Sportsman Warehouse opening in old Gander in Parker

[Hummer]

Good for Sportsman's Warehouse. They are a reliable purveyor and got my business yesterday for carrying Barnes Vor-Tex om 7mm-08 when I couldn't find it anywhere else. I used to prefer Cabela's as a customer since their mail order days but Bass Pro has destroyed the Cabela's brand and I don't think it will be resurrected. I was in the GJ Cabela's yesterday and all around the store I heard customers grousing about Cabela's prices, the changes from selling sporting goods to stuff like sunglasses, jewelry and cheap household crap, the emaciated hunting and boot departments, and the awful Redhead clothing lines. Too bad.

[.455_Hunter]

Good for Sportsman's Warehouse. They are a reliable purveyor and got my business yesterday for carrying Barnes Vor-Tex om 7mm-08 when I couldn't find it anywhere else. I used to prefer Cabela's as a customer since their mail order days but Bass Pro has destroyed the Cabela's brand and I don't think it will be resurrected. I was in the GJ Cabela's yesterday and all around the store I heard customers grousing about Cabela's prices, the changes from selling sporting goods to stuff like sunglasses, jewelry and cheap household crap, the emaciated hunting and boot departments, and the awful Redhead clothing lines. Too bad.

Sportman's is positioning themselves well to fill the void left by Gart's, Dick's, the Cabela's/BassPro debacle and now Walmart. Cabela's needs to change their slogan from "The World's Foremost Outfitter" to "The World's Foremost Outdoor Lifestyle Store".

[hurley842002]

Sportman's is positioning themselves well to fill the void left by Gart's, Dick's, the Cabela's/BassPro debacle and now Walmart. Cabela's needs to change their slogan from "The World's Foremost Outfitter" to "The World's Foremost Outdoor Lifestyle Store".

I'm willing to bet there are legal adults who don't even know what "Gart's" is..... Dicks and Sports Authority filled that void long ago, and SA hasn't been around for over 3 years, but that's neither here nor there.


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[Hummer]

I'm willing to bet there are legal adults who don't even know what "Gart's" is..... Dicks and Sports Authority filled that void long ago, and SA hasn't been around for over 3 years, but that's neither here nor there.

No doubt. Does anybody remember the Gart Brothers store on Larimer Street? It was their main store long before they built the "Sports Castle" on Broadway. Before the area became known a LoDo, Garts was on the corner down the block from the old Goodwill store. It was in an ancient 1800's building, 2 or 3 stories plus a big basement. The gun department was down a long wide wooden stairway into the basement and the gunsmith shop was in a room that looked like an old wooden jail. They catered to competitive target shooters and carried all the specialty gear you'd never find in a gun store nowdays.

Dave Cooks was a latter day upstart that competed with Garts but they never handled anything for competitive shooters.

[Gman]

Sportman's is positioning themselves well to fill the void left by Gart's, Dick's, the Cabela's/BassPro debacle and now Walmart. Cabela's needs to change their slogan from "The World's Foremost Outfitter" to "The World's Foremost Outdoor Lifestyle Store".

The merger has killed Cabela's and Sydney, NE.