Way back in July to the
1st week of August, there was much excitement over the
openings of the two new Metro Denver stores of Cabela's. See:
http://www.reporterherald.com/business/ci_23833416/two-new-cabelas-stores-will-fuel-competition-denver
Finally,
they have opened, and the Lone Tree grand opening went beyond
expectations. Cabela’s gave gift cards in varying amounts — one
for $500 — to the first 500 people in line for the Lone Tree
store’s Aug. 15 grand opening.
Campers
started showing up at the store Aug. 13, store officials said. By the
time the doors opened at 11 a.m., they estimated 5,000 people were
waiting in a line that stretched all the way around the
110,000-square-foot building.
Another 5,000 more gathered several miles north at the Thornton
store, which opened simultaneously.
Read more at:
http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/news/lone-tree-cabela-s-grand-opening-draws/article_bcb85a5e-06af-11e3-9ec4-001a4bcf887a.html
Photo courtesy of: Jane Reuter Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com
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See slideshows:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/08/14/1st-metro-denver-cabelas-stores-open.html
While company founder Dick Cabela and wife Mary sat at a table
signing autographs, it was virtually impossible to discern where the
afternoon checkout lines surrounding them began or ended. And it
wasn't merely ammunition that shoppers were stockpiling. Baskets
teemed with all sorts of outdoor gear craved by hunters, anglers,
campers, archers, dog owners and others drawn to the theme store best
described as a retail-based tourist attraction.
"I'd say it has exceeded
everyone's expectations," a new store employee, whose badge
introduced him as Nick, said nearly four hours into the opening-day
frenzy.
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