC\u201d), as updated by the Company\u2019s subsequent filings with the SEC, for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span>https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260109584138\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \nMedia Contacts:![\"Advance](\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260109584138\/en\/2687541\/4\/Sylvania_Vendor_of_the_Year_2026.jpg\")
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<\/b>GSP embodies what it means to be a partner in the professional business and helped Advance grow its business while always putting the customer first and working cross functionally.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Valvoline\u2019s performance and partnership delivered business growth, in part by introducing innovative new products, providing actionable, data-driven category management insights, and bringing fresh, exciting opportunities to promotional offerings.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Tasco exemplifies collaboration and has consistently gone above and beyond to strengthen their relationship with Advance and drive mutual success, in part by creating opportunities and exhibiting an unmatched commitment to follow-through.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Winhere\u2019s commitment to delivering a high-quality, reliable product, paired with their willingness to step up and help Advance drive the business forward set the benchmark for partnership and performance.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>As an award winner in two categories, GRI helped deliver key supply chain and inventory performance metric improvements through operational excellence and a strong commitment to meeting service-level expectations, as well as by being proactive in implementing change.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Amalie\u2019s best-in-class execution and seamless logistics coupled with their collaboration and flexibility figured largely in a performance that is best described as highly engaged and adaptable.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>With their commitment to collaboration, Premium Guard ensured that both content and experience were at 100 percent, while consistently providing excellent communication around the status of new assets being created.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Working seamlessly together, both Motorad\u2019s and Josco\u2019s proactive approach, responsiveness, and dedication to quality served to strengthen Advance\u2019s customer- and store team member-facing content.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Demonstrating strategic vision, creative excellence, and a collaborative spirit, GlueIQ is a valued partner who drove transformative growth and elevated Advance\u2019s brand across every channel by seamlessly blending strategic vision with creative execution.<\/p>\n
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<\/b>Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. As of October 4, 2025, Advance operated 4,297 stores primarily within the United States, with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also served 814 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico and various Caribbean islands. Additional information about Advance, including employment opportunities, customer services and online shopping for parts, accessories and other offerings can be found at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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