FEB NIBJ: Retail chains come to Bonners Ferry
Tractor Supply Company soft opened in the Three Mile area on Black Friday, and it had its grand opening Jan. 2-5. O'Reilly Auto Parts opened its doors Dec. 21.
NED NEWTON/NIBJ
BONNERS FERRY — The new O’Reilly Auto Parts and Tractor Supply Co. may bring some product overlap with existing businesses in town, but owners agree that the corporate chains will enhance Boundary County's economy.
“Any time you get a big conglomerate, people can distrust it, especially in a small town,” said Tractor Supply Co. manager Dave Harmon. “But we put taxes back into the area, we hire people from the area, we donate to the area, and we keep customers here. Instead of other businesses recommending customers to North 40 in Sandpoint, they’re recommending to us.”
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