this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources blain s farm and fleet news newspapers books scholar jstor free images june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message not to be confused with mills fleet farm . blain s farm & fleet type family owned industry retail founded 1955 by brothers w.c. claude blain and n.b. bert blain headquarters janesville wisconsin usa products clothing footwear housewares lawn & garden farm equipment automotive sporting goods hunting fishing toys . website www.farmandfleet.com blain s farm & fleet is a regional chain of 36 retail stores in wisconsin illinois and iowa . the stores sell tires agricultural supplies and equipment hunting and fishing equipment and licenses kitchen appliances housewares automotive goods men s & women s clothing household hardware lawn and garden supplies outdoor power tools pumps and generators paint pet supplies candy sporting goods tools and toys . contents 1 history 2 locations 2.1 illinois 2.2 iowa 2.3 wisconsin 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded in janesville wisconsin in 1955 by brothers w. c. claude blain and n. b. bert blain . originally wisconsin fair trade laws required customers be issued membership cards to be sold discounted merchandise . citation needed a change in the law eliminated the need for these cards making blain s farm and fleet one of the nations first discount retailers . citation needed each retail store is part of farm and fleet stores which operate in four divisions by region while the distribution is handled by a separate entity blain supply company . 1 the blain family still owns the business as a private closely held corporation . it consists of blain s farm and fleet retail outlets and blain supply inc. holding company and distribution . it is primarily owned by ceo president jane blain gilbertson since her brother robert retired in 2014 . the chain has one distribution center in janesville wisconsin . blain s farm and fleet is not affiliated with mills fleet farm although the companies have similar names . 2 locations edit illinois edit belvidere bloomington decatur elgin freeport geneseo kankakee loves park moline montgomery morton ottawa rockford rockton sterling sycamore urbana woodstock iowa edit cedar falls clinton davenport dubuque muscatine wisconsin edit baraboo chippewa falls dodgeville janesville la crosse madison monroe oak creek platteville rice lake sturtevant verona watertown waukesha references edit company info . retrieved 2007 09 11 . http www.rrstar.com article 20120725 blogs 307259870 external links edit blain s farm and fleet website v t e hand tool manufacturers current dasco pro inc. apex tool group allen armstrong tools crescent diamond gearwrench k d tools lufkin nicholson plumb sata tools wiss xcelite bondhus buck bros. channellock cornwell tools digitool solutions disston saw works ega master eklind emerson ridgid empire level estwing felo few fiskars gerber gardner bender gedore gray tools dynamic tools hazet hans tools heyco ideal industries pratt read sk hand tools western forge klein tools knipex kukko leatherman lie nielsen toolworks lisle corporation lowell corporation matco tools martin tool & forge newell brands irwin 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