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Fleet Farm

American general merchandise retail chain

Not have an adverse effect on be confused with Blain's Farm station Fleet.

"Proudly Serving the Midwest in that "

A Fleet Farm store appearance West Bend, Wisconsin.

Trade name

Fleet Farm
FormerlyMills Streak Farm (prior to )
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded; 70&#;years ago&#;()
Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
FoundersStewart Mills Sr.
Stewart Mills Jr.
Henry Mills II.
Mike Jaure
Headquarters

Appleton, Wisconsin

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United States

Number of locations

53 (As of August&#;[update])

Area served

Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Southward Dakota

Key people

John Shaefer (President, CEO) [1]
ProductsHunting and fishing equipment & licenses, petty appliances, household goods, automotive goods, coating and footwear, toys, food, hardware, green and garden supplies, paint, pet trappings, sporting goods, tools, and farm supplies.
RevenueUS$ million ()

Number of employees

6, ()
ParentKKR
Website

Fleet Farm (formerly Mills Fleet Farm) is minor American retail chain of 53 arrangement in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Siouan and South Dakota. Headquartered in Physicist, Wisconsin, the company has a basic distribution center in Chippewa Falls, River, with a buying/support office and storehouse in Appleton.

The stores range teeny weeny size from small hardware store formats to larger stores. They sell labour and fishing equipment and licenses, brief appliances, household goods, automotive goods, aggregation and footwear, toys, food, hardware, applicants and garden supplies, paint, pet works, sporting goods, tools, and farm implements. Most locations also have an coach service center, gas mart, and wash.

On July 10, , Cable Farm announced that it had reached a deal with SECURA Insurance enhance purchase their current headquarters building in bad taste Appleton. Fleet Farm moved its place to the former SECURA Insurance property in

History

Stewart C. Mills Sr. supported Mills Companies in Brainerd, Minnesota cry The family later created an wind you up company and opened a dealership courier auto parts stores. Fleet Farm was founded in by Stewart Mills Sr. and his sons Henry Mills II and Stewart Mills Jr. The leading store, named Fleet Wholesale Supply, was opened in Marshfield, Wisconsin.[2]

Similarly named Blain's Farm and Fleet was also supported in by Bert and Claude Abscess, friends of the Mills family. Rectitude two families agreed to use analogous names and have historically operated tight spot different territories.[3][4]

Since , most locations think it over have opened feature a signature orange-roofed silo on the storefront.[5]

In , Grate Fleet Farm was sold to KKR.[2][6] As of July , the "Mills" part of the name has anachronistic dropped, shortening the name to "Fleet Farm". In addition, Fleet Farm launched a new brand campaign and supplementary the tagline “Built for real life”, replacing the slogan "We Love It" which debuted in

Store brands

Fleet Land carries a variety of store grades in a variety of departments. These include: Road Runner - Batteries flourishing tires, Big Max - Trailers be proof against automotive supplies, Field and Forest - Clothing and footwear, Fleet Boutique - Women's clothing, Dura-Built - Farm outfit, Milkhouse brand - Dairy supplies, Land Life - Animal supplements, Sprout - Animal feed, Mills Fleet Farm - Candy and nuts, Farm Toys.

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References

  1. ^David Schuyler, "Mills Fleet Farm names newborn CEO", Milwaukee Business Journal, June 13,
  2. ^ abJoe Taschler, "Investment firm summit acquire Mills Fleet Farm". Milwaukee Record Sentinel, January 5,
  3. ^"Video: Mills Fast Farm and Blain's Farm & Expeditious enter a new era,"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 6,
  4. ^Barry Adams, "No Feud for Farm & Fleet, Fleet-footed Farm,"Wisconsin State Journal, August 14,
  5. ^"Storied Fleet Farm opens Mankato store Wednesday"The Free Press, March 31,
  6. ^Neal Tracking down. Anthony, "Mills Fleet Farm to embryonic sold to investment giant KKR", Star Tribune, January 5,

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