Tractor Supply Opens New DC in Navarre, Ohio

Tractor Supply Company, which also owns and operates Petsense by Tractor Supply, has announced the grand opening of its newest and largest distribution center, located in Navarre, OH.

The Navarre facility will support the company’s continued growth and expansion in the US and represents its first distribution center to open since 2018. Since that time, the company has grown its net sales by more than 70 percent. In 2022, Tractor Supply achieved several major milestones in its history, surpassing more than 2,100 Tractor Supply stores nationwide and 50,000 team members. Tractor Supply ranks 294 on the list of Fortune 500 companies.

“The opening of our state-of-the-art distribution center in Navarre is an exciting milestone for Tractor Supply,” said Colin Yankee, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Tractor Supply. “Our distribution centers are an essential part of our operations, keeping our stores stocked with everything our customers need for Life Out Here and delivering online orders directly to our customers. The Navarre facility will not only allow us to better serve our growing customer base in the Ohio and Upper Midwest regions, but it will also bring 500 additional jobs to the Stark County area. We look forward to being a part of and investing in this community.”

Tractor Supply has further invested in the local community by presenting donations to several local organizations, including Stark County 4-H Youth Development Program, Boys & Girls Club of Massillon and R.G. Drage Career Center FFA.

“We are thrilled to welcome Tractor Supply as the newest member of the Navarre community,” said Mayor Robert Benson, Village of Navarre. “In my 28 years as mayor, this is by far one of the largest projects to come to our area, and we are so appreciative of the collaboration and positive economic impact this new distribution center is making and will continue to make for years to come.”

The Navarre distribution center will serve about 250 stores and fill e-commerce orders for online customers in Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and other parts of the Upper Midwest region. Construction on the 900,000 square-foot building began in May 2021 and was completed in December 2022.

The distribution center is the first Tractor Supply facility built to LEED Gold standards. It features a rooftop solar array system consisting of more than 10,000 solar panels that will produce five megawatts of electricity per year. This is enough to meet the entire building’s electricity needs while reducing its carbon footprint by approximately 4,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. The facility will also utilize electric fork trucks powered by lithium-ion batteries to pick and move inventory. Tractor Supply is working toward achieving net zero emissions across all its operations by 2040.

The company’s ninth distribution center sits on 117 acres of property and is equidistant from its existing distribution centers in Hagerstown, MD and Pendleton, IN. Navarre began receiving product in early December and will begin shipping in February 2023.

To learn more about Tractor Supply’s distribution centers and view available employment opportunities, visit Tractor Supply.