Buchheit picks up 12 locations from Orscheln Farm & Home

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Buchheit family of companies acquired 12 retail locations formerly owned by Orscheln Farm & Home Company.

Buchheit obtained these stores related to the acquisition of Orscheln by Tractor Supply Company. The locations are part of a set of stores that must be divested by Tractor Supply Company in adherence to the Federal Trade Commission order related to the purchase that began in February 2021.

Buchheit retail stores feature merchandise for the home, garden, and farm that is geared toward exploring the possibilities of a simpler life.

Buchheit currently operates retail locations in Missouri and Illinois. This expansion takes the company into Kentucky, Arkansas and Nebraska. Buchheit intends to retain all of the Orscheln employees in these acquired locations.

Its locations in total include:

• Columbia, Missouri – two locations
• Fulton, Missouri     
• Blue Springs, Missouri
• Herculaneum, Missouri
• House Springs, Missouri
• Jackson, Missouri
• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Kirksville, Missouri
• Perryville, Missouri  
• Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Paragould, Arkansas
• Pocahontas, Arkansas
• Centralia, Illinois
• Greenville, Illinois
• Jacksonville, Illinois
• Sparta, Illinois
• Murray, Kentucky
• Beatrice, Nebraska
• North Platte, Nebraska