Type Family Owned Founder W.C. Orscheln Parent organization Orscheln Group | Industry Retail Founded 1960 | |
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Products automotive goods, apparel, farm and ranch supplies, hardware, housewares, hunting equipment, lawn and garden supplies, pet and livestock supplies, tools Headquarters Moberly, Missouri, United States | ||
Orscheln Farm & Home is a retail chain of farm and ranch supply stores headquartered in Moberly, Missouri. It has more than 160 stores located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. It is part of the Orscheln Group, a conglomerate of companies operated by the Orscheln family.
History
W.C. Orscheln opened the first Orscheln Farm & Home store in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1960. Jerry Orscheln took over the business in the mid-1960s.
The company operates a distribution center in Moberly, Missouri, and in January 2015 acquired a distribution center in Abilene, Kansas, formerly used by the defunct ALCO Stores retail chain. Company president Stephen Chick said the acquisition of the Abilene distribution center means the company is "poised to double the number of Orscheln Farm and Home retail stores as we continue our growth and expansion."