New bass pro shop in Ontario

[kickingfrog]

Just announced for Niagara on the Lake.

 

Still waiting for a Cabelas.

[SmokestackLightnin]

I thought for sure Cabelas would have located in Barrie, first at Park Place and now at the Duckworth expansion.

[BillM]

Cabelas, we need one here.

[Headhunter]

Cabelas, we need one here.

X1000!

HH

[limeyangler]

hope you guys get a better Cabelas than the place in Winnipeg!

[DRIFTER_016]

They are building a new Cabelas in Winnipeg. The original building was originally SIR before Cabelas bought it as their first store in Canada.

 

My local Cabelas store is sadly in Edmonton about 1500 kms South of me.

[bare foot wader]

My local Cabelas store is sadly in Edmonton about 1500 kms South of me.

 

 

you're not missing anything ,that store is not worth a visit....poor selection and I saw many items that were incredibly over priced, I don't know about other cabela locations but the edmonton store doesn't have anything on BPS

[DRIFTER_016]

They are building a BassPro and Cabelas in Anchorage AK over the next 2 years so I'll be able to hit them on me fall vacay.

[Guest ----]

I emailed Cabelas a few months back inquiring about the possibility of an ontario location. This was their response:

 

Thank you for your recent email.


Cabela's Canada has just announced a new store opening in Regina, SK. There are no other new store announcements at this time. All new store announcements will made available on our website http://www.cabelas.ca.

Should you have any further questions, please call us at 1-800-265-6245 where a Customer Service Representative will be able to assist you further.

Cabela's Canada
1-800-265-6245
http://www.cabelas.ca

[adempsey]

For fishing, I still prefer Le Barons and my local shops.

 

Hopefully BPS expanding is a sign of good things on the horizon for the tourism industry.

[Muskieman]

Either stores should consider a location somewhere between North Bay and Sudbury .

[Harrison]

No doubt Cabelas is coming. They are going to really sting the local shops IMO. Thy focus on more products geared to the Canadian angler then BPS.<br /><br />Consumers may welcome American corporations, but Canadians competiting with small businesses sure don't.

Edited May 8, 2013 by Harrison

[JoshS]

Cabela's would be awesome. Couldn't care a less about BPS!

[davey buoy]

Oh that's far to close for me at Duckworth How much can I spend lol.

[captpierre]

Niagara on the Lake is awefully out of the way.

 

I bet you it'll be near the QEW somewhere.

 

Interesting, they were going to put one in Buffalo but withdrew

[Burtess]

I would rather one in Buffalo, that way we get the American pricing and somewhat different selection.

 

Burt

[paul_614]

Niagara on the Lake is awefully out of the way.

 

I bet you it'll be near the QEW somewhere.

 

Interesting, they were going to put one in Buffalo but withdrew

It is right beside the higway, between Leons and White Oaks

[misfish]

Im telling ya all for the last time,Barrie will have a Cabela's. I have the inside scoop.

[kickingfrog]

From bps website:

 

Bass Pro Shops Announces Plans to Open Third Canadian Store in Niagra-On-The-Lake, Ontario

Springfield, Missouri-- (May 7, 2013) Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate its third Canadian store in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario as an anchor for The Outlet Collection at Niagara—a 520,000-square-foot shopping center under construction by Ivanhoé Cambridge. The new 80,000 square-foot Bass Pro Shops® Outpost store will be at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth Way and Glendale Avenue, this high visibility site will be the new gateway to the Niagara Peninsula.

Niagara-on-the-Lake enjoys a rich tradition of outdoor sports and history as it is situated in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario. Some 10 million people visit this area each year and another 2.5 million people are within an hour’s drive of the site.

