Cabelas is coming to Idaho

Mr. BrownTrout · 12-23-2005, 03:38 AM

Yes its true cabelas is coming to Boise Idaho in the Summer of 2006. Yahoo.....Its not quite fishermans marine supply, but will do for now.

Ryan Pultz · 12-23-2005, 04:12 AM

sounds like I might need to take a weekend road trip. rp

Fshklr · 12-23-2005, 04:19 AM

I've seen this posted 2 other times in the last 3 yrs...never pans out....gotta link or something???

Bring on cabelas to the PNW!!!

Mr. BrownTrout · 12-23-2005, 04:26 AM

SIDNEY, NE - Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB), the World's Foremost Outfitter� of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today it is bringing the world-famous Cabela's retail shopping experience to Cabela's loyal customers in Boise, Idaho, and the surrounding region.

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Cabela's expects to open the Boise retail showroom as early as summer of 2006. The 132,000-square-foot Boise retail store, located in the Franklin Towne Plaza shopping center near the junction of I-184 and I-84 off the Franklin Road exit, would be Cabela's first in Idaho.

"We've been anticipating opening a Cabela's store in Idaho for some time now, and we're excited that we can now offer our loyal catalog and Internet customers in Idaho a Cabela's store of their own," said Cabela's President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Highby. "We look forward to serving outdoor enthusiasts in the Intermountain West through this new location."

To operate this new store, Cabela's expects to employ as many as 200 people from the surrounding area. They will join the Cabela's family of employees who are famous for delivering excellent customer service, living the outdoor lifestyle and possessing an in-depth knowledge of outdoor gear. Product offerings would include hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating and wildlife watching gear, as well as outdoor clothing and outdoors-styled gifts and furnishings.

"Few names are as synonymous with the outdoors as 'Idaho' and 'Cabela's,'" said Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne. "With Idaho's reputation as a premier outdoor recreation destination, having a Cabela's located in our state is a winning combination. Twenty-five to thirty percent of its customers will come from out-of-state. I have no doubt the new location will soon become one of the premier tourism destinations in the Pacific Northwest."

Idaho Commerce & Labor Director Roger B. Madsen said the company will make a significant impact on the area economy because Cabela's stores traditionally draw additional businesses to the area and company officials are committed to purchasing from Idaho-based firms whenever possible.

"Cabela's ranks number one among its competitors for offering the best compensation and benefits to its full- and part-time employees," said Madsen. "More than 40 percent of the people they plan to hire will be full-time and management-level positions, and the payroll and benefits paid out are expected to reach $4.9 million during the store's first year of operation. Cabela's is truly a world-class company."

Cabela's currently has 14 retail locations nationwide. The newest, a 185,000-square-foot store in Rogers, Minn., opened Oct. 14, 2005. Cabela's also has announced plans to open stores in La Vista, Neb.; Gonzales, La.; Glendale, Ariz.; Richfield, Wis.; and Hazelwood, Mo.; in 2006; and Reno, Nev.; Wheat Ridge, Colo.; East Rutherford, N.J.; East Hartford, Conn.; and Hoffman Estates, Ill., in 2007.

The Cabela's Boise store would be outfitted in Cabela's trademark style that evokes the feeling of the outdoors. Cabela's stores are known as top-notch educational and entertainment attractions, mixing a d�cor of museum-quality animal displays with colorful dioramas, huge aquariums stocked with native fish and a centerpiece indoor mountain displaying trophy animals in realistic re-creations of their natural habitats.

Fshklr · 12-23-2005, 04:29 AM

WOW!!!! Looks like I'll have to take a trip to fish Orfino and then a VACATION in BOISE!!!

Soft Plastic · 12-23-2005, 05:08 AM

There is also going to be one opening in Reno summer 2006.

TheRogue · 12-23-2005, 05:09 AM

And Phoenix in 2007.......

Fshklr · 12-23-2005, 05:10 AM

Where's the Wa or OR opening?? Come on Cabelas..if you build it WE WILL COME!!!!

Dullhook · 12-23-2005, 06:34 AM

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Where's the Wa or OR opening?? Come on Cabelas..if you build it WE WILL COME!!!!

That's for sure! With all of the interest in outdoor recreation here in the P.N.W; and the rapid growth of Cabela's, this would be a natural fit.

I remember when they opened Sportsman's Warehouse a few years ago in Salem. Every time I've been in there it's been packed.

grsteelies · 12-23-2005, 08:12 AM

It was in the Spokane paper yesterday that they were coming to Spokane(Liberty Lake), or Post Falls, ID. Who wants to drive to Boise anyways?

ajfishfinder · 12-23-2005, 11:11 AM

For those that have never experienced first hand a visit to a Cabela's store, they are worth the drive. Hands down AWESOME!!! You could easily blow an entire day just wondering around. I thought an hour would do it but I spent close to 4. I also have heard that they are always in the market for mounted fish and game for displaying in these stores.

PapaHog · 12-23-2005, 01:03 PM

Looks like a trip to Idaho in in my future.

papa

ANDYCOHO · 12-23-2005, 02:20 PM

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WOW!!!! Looks like I'll have to take a trip to fish Orfino and then a VACATION in BOISE!!!

That would be a fun trip there Dan! I've only fished the Clearwater a few times but it does have it's appeal!

Keeper · 12-23-2005, 04:57 PM

ROAD TRIP!!!

How about an Ifisher convoy for the grand opening?

Smj · 12-24-2005, 04:59 AM

Heard from my folks that live in Midvale Utah, home to Sportsmans Warehouse and Arctic Circle, that Cabela's opened a store just 20 or so miles south of them in Lehi. We'll be visiting there just after the first of the year, I'm really looking forward to looking at the place.

Smj