Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) is a full-service automotive aftermarket chain. In 1921, Emanuel (Manny) Rosenfel, Maurice L. (Moe) Strauss, and W. Graham (Jack) Jackson opened the first "Pep Auto Supplies" store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They took the original name from a product carried in the store, called "Pep Valve Grinding Compound."