Pep Boys to Present at Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Small-Cap Retail Conference

PHILADELPHIA--April 11, 2005--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket and service chain, today announced that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Small-Cap Retail Conference on April 19 - 20, 2005 at the Goldman Sachs Conference Center, 180 Maiden Lane, Ricker Auditorium in New York City.

Larry Stevenson, CEO and Harry Yanowitz, CFO, will present an overview of the Company's business and discuss operating trends at 11:55 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2005. A live webcast will be available directly at http://customer.talkpoint.com/GOLD006/ 041905a_mk/default.asp?entity=pepboys and from a link on the Company's homepage at pepboys.com. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) The webcast will be archived for future replay for approximately 60 days.

Pep Boys has 594 stores and more than 6,000 service bays in 36 states and Puerto Rico. Along with its vehicle repair and maintenance capabilities, the Company also serves the commercial auto parts delivery market and is one of the leading sellers of replacement tires in the United States. Customers can find the nearest location by calling 1-800 - PEP-BOYS or by visiting pepboys.com.