BOMGAARS

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Bomgaars buys former Alco assets, to open new stores in 4 states: Bomgaars Supply Inc. has acquired the leases and fixtures of 12 former ALCO stores in four western states.

Bomgaars grabs opportunity to expand to 33 stores: Moving with acquisitions when sound options presented themselves, Bomgaars has largely expanded the number of stores in the chain since summer 2001, essentially doubling the number of stores.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Bomgaars is a retail chain of farm and ranch supply stores headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa . it serves the Midwest to the Rockies in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Colorado, Idaho by 1932, the midwest was deep in depression and growth was very slow . by 1934, he was eating 3 meals a day on a regular schedule . the operation was moved to the first downtown location in Sioux City, Iowa . the business consisted mainly of tire and repair materials. the next move was to the building at 611 Pearl Street in 1945. in 1952, Bill heard of an innovation in Grand Forks, north Dakota . the sending of fleet cards to farmers entitling them to discounts . bill’s wife, Tena, and Bill’s sister-in by 2001, the company had 15 stores; it nearly doubled the chain’s size by acquiring 13 former Country General stores . in 2015, Bomgaars took over 12 former locations of the defunct ALCO Bomgaars took over 13 former locations of the bankrupt Shopko discount chain in 2019 . seven of the sites are for relocations of existing stores, while six are stores in new markets .