Sportsmans Warehouse Closing!

[watson3203]

Did anyone else see this, they are closing 23 stores. And one is the only one around me, this sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigR]

We don't have any by us, but its a shame to hear about any business closing its doors in this ****ty economy.

I wonder what kind of sales they are going to run??

[watson3203]

That would be the only good thing about it. Get one last good deal.

[feetdown20]

they are closing 2 within 20 min of me in the next 60 days. Really sux and makes buying products in last min situations very inconvenient for me now, unless I want to pay overnight charges from other retailers. Heard they were selling 13 more stores to a Canada based company also. True bummer!!!! :(

[SGTSLTR]

It's a shame that this is happening to so many companies. There are several near me that are affected by this. It's a bummer.

I'll be shopping at KrugerFarms.Com regardless.

[feetdown20]

its just sad to see a place you've put work into to help ppl , build a product line, and respect from owners, managers, and employees gone with the blink of an eye. I haven't been doing this as long as a lot of you other prostaffers, but its stressful to see these kinds of things happen. The convenience part is what really has me pondering on opening a small outdoor's store....Its good to dream! .

[watson3203]

its just sad to see a place you've put work into to help ppl , build a product line, and respect from owners, managers, and employees gone with the blink of an eye. I haven't been doing this as long as a lot of you other prostaffers, but its stressful to see these kinds of things happen. The convenience part is what really has me pondering on opening a small outdoor's store....Its good to dream! .

Could not agree with you more!!!!!

[Quackaddict9]

I'll be shopping at KrugerFarms.Com regardless.


$12-$15 to ship a call is insane! :shock: IMO...It's a great store, they have almost everything!

[Gary]

that really sucks ! the nearest one to me is pittsburg , about 2 hours or a little less, but i'd go there before cabela's or bass pro ! they always had a bunch of waterfowl gear ! alot more then any place around me that i know of .

[calling4life]

its just sad to see a place you've put work into to help ppl , build a product line, and respect from owners, managers, and employees gone with the blink of an eye. I haven't been doing this as long as a lot of you other prostaffers, but its stressful to see these kinds of things happen. The convenience part is what really has me pondering on opening a small outdoor's store....Its good to dream! .

You and me both!!!

I'd like to open up a store that has hundreds of custom calls, just so I know everyone that comes in could get a call that fits them perfectly. A waterfowl only store, personable, something with summer classes for kids, to help them learn the sport and everything that goes into it.

But, doesn't seem like a feasible option, A pipe dream perhaps... 8)

I do like the Kruger Farms plug though Jeff. :D SUBTLE :lol:

[Brad From ND]

My store in Fargo is turning into a UFA Co-op? WTF is that? I guess now when I go to pick up a new call, I get calving supplies instead.

This is really too bad. It was the best sporting goods store we had for waterfowling.

[jrode237]

Where do you find out which stores are being affected by this? Just wondering if I'll have to take a trip to one in my state.

[Mark Spence]

Hey Gary...

The Pittsburgh store is one of the 23 being liquidated to reduce bank debt....it will be gone in less than 3 months!!! If not sooner...

[coy]

how do you know if one buy you is closing?

[Kelly Rees]

1. 23 stores are being liquidated to reduce bank debt. 2. 15 stores are being sold to UFA Co-op.
• Aurora, CO
• Coon Rapids, MN
• DePere, WI
• Henderson, NV
• Lafayette, IN
• Las Cruces, NM
• Las Vegas, NV
• Legacy, TX
• Memphis, TN
• Nampa, ID
• New Berlin, WI
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Pocatello, ID
• Roanoke, VA
• Rogers, AR
• Round Rock, TX
• St. Cloud, MN
• Sioux Falls, SD
• Southaven, MS
• Visalia, CA
• Wichita, KS
• Woodbury, MN • Bend, OR
• Bozeman, MT
• Burlington, WA
• Coeur d’Alene, ID
• Fargo, ND
• Federal Way, WA
• Helena, MT
• Kennewick, WA
• Lacey, WA
• Missoula, MT
• Portland, OR
• Salem, OR
• Silverdale, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Vancouver, WA

[spaightlabs]

you missed the co-op list Huge One.
here's a link to SW's official communiqué:


http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/company.cfm

[doublereed]

Awe man!!! The one I shop at is on the list!

[liv4adrenilin]

mine went out this summer. Was lookin forward to working there actually. They were in West Bend for like 5 or 6 months i think. man was i mad. But they did hold some freakin awsome sales. Does anyone have any list of the stores that are left?

[Save Hens]

Damn, their all closing in MN

[Gary]

checked out the list , that really sucks , there go some waterfowl days & calling contest spots !

[Mark Spence]

checked out the list , that really sucks , there go some waterfowl days & calling contest spots !

And some DAMN good people...it is truly a shame!!!!

[Gary]

checked out the list , that really sucks , there go some waterfowl days & calling contest spots !

And some DAMN good people...it is truly a shame!!!! ya ! that too .

[h20fowler]

1. 23 stores are being liquidated to reduce bank debt.

• Wichita, KS


This store was just asking for "professional trophy mounts" two weeks ago.

[Duckman48]

Las Vegas just opened like 3 months ago. Its brand new.

[A'bomB]

Great place. It's a damn shame!

[blackfoot down]

We don't have any by us, but its a shame to hear about any business closing its doors in this ****ty economy.

