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The Pep Boys: Manny, Moe & Jack, (branded and commonly abbreviated as Pep Boys) is a full-service and tire automotive aftermarket chain. Originally named Pep Auto Supplies, the first store was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921 by Emanuel (Manny) Rosenfeld, Maurice L. (Moe) Strauss, W. Graham (Jack) Jackson, and Moe Radavitz. Currently headquartered in the Philadelphia neighborhood of East Falls, Pep Boys operates 803 stores and approximately 7,000 service bays in 35 states and Puerto Rico. Along with its full-service vehicle maintenance and repair capabilities, the company also serves the commercial auto parts delivery market. It is one of the leading sellers of replacement tires in the United States and in 2005, it was named one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the U.S.〔http://www.hoovers.com/company/The_Pep_Boys_-_Manny_Moe__Jack/rrckti-1.html〕 ==History== The original "Pep Boys" were Emanuel "Manny" Rosenfeld, Maurice "Moe" Strauss, Graham "Jack" Jackson, and Moe Radavitz, four friends who in 1921 chipped in $200 apiece to open a single auto parts store. They dubbed it Pep Auto Supplies after noticing a shipment of Pep Valve grinding compound on the shelves.〔"The Pep Boys Story," ''Pep Boys Auto'', Internet website (), accessed 22 June 2015.〕 That name was changed because of a policeman who worked near the store: Every time the officer stopped a car for not having an oil wick burning during nighttime hours, he would tell the driver, "Go see the boys at Pep" for a replacement.〔''Ibid.''〕 In 1923 on a trip to California, Moe Strauss noticed that many successful West Coast businesses used their owners' first names. One he liked in particular was a dress shop called "Minnie, Maude and Mabel's". As soon as Strauss returned to Philadelphia, the store's name was officially changed to "The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack". (Radavitz had cashed out the previous year.)〔(Pep Boys Company History ) Retrieved May 12, 2011.〕). Soon, the partners had commissioned the Manny, Moe and Jack caricatures that still serve as the company's logo. When Jackson left in 1925, his caricature was replaced with that of Moe's brother, Isaac (Izzy) Strauss.〔 (The company name's reference to "Jack" remained unchanged.) No further changes were made to the logo until 1990, when Manny's cigar was removed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pep Boys Tune Up Image by Losing Cigar : Advertising: The company stubs out the familiar stogie in its logo to coincide with the Great American Smokeout. )〕 By the early 1930s, Pep Boys had 40 stores in Philadelphia, and Manny's brother, Murray Rosenfeld, had opened the first West Coast Pep Boys store. In 1939, Izzy Strauss left to form his own auto supply business in Brooklyn, Strauss Stores, which later merged with Roth & Schlenger Home and Auto to form R&S Strauss, the ancestor of Strauss Discount Auto, later known as Strauss Auto, which closed its doors on June 4, 2012.〔(Strauss Auto company history ) Retrieved May 12, 2011.〕 In 1946, Pep Boys went public, and Manny Rosenfeld became the company's first corporate president, a position he held until his death in 1959. Moe Strauss served as president from 1960 to 1973 and remained a member of the board of directors until his death in 1982. In 1986, Mitch Leibovitz became the first non-founding family member to be named company president. Manny's grandson, Stuart Rosenfeld, Pep Boys's vice president of distribution, is the only founding family member currently in company management. The Strauss and Rosenfeld families continued to control approximately one-fifth of the company's stock until the early 1990s.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pep Boys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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