Item 2. Properties

As of December 28, 2024, the Company operated 2,502 stores in 49 states (2,296 Tractor Supply retail stores and 206 Petsense by Tractor Supply retail stores.) The Company leases approximately 96% of its stores. Store leases typically have initial terms of between 10 and 20 years, with two to four optional renewal periods of five years each, exercisable at our option. No single lease is material to the Company’s operations. Approximately 61% of our stores are in freestanding buildings and 39% are located in shopping centers. The following is a count of store locations by state:

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The following is a list of distribution locations including the approximate square footage and if the location is leased or owned at December 28, 2024:

The Company’s Store Support Center occupies approximately 260,000 square feet of owned building space in Brentwood, Tennessee, and the Company’s Merchandising Innovation Center occupies approximately 32,000 square feet of leased building space in Nashville, Tennessee.

On May 14, 2024, the Company opened its tenth distribution center located in Maumelle, Arkansas, which expanded the distribution center capacity by approximately 1.2 million square feet.

The Company also uses third-party operated import centers, mixing centers and pop-up distribution facilities which provide additional distribution capacity.

While the Company believes its properties are suitable and adequate for its current business operations, it remains focused on new store growth in many existing and new markets and regularly evaluates its portfolio to determine if new or different properties would be beneficial to the Company.