I wonder what kind of sales they are going to run??


I hear ya !!!
Be nice if we ever even get a cabelas..lol

[feetdown20]

wooooooow....easy on the avatar there homes!!!!

[ICallEmIn]

Wow. So they get rid of both in Wisconsin, all 3 in Minnesota, and the one in Indiana?! That leaves Iowa as the closest to me...That's a shame. At least I have 3 Cabelas that I'm frequently nearby, but their employees don't know jack about waterfowling.

[waterfoiler1187]

does anyone know when the stores are closing? i checked the website and didn't see anything. i'll have to take a trip to woodbury soon.

[doublereed]

I heard 60 days but that was a couple days ago (on the closing question).

I think there's still one in Fargo that I could go to! Yay!

[watson3203]

The one here in indiana is closing sometime in the middle of may. They had like a 2 week period where it could close in the paper.

[timberkiller]

well we dont have one we want a cabelas

[feetdown20]

chattanoooooooooga!

[timberkiller]

thats 120 miles away from me thats to long away

[GREENCAPPIN]

hate to see it close its 10min from my house and its convient to pick up ammo when your havin one of those "days" :lol: but its my excuse for my new extrema 2

[Brad From ND]

Doublereed, Fargo is on the list. It's one of the ones sold to UFA Co-op. I'm going in this weekend to start looking for deals.

[Duckman48]

After seeing the money they are putting into sponsorship at the ISE, no wonder they are closing stores :D . On the good side of it, I guess they are getting the name out there. They had signs and booths everywhere . Giving away gift cards, sponsoring water dogs, archery tournament, and outfitters. Now I am by no means an expert in sponsors and money but it looks like they have alot invested in this type of stuff. Any input on this?

[timberkiller]

i have never been to a sportsman warehouse are they better then a basspro

[dirtycletus81]

I have never been to one. Hopefully I will beable to go before the close.

[Gary]

i have never been to a sportsman warehouse are they better then a bassprothe one i visit is better then any cabela's & basspro combined , as well as a more knowledgeable person working in the departments they should be in . less busy and more freindly enviorment !

[freefall319]

i have never been to a sportsman warehouse are they better then a basspro

They smoke the Basspro here. Our Basspro is 20 mins away and i drive 1 1/2 hours to SW to get what i need. Thier staff are awesome and they carry the brands that i like. Luckily ours is staying open! :lol:

[coy]

man this sucks!

[etmccain]

the one here in IN started liquidation today and is set to close at an undisclosed date in May it really sucks cuz I don't have anything else close...Gander Mtn. a hour away, Cabelas is almost 2 hours, and I've never been to the Bass Pro in IN so I don't know how far it is....the problem with ours is that they don't have anything worth a crap to liquidate except some decoys

[feetdown20]

ours has an awesome gun selection, and a pretty nice waterfowl section. We are gonna be lucky to get away with some ankle gaters after the liquidators come through!

[Thorn]

went today and the place was a zoo.

Long lines, seamed like black friday.
Pretty sure no checks accepted.
And no friggen Foiles T-shirts :(

[waterfoiler1187]

which location did you go to Thorn? what kind of discounts were they offering?

[Brad From ND]

I went to SW in Fargo today looking for liquidation sales and found nothing. I asked the manager when they were closing and he looked at me like I was on crack. I said I read online that they were being sold to UFA Co-op. He said they already were UFA. Apparently UFA is just an umbrella. It's still SW only he said that now they have twice as many suppliers so they can get anything you want and faster. Looks like it was a good thing for the northern stores that got sold, but it still sucks that the economy has come to this.

[etmccain]

I went to SW in Fargo today looking for liquidation sales and found nothing. I asked the manager when they were closing and he looked at me like I was on crack. I said I read online that they were being sold to UFA Co-op. He said they already were UFA. Apparently UFA is just an umbrella. It's still SW only he said that now they have twice as many suppliers so they can get anything you want and faster. Looks like it was a good thing for the northern stores that got sold, but it still sucks that the economy has come to this.

we were initially told that this was what was going to happen to ours and then like 2 weeks later I got our stores monthly e-letter in my email and it said they were being liquidated and would be closing in mid-May....I went yesterday and it was crazy busy in there and right now the sales are 5-30% off w/ exceptions bein on knives, firearms, and ammunition...their calls are just 10% and they don't have any good Foiles calls...it sucks cuz now I'm gonna have to drive an hour to get stuff or order online...it really puts a damper on emergency situations when it was nice to have a SW 10 minutes from home.

[Brad From ND]

Well I hope the store here stays open. Besides my mom and pop store I go to, it's by far my favorite. They sure don't have much on the shelves but I hope they fill up again.

[tornadochaser]

Well I hope the store here stays open. Besides my mom and pop store I go to, it's by far my favorite. They sure don't have much on the shelves but I hope they fill up again.

did they have any tungsten matrix left? my brother bought 15 boxes for us on sunday 3.5" 2 oz 3's for $18 a box. thats only a savings of $22 off cabelas sale price right now PER BOX!!!!!!

[Brad From ND]

I guess I didn't look. I was mainly looking for duck decoys and reloading supplies.

[watson3203]

If anyone was going to go to the state turkey calling comp at Sportsmans in Lafayette, IN this weekend, it has been canceled.

[timberkiller]

i wish i could at least went to one

[sneakyreaper]

I'm sick :(