The best online outlet stores include clearance sections or offer coupons for additional savings. Not everything in an outlet store is a deal, so compare prices at other stores before buying.

An appeals court says we must pay more in state sales taxes than we earned in 20 years selling auto parts to Arizonans, even without a local store.

I am president of RockAuto, an online auto parts store in Madison, Wisconsin. My family and I started the business in 1999, offering “all the parts your car will ever need” to everyone from novice ...