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Aid Auto Stores Announces De-Listing from NASDAQ

9 October 1998

Aid Auto Stores Announces De-Listing from NASDAQ

    WESTBURY, N.Y.--Oct. 8, 1998--AID AUTO STORES INC. announced today that it was informed on Oct. 7 1998 by NASDAQ that, effective on the close of business on such date, the company's securities would be de-listed from NASDAQ because the company's tangible net worth no longer meets the NASDAQ requirement.
    The company's securities (AIDA, AIDAW) have commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board.
    Aid Auto Stores is a major New York metropolitan area retailer and franchisor of automotive parts and accessories, targeting both the do-it-yourself and commercial markets.