Endicott O'Reilly Auto Parts Store Ready to Open

After hearing the O'Reilly Auto Parts jingle on the radio and TV for years, people in the Binghamton area will finally be able to shop at one of the national chain's stores.

The company's first location in the region will open its doors this weekend. The new store at East Main Street and Garfield Avenue in Endicott will start operating this Saturday.

Inside the soon-to-open O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Endicott on November 13, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

O'Reilly Auto Parts is headquartered in Missouri. It has been expanding rapidly in recent years, although it's had a limited presence in New York state. The company now operates about 6,300 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The Endicott store will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. It will operate every day of the year except Christmas.

The checkout area of the Endicott O'Reilly Auto Parts store. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The company initially has hired 11 people to work at the new store but that number is expected to grow to between 25 and 30 when the place is operating at "full capacity."

An O'Reilly manager said "we want to be the friendliest auto parts store in town."

O'Reilly acquired the two-acre site from Marchuska Development last December for $695,000.

FLASHBACK: The site at East Main Street and Garfield Avenue on April 28, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

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