5401 Virginia Way • Brentwood, TN 37027 • 121-333-2020

Fact Sheet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
September 30, 2020 Teresa Buzzoni
Public Relations Director
(123) 455-9876
tcbuzzon@syr.edu

Tractor Supply Co. and 82 Years of Service

WHAT
 Tractor Supply Company is the largest rural lifestyle retail store in America
 Founded in 1938 by Charles E. Schmidt as mail order tractor parts business
 First store established in Minot, North Dakota, in 1939
 First stock sold in 1959 on the public market
 Purchased in1969 by National Industries
 TSC Headquarters move from Chicago to Nashville in 1979
 TSC stocks enter NASDAQ National Market in 1994 (Symbol: TSCO)
 From 1998-2002, country singer George Strait acted as TSC spokesperson.
 TSC named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 fastest growing businesses
 Operates 1,900 stores in 49 states
 Operates Petsense, a dog and grooming supply chain at 180 locations
 Promotes a “do it yourself” approach to household chores
 Sells all farm needs except tractors, but including clothing, equine and pet supplies, parts
for tractors/trailers, lawn and garden supplies, sprinkler/irrigation parts, power tools,
fencing, welding, pump supplies, riding mowers and more
 TSC engages in community engagement, maintaining partnerships with 4-H, FFA,
United Way, and local organizations within select states

WHO
 Operates as a niche market for farmers, horse owners, part-time/hobby farmers,
contractors, ranchers, gardeners, tradesmen/women
 Customers handle all home chores themselves, from building fences, welding gates,
constructing feed bins, caring for livestock and pets, repairing tractors and trailers
  Originally established to sell mail-order tractor parts for local farmers
 Harry A. Lawton III, current President and CEO since 2020; Ricardo “Rick” Cardenas,
chief financial officer since 2016; Thomas A. Kingsbury, director since 2017; Ramkumar
Krishnan, director since 2016; George F. MacKenzie Jr., director since 2007; Edna
Katherine Morris, director since 2004; and Mark J. Weikel, director since 2014
 Principal competitors include The Home Depot, Inc; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Southern
States Cooperative, Inc; Harbor Freight and Carhartt

WHERE
 Located in major metropolitan cities and rural communities in 49 U.S. states
 TSC based in Brentwood, Tennessee
 TSC has locations in all American states, except Alaska
 Operate 180 Petsense stores in 25 states
 TSC does not operate stores outside of the U.S. but is a major international supplier of
home and agriculture needs worldwide

WHEN
 TSC has provided over 82 years of service since its founding in 1938
 TSC has been a proud supporter of 4-H since 2010; FFA since 1985
 Sales topped $1 billion in 2002

Tractor Supply aims to provide a “one-stop shop for recreational farmers, ranchers and all those
who enjoy living the rural lifestyle, for more than 80 years.”

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