NAPA Auto Parts
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NAPA Auto Parts is a major American automotive parts retail and distribution chain serving both professional repair shops and do-it-yourself customers.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NAPA Auto Parts canonical | 7 |
| NAPA Auto Parts stores | 2 |
| NAPA AutoCare | 2 |
| Genuine Parts Company (NAPA Auto Parts) | 1 |
| NAPA Auto Parts distributors | 1 |
| NAPA AutoCare Center network | 1 |
| NAPA Brakes | 1 |
| NAPA Premium | 1 |
| NAPA ProSelect | 1 |
| NAPA Rewards | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T736815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAPA Auto Parts Context triple: [AutoZone, competitor, NAPA Auto Parts]
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A.
O'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories serving both professional mechanics and do-it-yourself customers.
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B.
Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and maintenance items for both professional installers and do‑it‑yourself customers.
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C.
AutoZone
AutoZone is a leading American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories, operating thousands of stores across the United States and beyond.
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D.
Lowe's
Lowe's is a major American home improvement retail chain known for selling hardware, building materials, appliances, and related products to both DIY customers and professionals.
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E.
Sears Canada
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAPA Auto Parts Target entity description: NAPA Auto Parts is a major American automotive parts retail and distribution chain serving both professional repair shops and do-it-yourself customers.
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A.
O'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories serving both professional mechanics and do-it-yourself customers.
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B.
Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and maintenance items for both professional installers and do‑it‑yourself customers.
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C.
AutoZone
AutoZone is a leading American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories, operating thousands of stores across the United States and beyond.
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D.
Lowe's
Lowe's is a major American home improvement retail chain known for selling hardware, building materials, appliances, and related products to both DIY customers and professionals.
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E.
Sears Canada
Sears Canada was a major Canadian department store chain that operated retail stores, catalog, and online shopping until its closure in 2018.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive parts retailer
ⓘ
brand ⓘ franchise network ⓘ retail chain ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | National Automotive Parts Association ⓘ |
| brandColor |
blue
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionChannel |
online ordering
ⓘ
retail stores ⓘ wholesale distribution ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
automotive maintenance
ⓘ
automotive repair ⓘ |
| hasBrand |
NAPA
ⓘ
NAPA Gold Filters ⓘ NAPA Legend ⓘ NAPA Auto Parts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NAPA Premium
NAPA Auto Parts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NAPA ProSelect
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
NAPA Auto Parts
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NAPA AutoCare
NAPA Auto Parts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NAPA AutoCare Center network
NAPA Auto Parts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NAPA Rewards
|
| industry | automotive aftermarket ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
North America
ⓘ
United States retail market ⓘ |
| product |
automotive accessories
ⓘ
automotive replacement parts ⓘ batteries ⓘ belts and hoses ⓘ brake components ⓘ chassis parts ⓘ engine parts ⓘ filters ⓘ motor oil ⓘ tools and equipment ⓘ |
| sells |
OEM-equivalent parts
ⓘ
aftermarket parts ⓘ |
| serves |
do-it-yourself customers
ⓘ
professional repair shops ⓘ |
| service |
automotive paint mixing
ⓘ
battery testing ⓘ parts delivery to shops ⓘ parts lookup assistance ⓘ wiper blade installation ⓘ |
| targetCustomer |
automotive repair shops
ⓘ
fleet operators ⓘ individual vehicle owners ⓘ professional mechanics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NAPA Auto Parts Description of subject: NAPA Auto Parts is a major American automotive parts retail and distribution chain serving both professional repair shops and do-it-yourself customers.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NAPA ProSelect
this entity surface form:
NAPA Premium
this entity surface form:
NAPA AutoCare
this entity surface form:
NAPA Rewards
this entity surface form:
NAPA AutoCare Center network
this entity surface form:
NAPA Auto Parts stores
this entity surface form:
NAPA Auto Parts stores
this entity surface form:
NAPA Auto Parts distributors
this entity surface form:
NAPA AutoCare
this entity surface form:
NAPA Brakes
subject surface form:
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Genuine Parts Company (NAPA Auto Parts)