June 13, 2007

business
Tractor Supply celebrates grand opening
Grand opening set for Sat., June 16
Carol Brimm

Tractor Supply in Mustang will get to know the neighborhood at their grand opening on Sat., June 16. According to store manager, Melissa Wood, guests at the grand opening can register to win a free Club Cadet riding mower and the celebration will include hourly give aways, hotdogs cooked by FFA and 4-H members, a display of antique tractors, balloon art, and face painting to kick things off with a bang.

You can buy almost anything at Tractor Supply except a tractor, according the TSC website. The store caters to farmers, ranchers, homeowners and even weekend gardeners with everything from work clothes and power tools to garden supplies and riding lawn mowers. Pet lovers and livestock owners will find a variety of feed and pet supplies and the do it yourselfer can buy parts to repair a tractor and the paint to give it a shiny new coat.

Wood says she is proud of the team she has built at the Mustang Tractor Supply.

“Ninety percent of our staff are from this area,” Wood said. “The entire team is new to Tractor Supply and we work well together and have a lot of fun.”

Woods said she enjoys working in farm and ranch retail because the clientele are passionate about families and livestock.
Founded in 1938 as a mail order tractor parts business, Tractor Supply Company now owns and operates almost 700 stores across 37 states and is the leading retail farm and ranch store brand in America, according to the TSC website. The company mission statement says TSC’s goal is “To work hard, have fun and make money by providing legendary service and great products at everyday low prices”. Tractor Supply is located at 201 N Mustang Rd. in the old Larry’s Super Thrift building. Hours of operation are Monday – Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Extended hours for the grand opening on Sat., June 16 are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit www.mytscstore.com for more information.

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