The company grew to 119 stores when it was sold to Southland in 1979. After passing through several different owners during the next two decades, the company grew to over 500 stores before it was sold to AutoZone in 1998.
At one point, the company had grown to 119 stores after being purchased by Southland in 1979. In the years that followed, it changed hands multiple times and eventually increased its store count to over 500 before being acquired by AutoZone in 1998.