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Advance Auto Parts opens store in Kent

Published 2:56 pm Friday, November 6, 2015

Mayor Suzette Cooke joins Advance Auto Parts management and employees in a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.
Mayor Suzette Cooke joins Advance Auto Parts management and employees in a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.

For the Reporter

Advance Auto Parts, one of the largest automotive aftermarket parts providers in North America – serving professional installers and do-it-yourself customers – celebrated a grand opening Thursday of its second store in Kent, 10460 SE 256th St.

Bryan Gildersleeve, the new general manager, works with nine other team members at the new Kent location. A 25-year veteran of the automotive and retail sales industries, Gildersleeve has been with Advance Auto Parts for eight years. He is ASE-certified, having passed testing of his automotive knowledge by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.

The new store offers customers a wide range of parts and recognized national brands as well as several free services.

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