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[Editor’s note: Our initial report from June 11 has since been updated with additional information from Tractor Supply Co.]
Grab your John Deere hats and wheelbarrows because work at Tractor Supply Co. in West Babylon has commenced.
Although Tractor Supply missed its anticipated spring opening at the former ShopRite space at 50-110 Route 109, Supervisor Rich Schaffer confirmed to Greater Long Island this week that the Tennessee-based retailer “picked up their building permit about a month ago.”
“They have started their interior alterations, including adding several access points on the east side of the building,” he said.
Current work inside, observed by a GLI reporter, includes framing and sheet-rocking.
“The store is now set to have its grand opening in early fall of this year,” said a Tractor Supply spokeswoman. “The store will be about 15,500 square feet and provide about 15 new jobs to the area.”
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In 2024, the town awarded Tractor Supply Co. a $20,000 to help with the move, GLI previously reported.
The West Babylon store would be Long Island’s fourth, as there are locations in Medford and Calverton, with another set to open later this month in Islandia.
The ShopRite in West Babylon closed on October 10, 2021.
What’s described by Tractor Supply Co. as a “rural lifestyle retailer,” the company’s stores offer farm supplies, animal and pet feed, clothing, home decor, seasonal goods, tools, fencing and more.
As of March 29, 2025, the company operated precisely 2,311 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states, the TSC website reads.
The company also runs 206 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states.
Tractor Supply has been in business for over 85 years and employs more than 50,000 people.
Top: Interior work has started at the former ShopRite on Route 109 in W. Babylon. (Credit: GLI/Michael White) Inset: Tractor Supply Co. on Facebook.
