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  2. History. In 1938, Charles E. Schmidt Sr. of Chicago, Illinois, established a mail-order tractor parts business from his kitchen table, and by 1939, it had grown into a successful retail store in Minot, North Dakota. Today, with over 2,200 stores in 49 states, we are the largest operator of rural lifestyle retail stores in the United States and ...

  3. May 1, 1996 · Founded Tractor Supply Co., a nationwide farm implement retail chain, built a 27-bank holding company he later sold to Bank of America, and is founder of the Schmidt Family Foundation. Donated millions of dollars to Florida Atlantic University, the City of Boca Raton, University of Chicago, Boca Raton Community Hospital and others. May 1, 1996 ...

    • May 1, 1996 at the age of 83.
  4. Charles Schmidt founded Tractor Supply Company in Chicago in 1938 as a mail-order catalog that sold tractor parts to working farms. [3] [4] The first retail store was founded in 1939 in Minot, North Dakota. From 1941 to 1946, the company opened stores in Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa.

    • 46,000 (2021)
    • 1938; 85 years ago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
  5. Our journey began in 1938, as a mail-order tractor parts business founded by Charles E. Schmidt Sr. He realized that there was a significant need for a reliable source of affordable tractor parts for America’s family farmers.

  6. Nov 13, 2023 · 1938: Tractor Supply Company (TSC) was founded by Charles Schmidt in Chicago, focusing on mail-order tractor parts. 1939: The first TSC retail store opened in Minot, North Dakota. 1941-1946: Expansion phase with stores opening in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa.

  7. May 3, 2017 · 1938: Charles E. Schmidt launches a mail-order business. 1939: The first retail store opens in North Dakota. 1958: The company goes public. 1969: The company is sold to National Industries. 1978: Fuqua Industries acquires the business. 1982: A management-led leveraged buyout takes place. 2000: The chain enters the Florida market.

  8. Jan 28, 2022 · Tractor Supply Company began in 1938 as a mail-order business focused on providing quality tractor parts to farmers at fair prices. Charles E. Schmidt Sr. ran the business from his Chicago kitchen table before opening a retail store one year later in Minot.

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