State Line Tack

State Line Tack, a division of TABcom, LLC, is an equine products and supplies retailer. Beginning as a single outlet in Plaistow, New Hampshire in 1980, on the state line between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, State Line Tack converted an old barn into a two story retail tack store. At that time, it offered the largest selection of horse supplies in a single location nationwide, and offered more reasonably priced lines of inventory than most of its competitors. It grew into a direct mail catalog retailer within a few years after being purchased by mail order pet supply giant Sporting Dog Specialties. In 1996, PetSmart, Inc. acquired Sporting Dog Specialties and its subsidiary State Line Tack for $45 million mostly paid in company stock, and opened more than 160 full-size (about 3,000 square feet) equine departments inside PetSmart stores. The Plaistow store moved to Salem, New Hampshire, expanding to over 10,000 square feet (930 m²).

In 2007, PetSmart put the State Line Tack name and catalog/internet business up for sale, closing all stores and the Fulfillment Center in Brockport, New York. In 2007, it became a subsidiary of TABcom, LLC and continues to operate as an online retailer.[1]

References

1. November 12, 2003, Bloomberg Business Week, State Line Tack Company Overview, ^http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=34758 2. "Tabcom Brands." Web log post. TABcom RSS. N.p., 04 Apr. 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2013. <http://tabcom.com/overview/>.

External links

• Official site