Cabela's Confirms Plans to Open Metro Detroit Store in 2017

Chesterfield Township, MI — The outdoor outfitter Cabela’s has confirmed long rumored plans to open first store in the Metro Detroit market at the Outlets of Southeast Michigan, located at the busy intersection of Interstate 94 and Hall Road in Chesterfield.

Cabela’s Inc. plans to begin construction on the 90,000-square-foot store will begin this year and expects to open in 2017.

“Chesterfield Township and the surrounding area offer remarkable opportunities for outdoor recreation, and people in that region utilize those opportunities to live an outdoor lifestyle,” Tommy Millner, Cabela’s chief executive officer, said in a statement. “We are extremely eager to build them a Cabela’s store and help them enjoy their outdoor passions.”

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The new store will employ about 175 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, most of whom will be Metro Detroit residents.

The store in Chesterfield Township will be Cabela’s fourth location in Michigan. Other stores are located in Saginaw, Dundee and Granville.

The store will also include an archery and firearm tech room, indoor archery range and Bargain Cave, along with thousands of outdoor products displayed using Cabela’s new floor plan that dedicates more square footage of floor space to the company’s core areas in hunting, fishing, camping and recreational shooting.

The new layout also will allow a more flexible product assortment as outdoor activities change throughout the year, resulting in more in-season and regionally specific gear, the company said.

Founded in 1961, Cabela’s Inc., headquartered in Sidney, NE, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise.

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