Gander Mountain, Dick’s Celebrate Weekend Openings

While pundits and trade press focus on store closings and mergers within the sporting goods market, and the dire signs they suggest, Gander Mountain and Dick’s Sporting Goods just keep opening stores. This weekend Gander Mountain is celebrating the opening of its new store in Lansing. Mich., with a three-day grand opening celebration starting on October 7. Dick’s, meanwhile, is opening two new stores during the next two weekends and relocating another.

The newest Gander Mountain will be located in a new 52,000-square-foot store building located just a few blocks away from its previous location which opened in 2000. As one of 13 locations in Michigan, the new Lansing store offers more than 20,000 additional square feet of retail space, making room for one of the largest selections of new and used firearms in Michigan.

Also starting this Friday, Dick’s will be opening its third Nevada store at Meadowood Mall in Reno. (5354 Meadowood Mall Circle). Then next weekend, Dick’s Sporting Goods will cut the ribbon on its 46th store in the state of California at The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (176 West Hillcrest Drive).

Next weekend, on Saturday, October 15, Dick’s also will be opening its relocated at Sycamore Plaza in Cincinnati (7800 Montgomery Road). The store was originally located a few doors down in the same plaza. Enhancements to the new location will include expanded Brand Shops, a Women’s Studio Apparel Department, a Soccer Shop, a Lacrosse Shop and a Baseball Shop. Customers can also experience an improved footwear section designed to offer a broad selection of sports performance and casual footwear.

Other enhancements such as wider aisles and clearly identifiable destinations for the brands’ shops will greatly improve customers’ ability to navigate the store and provide an improved checkout experience.


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