Cabela’s Adding Two Stores

Cabela’s Inc. (Sidney, Neb.), the outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is extending its footprint in the Colorado market with two new Denver-area locations, in Thornton and Lone Tree.

Construction is scheduled to begin this fall with plans to open both locations in 2013. The stores will be Cabela’s second and third in Colorado, joining a location in Grand Junction.

“This is the first time we’ve simultaneously announced two stores in the same metropolitan area so that says a lot about how we feel about the Denver area,” says ceo Tommy Millner.

The 110,000-square-foot Lone Tree store will be located in Douglas County, south of Denver, in the new RidgeGate Commons development. The 90,000-square-foot Thornton store will be located north of Denver in a new retail development along Interstate 25.

Both stores will be built in Cabela’s next-generation layout, designed to surround customers in an outdoor-like experience with trophy animal mounts and wildlife displays.