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'''Cabela's''' ({{nyse|CAB}}) is a [[Sidney, Nebraska]]-based direct marketer and specialty retailer of [[hunting]], [[fishing]], [[camping]] and related outdoor recreation merchandise. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC (a real estate market), "Outdoor Adventures (hunting and fishing trips), |
'''Cabela's''' ({{nyse|CAB}}) is a [[Sidney, Nebraska]]-based direct marketer and specialty retailer of [[hunting]], [[fishing]], [[camping]] and related outdoor recreation merchandise. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC (a real estate market), "Outdoor Adventures (hunting and fishing trips), and the "Gun Library" (where people can buy and sell new and used firearms). Its [[direct marketing]] operation is one of the largest in the [[United States]]. The company went public in 2004, with that fiscal year's revenue reaching $1.56 billion, a 50% growth since 2001. |
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Cabela's [[mail-order catalog]]s are shipped to all 50 [[states]] and 120 [[countries]]. More than 120 million catalogs were mailed in its first year as a public company. |
Cabela's [[mail-order catalog]]s are shipped to all 50 [[states]] and 120 [[countries]]. More than 120 million catalogs were mailed in its first year as a public company. |
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| Company type | Public (NYSE: CAB) |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | Chappell, Nebraska, U.S. (1961) |
| Founder | Dick Cabela Jim Cabela |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 26 stores (2007) |
Key people | Dick Cabela (Co-founder, Chairman) Jim Cabela (Co-founder, Vice Chairman) Dennis Highby (CEO) |
| Products | Hunting, fishing, and outdoor merchandise |
| Revenue |  US$2.06 billion (2006) |
| US$143.7 million (2006) | |
| US$85.8 million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 11,700 (2007) |
| Website | www.Cabelas.com |
Cabela's (NYSE: CAB) is a Sidney, Nebraska-based direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC (a real estate market), "Outdoor Adventures (hunting and fishing trips), and the "Gun Library" (where people can buy and sell new and used firearms). Its direct marketing operation is one of the largest in the United States. The company went public in 2004, with that fiscal year's revenue reaching $1.56 billion, a 50% growth since 2001.
Cabela's mail-order catalogs are shipped to all 50 states and 120 countries. More than 120 million catalogs were mailed in its first year as a public company.
Retail stores
Cabela's has a distinctive look to their retail operations, a look which turns them into tourist attractions as well as retail stores. The stores are more like cavernous showrooms, bringing the outdoors inside. They feature museum-quality displays of taxidermied wildlife, large aquariums, indoor mountains, and archery ranges. The success of the format is illustrated by the company's Kansas City, Kansas store at over 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2), attracted more than four million customer visits in one year. Currently, the largest Cabela's retail facility is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, with more than 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of floor space.
In 2007, Cabela's purchased family owned S.I.R. Warehouse Sports Store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg location serves as the Canadian headquarters. [1] The company has also announced that its largest store will be constructed in Canada. This location will be a part of the 14,000,000-square-foot (1,300,000 m2) Lac Mirabel project, which will include 2,200,000 square feet (200,000 m2) of retail space, and could open as early as 2008 [2]
The 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) store just off Interstate 80 on the southern edge of Sidney illustrates some of the elements. The grounds include a 3 1/2 acre pond and two bronze double-life-size bull elk on one side of the building. Inside, moss rock pillars hold trophy elks of huge proportions. A 27-foot (8 m)-tall replica of a mountain is framed in a 48-foot (15 m) mural of blue sky. The mountain is covered with 40 lifelike game trophies and features a waterfall that splits at the base into two ponds. Suspended in the air between the entryway and the mountain is a flock of taxidermic Canada geese.
Other attractions in their retail showrooms include a restaurant, a gun library, where one can see the epitome of the gunmaker's art, and a travel service, where customers can plan trips to anywhere in the world.
