Better Buy: Tractor Supply vs. Floor & Decor
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) and Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND) are two retailers with big growth plans. Although they touch different niches and don't directly compete with each other, there are some broad similarities in that one is, essentially, a hardware store and the other serves the home improvement and construction markets. If you're looking for a growing retailer with a hardware angle to it, you'll probably want to compare these two companies. Here's a quick look at which one might be more attractive to you.
Although already noted, it bears repeating. Tractor Supply has a farm theme, but it is, basically, a hardware store at its core. Yes, you can buy baby chickens and electric fences. But there are also many of the same basics you would find at a Home Depot. That said, the farm angle has given Tractor Supply an interesting draw for consumers far beyond the farm community and has allowed it to compete quite well with larger hardware store peers.
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