

On January 14, 1959, Tractor Supply became publicly traded on the Over-The-Counter Market and reached $10 million in sales. From 1941 to 1946, the company opened stores in Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. The first retail store was founded in 1939 in Minot, North Dakota. location in Springboro, Ohio History 1938–1998 Ĭharles Schmidt founded Tractor Supply Company in Chicago in 1938 as a mail-order catalog that sold tractor parts to working farms. It is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TSCO and is a Fortune 500 company.Įxterior of a Tractor Supply Company store Interior of a Tractor Supply Company store Interior of a Tractor Supply Company store Interior of a Tractor Supply Company store in East Tawas, Michigan. The company has 2,000 stores and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. Tractor Supply Company (also known as TSCO or TSC), founded in 1938, is an American retail chain of stores that sells products for home improvement, agriculture, lawn and garden maintenance, livestock, equine and pet care for recreational farmers and ranchers, pet owners, and landowners.
