With gas prices already nearing the post-summer peak from last year, there is real concern that gas prices will be significantly higher than what we saw last year.
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AutoZone's retail market for auto parts is already quite mature. So it's really difficult to improve business in that segment,
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At the end of the day, with oil touching 70 a barrel, that is not good for the consumer. When we are all paying more at the pump to fill our cars, that's less disposable spending that we all have to spend at retailers.
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