First Gander Outdoors locations will open early 2018

By Christen Smith

Gander Mountain closed its doors in August after a nationwide liquidation sale ended. The re-branded Gander Outdoors locations will open in early 2018, according to the outdoor retailer’s new holding company, Camping World. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The first round of re-branded Gander Mountain stores will open early next year, according to federal regulatory filings.
Camping World — the nation’s largest recreational vehicle dealer — detailed its plans in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday to open the first 15-20 new Gander Outdoors locations by the end of the first quarter on March 31, 2018. Another 40-45 could open by the end of next year’s third quarter in September.
CEO Marcus Lemonis — who led the investor group that bought out Gander Mountain’s intellectual property and store leases in an April bankruptcy auction — said in August some of the new stores would open as early as next month. So far, the company has spent more $8.7 million on “pre-opening costs,” according to the filing.
“We believe to have a unique opportunity to expand into the broader outdoor lifestyle market and leverage our existing array of products and services,” Lemonis said during a conference call with investors in August. “We’re focused on locations that can offer all of

Source: Guns.com