“It’s an incredible opportunity for Bass Pro Shops to place our third Canadian store in this beautiful part of Southern Ontario,” said Johnny Morris, Founder. “We are very excited to bring Bass Pro Shops to this premier site in Niagara-on-the-Lake and we are very grateful to developer Ivanhoé Cambridge for selecting Bass Pro Shops to be the premier anchor tenant in this extraordinary new retail development. We look forward to bringing Bass Pro Shops’ low prices and friendly expert service to the many sportsmen and women who live in the region. We are also excited to add to the momentum of an area that already draws millions of visitors each year,” Morris continued.

Bass Pro Shops will host over 120 million people visiting their 77 stores and Tracker Marine Centers across America and Canada this year; the average customer stays 2 ½ hours and drives an average distance of 50+ miles. Bass Pro Shops was recently named by Advertising Age magazine as one of the Top 10 Hottest Brands in America along with name brands such as Old Spice, M&M’s, iPad and Droid. Also, Bass Pro Shops has been recognized numerous times for their conservation and outdoor education efforts, as well as being named by J.D. Powers & Associates as one of the top eight retailers in America for customer service excellence.

"With two highly successful partnerships at Vaughan Mills and CrossIron Mills, securing Bass Pro Shops as an anchor tenant was the ideal fit for Ivanhoé Cambridge's newest development. The store's unique design and unforgettable shopping environment are parallel with the shopping experience we are bringing to Niagara-on-the-Lake," said David Baffa, Senior Vice President, Retail Development, Central Region, Ivanhoé Cambridge.

Bass Pro Shops’ unique, award-winning outdoor stores are known for combining retail with entertainment, conservation and outdoor education. More than just a fishing and hunting store, Bass Pro Shops stores offer equipment and clothing for hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing, camping, outdoor cooking and more. A gift and nature center will also serve up a wide variety of outdoor-related items from lamps and dishes to bird feeders and furniture. Their expansive boat showroom will feature Tracker, Nitro, SunTracker, Tahoe, Grizzly and Mako boats built by Tracker Marine Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of fishing boats.

Bass Pro Shops’ unique exterior and interior motifs have branded them as visually appealing, high quality outdoor stores. The outdoors feel is brought indoors through massive log and rock work, large indoor aquariums and water features stocked with native fish species as well as an extensive collection of museum quality fish and wildlife mounts. Historic photos and exhibits will pay tribute to the regions great outdoor heritage.

[kickingfrog]

Something mentioned in the above promotion is the partnerships that go into most of these big shopping complexes. So it's not just fishing conglomerate XYZ wants to build store in town ABC. There is all the "partners" that need to be lined up.

[Luke V.]

This is old news

Been underconstruction for the past 6 months

I live on the same street they are building it.

There goes my bank account lol

 

But we need a cabellas bad!!!

[woodenboater]

They're calling that NOTL ? please, it's more like St. Kitts if anything. No way NOTL proper would go for BPS, the place is all about tourists and the theatre crowd and ain't no way rod and gun would fit in there lol.

 

The Hammer woulda been a better place, or Grimsby but NOTL ??? maybe they're going for the American border shopper...

[Luke V.]

It's zoned NOTL it's right beside The main exit for the QEW

Perfect location. Stops people from going to the states

Sense population with Niagara Falls, NY and Hamilton only 25 mins away

[Nipfisher]

Either stores should consider a location somewhere between North Bay and Sudbury .

 

 

[craigdritchie]

Regardless of whether we call it NOTL, St. Kitts or whatever, it still seems an odd location for a store of that size. And why have a second location in southern Ontario that's only an hour from the existing store to begin with? Surely the two locations will compete for many of the same customers.

 

If I were Johnny Morris and wanted to open another Canadian location, I'd put a store in the Montreal area first. Southern Quebec is a HUGE market for outdoor goods, and they wouldn't have to worry about cannibalizing an existing location by opening up there.

 

While I will welcome the new store, I don't understand the business case for it. They must be getting one heck of a financial incentive from the developer and perhaps the city to make it worthwhile. Either that, or they will support it by making it a base for the Canadian catalogue operation ... which would make sense, being so close to the US. Who knows.

Edited May 9, 2013 by Craig_Ritchie