CSK Auto Wins Two Awards at Information Technology Conference

PHOENIX--CSK Auto Corporation , parent company of CSK Auto, Inc, a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, announced today that it recently received a top award in information technology and in productivity applications at InformationWeek magazine’s InformationWeek 500 event held on September 17, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona. CSK was recognized for its custom mobile communication application provided for use by CSK’s senior management and approximately three hundred field personnel. The application provides real-time access to key business information such as comparable store sales, margin rates, labor productivity information, and balance of sales information, as well as e-mail and schedule functions via wireless Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). The PDA application also furnishes store-specific sales history, SKU-level inventory information, and commercial customer account information utilized by CSK sales managers.

“Five hundred companies were invited to this event and we are very proud that we won top honors in two categories,” said Larry Buresh, CSK Auto’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. “Putting real-time information in the hands of our managers as they support our retail and commercial operations, translates to more responsive internal and external customer service.”

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About CSK AUTO

CSK Auto, Inc., is a specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories, and operates 1,334 stores in 22 states as of August 5, 2007. CSK serves both the do-it-yourself and the do-it-for-me markets, operating under four brand names: Checker Auto Parts in Hawaii, Rocky Mountain, Southwestern, and Northern Plains states; Schuck's Auto Supply in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; Kragen Auto Parts in California; and Murray's Discount Auto Parts in the Midwest.