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Locations
(in order of opening):
| Location | Opening date | Area | ||
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| Square feet | m² | |||
| 1 | Kearney, Nebraska | October 1987 | 35,000 | 3,000 |
| 2 | Sidney, Nebraska | July 1991 | 85,000 | 8,000 |
| 3 | Owatonna, Minnesota | April 1998 | 150,000 | 14,000 |
| 4 | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin | September 1998 | 40,000 | 4,000 |
| 5 | East Grand Forks, Minnesota | September 1999 | 60,000 | 6,000 |
| 6 | Mitchell, South Dakota | March 2000 | 80,000 | 7,000 |
| 7 | Dundee, Michigan | August 2000 | 225,000 | 21,000 |
| 8 | Kansas City, Kansas | August 2002 | 180,000 | 17,000 |
| 9 | Hamburg, Pennsylvania | September 2003 | 250,000 | 23,000 |
| 10 | Wheeling, West Virginia | August 2004 | 175,000 | 16,000 |
| 11 | Fort Worth, Texas | May 25 2005 | 230,000 | 21,000 |
| 12 | Buda, Texas | June 30 2005 | 185,000 | 17,000 |
| 13 | Lehi, Utah | August 25 2005 | 150,000 | 14,000 |
| 14 | Rogers, Minnesota | October 14 2005 | 185,000 | 17,000 |
| 15 | Glendale, Arizona | July 28 2006 | 160,000 | 15,000 |
| 16 | Boise, Idaho | August 25 2006 | 132,000 | 12,000 |
| 17 | Richfield, Wisconsin | September 26 2006 | 165,000 | 15,000 |
| 18 | La Vista, Nebraska | November 3 2006 | 125,000 | 12,000 |
| 19 | Hazelwood, Missouri | April 13 2007 | 130,000 | 12,000 |
| 20 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | September 21 2007 | 185,000 | 17,000 |
| 21 | Gonzales, Louisiana | October 5 2007 | 165,000 | 15,000 |
| 22 | East Hartford, Connecticut | October 19, 2007[3] | 185,000 | 17,100 |
| 23 | Hammond, Indiana | October 19, 2007 | 185,000 | 17,000 |
| 24 | Post Falls, Idaho | November 9, 2007[4] | 125,000 | 11,600 |
| 25 | Reno, Nevada | November 16, 2007 | 150,000 | 14,000 |
| 26 | Lacey, Washington | November 16, 2007 | 185,000 | 17,100 |
| 27 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | on hold [5] | ~180,000 | 16,700 |
| 28 | Rapid City, South Dakota | spring 2008 | 80,000 | 7,400 |
| 29 | Scarborough, Maine | May 15, 2008 | 130,000 | 12,000 |
| 30 | Billings, Montana | 2009 | 80,000 | 7,400 |
| 31 | Wheat Ridge, Colorado | on hold [5] | ~200,000 | ~18,500 |
| 32 | Greenwood, Indiana | on hold [5] | 125,000 | 12,000 |
| 33 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | May 1, 2008 (purchase of S.I.R. Mail Order) | 40,000 | 4,000 |
| 34 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | on hold [5] | TBD | TBD |
| 35 | Mercedes, Texas | July 2009 [5] | 250,000 | 23,000 |
Television
Cabela's has produced several television series, they are called Cabela's Outfitter Journal, and Cabela's Memories in the Field. They broadcast on WildTV and The Outdoor Channel and available for download at MoboVivo.
Games
Cabela's have produced several video games for many video game platforms, including Cabela's Big Game Hunts, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 1 & 2, Cabela's African Safari, Cabela's Outdoor Adventures and more. All these games feature life-like hunting experiences and features.
References
- ^ CBC. "U.S. firm buys longtime Winnipeg outfitter Canada". Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Cabela's Montreal store Press Release[1].
- ^ Cabela's Retail Store Listings
- ^ Business in brief: Cabela's to open its doors Nov. 9
- ^ a b c d e Thomas, Jason (2008-02-01), "Cabela's puts Greenwood store on hold", Indianapolis Star, retrieved 2008-02-01