Unique retailer and distribution centre receives featured company award

Unique retailer and distribution centre receives featured company award London ON – (November 30, 2005) Unique retailer and distribution centre, TSC Stores L.P., has been named the most recent recipient of the Featured Company of London Award. The presentation will be made by Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco at the December 5 city council meeting. TSC Stores opened its first store in 1966 as the fledgling Canadian arm of Tractor Supply Company. Since that time the company has grown to become a recognized force in the retail sector. Today, TSC Stores is a locally owned, Canadian company with over 500 employees and 24 stores across the province. TSC Stores has always been headquartered in London, originally operating out of a single back room in the first store on Dundas Street East. Today, the head office and distribution centre on Oxford Street East employs over 100 Londoners and occupies over 85,000 square feet of warehouse space. Under President and CEO, Roy Carter, TSC has set a course of rapid expansion that will see them move beyond the provincial borders in the near future. “It’s an honour to get this home town recognition by the City and the LEDC,” said Carter. “The heritage and roots of TSC have always been an integral part of our corporate culture and our brand identity. Regardless of where our stores are located, our roots have always been here in London. As we grow and expand across the country, having the support of the people in our own backyard will have even more significance. We look forward to serving yet another group of Londoners at our new store in Hyde Park early next spring.” TSC Stores has often been described as a cross between a country general store and a do-it-yourself center. It offers a unique core product mix, an incomparable service offering and a singularly identifiable brand personality. Together with the City of London, the LEDC announces a featured company each month. For more information, please contact: Steve Glickman, Director Business Growth and Retention London Economic Development Corporation Tel: 519-661-4524 Roy Carter President & CEO, TSC Stores L.P. Tel: 519-453-5270