by Brian Cruickshank
Editor, aftermarketNews.com/Counterman Magazine
MIAMI — Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance member Parts Depot Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Miami-based WD Tropical International, currently a member of the IAPA program group. Tropical operates 32 distribution centers in Florida. No official announcement has been released, however, aftermarketNews.com has received exclusive confirmation of the deal.
Tropical was founded in 1978 by current president and CEO Jos