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Opinion: O'Reilly Auto a natural suitor for Advance Auto Parts

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Advance Auto Parts' shares have climbed this week on news the company is exploring a sale.

Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Gillian Tan writes Springfield-based O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (Nasdaq: ORLY) would be a natural fit.

If O'Reilly bought Advance, it would quickly add 5,200 stores its existing slate of around 4,500. It also would give O'Reilly more of a presence in Northeastern states.

Tan points to 2008, when O'Reilly bought CSK Auto and grew its store count by over 1,300.

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