O’Reilly Auto Parts will open for business in Clarendon this summer and fill a long-vacant building fronting US 287.
District Manager Luis Gallardo said the company plans to start operating Saturday, June 21, but he acknowledged that weather and shipping delays could postpone that date.
“We’re excited to be coming to Clarendon, and everyone has been so nice,” Gallardo said. “We’re looking to serving the community.”
O’Reilly’s is currently renovating the former Family Dollar building on US 287 between Lowe’s Family Center and the Buckin’ Bean. The store was built and 2013 and has been vacant since 2019. Gallardo said exterior painting is complete and workers are now moving walls, installing new LED lighting, and removing floor tiles in favor of a polished concrete floor. He could not say how much money was being spent to renovate the building, but knew it was likely a significant investment.
“We like all our stores to look the same so customers have a familiar layout,” he said.
Gallardo is based in Perryton and manages O’Reilly stores from Clarendon to Ulysses, Kansas, with the exception of Amarillo, which is in its own district. He started with O’Reilly’s right out of college and has worked his way up the company ladder. He said O’Reilly’s will employee a minimum of eight people and up to ten people at the new Clarendon store, and applications are now being accepted.
“Just go to oreillycareers.com and select “Clarendon, Texas,” and you’ll see the openings we have,” he said.
The company is currently going through internal candidates to select a manager for the new store, he said.
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