Īs of July 2018, the 'Mills' part of the name has been dropped, shortening the name to 'Fleet Farm'. In 2016, Mills Fleet Farm was sold to the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for an undisclosed amount rumored to be around $1.2 billion. The two families agreed to use similar names and have historically operated in different territories. Similarly named Blain's Farm and Fleet was also founded in 1955 by Bert and Claude Blain, friends of the Mills family. The first store, named Fleet Wholesale Supply, was opened in Marshfield, Wisconsin. and his sons Henry Mills II and Stewart Mills Jr. Fleet Farm was founded in 1955 by Stewart Mills Sr. The family later created an oil company and opened a dealership and auto parts stores. founded Mills Companies in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1922. Fleet Farm moved its headquarters to the former SECURA Insurance building in 2020. On July 10, 2019, Fleet Farm announced that it had reached a deal with SECURA Insurance to purchase their current headquarters building in Appleton.

Most locations also have an auto service center, gas mart, and car wash. They sell hunting and fishing equipment and licenses, small appliances, household goods, automotive goods, clothing and footwear, toys, food, hardware, lawn and garden supplies, paint, pet supplies, sporting goods, tools, and farm supplies.

The stores range in size from small hardware store formats to larger stores.

Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, the company has a main distribution center in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, with a buying/support office and warehouse in Appleton.

Hunting and fishing equipment & licenses, small appliances, household goods, automotive goods, clothing and footwear, toys, food, hardware, lawn and garden supplies, paint, pet supplies, sporting goods, tools, and farm supplies.įleet Farm (formerly Mills Fleet Farm) is an American retail chain of 48 stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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