![]() If either of these events occurs, the operating results of our retail business could be adversely affected. "In addition, as we open more destination retail stores and as our competitors open stores with similar formats, our destination retail store format may become less unique and may be less attractive to customers as tourist and entertainment shopping locations. "As a result, the number of customers and related revenue at individual stores may decline and the average amount of sales per square foot at our stores may be reduced. "As the number of our destination retail stores increases, our stores will become more highly concentrated in the geographic regions we serve," the report said. But he thinks the negative impact of that change will be miniscule compared to the positive impact of the pheasant hunting business that he expects to continue at Cabela's in Mitchell.Ĭabela's, meanwhile, acknowledged in its 2006 annual report to shareholders that "Our continued retail expansion will result in a higher number of destination retail stores, which could adversely affect the desirability of our destination retail stores. The only negative impact of the Rapid City and Billings stores may be that people headed for those areas might no longer stop at the Mitchell Cabela's on the way through, Hisel said. ![]() "They wouldn't do things that would damage their existing stores." "Cabela's is a very good, very smart corporation," Hisel said. Bryan Hisel, executive director of the Mitchell Area Development Corporation and Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, said he does not expect the addition of more Cabela's stores along I-90 to hurt Mitchell. The Cabela’s legacy stores are designed around a timber framed, sky-lit central bay constructed of all natural materials such as wood, genuine logs and real stone.ĬRA Architects’ long-term relationship with Cabela’s began in 2002 with their Hamburg, PA legacy store, the flagship and largest of their fleet at more than 265,000 SF.Cabela's announced this week that it will build another retail store along Interstate 90 in Billings, Mont., leaving some to wonder how the addition of yet another I-90 store will affect the one in Mitchell.Ĭabela's, which opened its Mitchell store in 2000, also is building a store near I-90 in Rapid City. One mainstay of each legacy store is Cabela’s famed Gun Library, full of an array of high end and antique firearms, which are not only on display in finely crafted custom cabinetry, but each is also for sale. ![]() As the Architect for the last 22 of Cabela’s 29 Legacy stores, CRA Architects enjoyed the unique design opportunity of working with this world class retailer, and the challenge of making each store a different experience for Cabela’s customers. Most Legacy stores also include a large walk-through aquarium, in some cases as large as 55,000 gallons. Visitors will spend hours in a Cabela’s not only shopping, but also viewing features like “Conservation Mountain”, a 30 to 40 foot high mountain display centrally located within the store, and showcasing world-class taxidermy from around North America, or enjoying the African Diorama that features Africa’s most dangerous five game species. Cabela’s loyal customer base, as they travel around the country, will visit a store they haven’t been to just to experience and enjoy that stores unique “Wow Factor”. After developing a short list of sites, Hamburg, PA, along the busy I-78 corridor, was selected as the site for this destination retail store, targeting potential customers from Philadelphia, New York City, Harrisburg and from all over the northeast.Įach “Cabela’s Experience” is different. Led by the vision of Doug Rohrbaugh, Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (CRA Architects) partnered with Cabela’s to identify Pennsylvania as the site for their 7 th Legacy store due to Pennsylvania’s immense hunting and fishing heritage, and its support of all outdoor activities. The first new Cabela’s store to be constructed on the East Coast was targeted for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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