Cabela's
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Cabela's is a direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting
, fishing
, camping
and related outdoor recreation merchandise, based in Sidney, Nebraska
. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC (a real estate market), "Outdoor Adventures" (hunting and fishing trips), and the "Gun Library" (for buying and selling new and used firearms). Its direct marketing
operation is one of the largest in the United States
. The company was founded by Richard N. Cabela
in 1961 and 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 41 states
and 120 countries. More than 120 million catalogs were mailed in its first year as a public company.
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 showroom
s, bringing the outdoors inside. They feature museum-quality displays of taxidermied wildlife
, large aquarium
s, indoor mountains, and archery
ranges. The success of the format is illustrated by the company's Kansas City, Kansas
store at over 180000 square feet (16,722.5 m²), which attracted more than four million customer visits in one year. Currently, the largest Cabela's retail facility is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
, with more than 250000 square feet (23,225.8 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. The company had intended to be a part of the 14000000 square feet (1,300,642.6 m²) Lac-Mirabel
project near Montreal
, which was to include 2200000 square feet (204,386.7 m²) of retail space, and was planned to open in 2008. But instead, rival chain Bass Pro Shops
became one of the mall anchors. In 2011 Cabela's is opening a 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) store in Edmonton, Alberta and a 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The 85000 square feet (7,896.8 m²) store just off Interstate 80
on the southern edge of Sidney illustrates some of the elements. The grounds include a 3½ 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 feet (8 m)-tall replica of a mountain is framed in a 48 feet (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 pond
s. Suspended in the air between the entryway and the mountain is a flock of taxidermic
Canada geese.
Other attractions in their retail showroom
s include a restaurant, a gun library, where one can see examples of the gunmaker's art, and a travel service, where customers can plan trips to anywhere in the world. The Boise, Idaho
location is home to a museum dedicated to Elmer Keith
. The Cabela's in Maine has an amusement park style shooting gallery, featuring both handguns and rifles.
and available for download at MoboVivo.
, 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.
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, camping
Camping
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
and related outdoor recreation merchandise, based in Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney is a city in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,282 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cheyenne County.-History:The city was named for Sidney Dillon, a railroad attorney...
. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC (a real estate market), "Outdoor Adventures" (hunting and fishing trips), and the "Gun Library" (for buying and selling new and used firearms). Its direct marketing
Direct marketing
Direct marketing is a channel-agnostic form of advertising that allows businesses and nonprofits to communicate straight to the customer, with advertising techniques such as mobile messaging, email, interactive consumer websites, online display ads, fliers, catalog distribution, promotional...
operation is one of the largest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The company was founded by Richard N. Cabela
Richard N. Cabela
Richard N. Cabela in Chappell, Nebraska is an entrepreneur, known as a founder in 1961 of Cabela's, one of the world's leading outfitters of outdoor sporting and recreational goods...
in 1961 and 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 41 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
and 120 countries. More than 120 million catalogs were mailed in its first year as a public company.
Retail stores
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
operations, a look which turns them into tourist attractions as well as retail stores. The stores are more like cavernous showroom
Showroom
The word showroom has two distinct meanings including:-Marketing location:A showroom is a large space used to display products for sale, such as automobiles, furniture, appliances, carpet or apparel. The World's most famous locations for a showroom are the Champs Elysees in Paris or the 5th Avenue...
s, bringing the outdoors inside. They feature museum-quality displays of taxidermied wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
, large aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
s, indoor mountains, and archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
ranges. The success of the format is illustrated by the company's Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
store at over 180000 square feet (16,722.5 m²), which attracted more than four million customer visits in one year. Currently, the largest Cabela's retail facility is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Hamburg, Germany.-Geography:Hamburg is located at ....
, with more than 250000 square feet (23,225.8 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. The company had intended to be a part of the 14000000 square feet (1,300,642.6 m²) Lac-Mirabel
Lac-Mirabel
Lac-Mirabel is a super-regional mall currently under construction in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Construction began on January 29, 2008 for of shops, a luxury hotel, and various sports installations. The mall will be anchored by Bass Pro Shops, an outdoor equipment superstore, and a Sears Canada...
project near Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, which was to include 2200000 square feet (204,386.7 m²) of retail space, and was planned to open in 2008. But instead, rival chain Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear.-History:The owner, John L...
became one of the mall anchors. In 2011 Cabela's is opening a 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) store in Edmonton, Alberta and a 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
on the southern edge of Sidney illustrates some of the elements. The grounds include a 3½ acre pond and two bronze double-life-size bull elk
Elk
The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
on one side of the building. Inside, moss rock pillars hold trophy elks of huge proportions. A 27 feet (8 m)-tall replica of a mountain is framed in a 48 feet (15 m) mural of blue sky. The mountain is covered with 40 lifelike game trophies and features a waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
that splits at the base into two pond
Pond
A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens, water features and koi ponds; all designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural...
s. Suspended in the air between the entryway and the mountain is a flock of taxidermic
Taxidermy
Taxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
Canada geese.
Showroom
The word showroom has two distinct meanings including:-Marketing location:A showroom is a large space used to display products for sale, such as automobiles, furniture, appliances, carpet or apparel. The World's most famous locations for a showroom are the Champs Elysees in Paris or the 5th Avenue...
s include a restaurant, a gun library, where one can see examples of the gunmaker's art, and a travel service, where customers can plan trips to anywhere in the world. The Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
location is home to a museum dedicated to Elmer Keith
Elmer Keith
Elmer Keith was an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum, as well as the later .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges.-Personality and life:Keith's trademarks were his cigars, his ten-gallon...
. The Cabela's in Maine has an amusement park style shooting gallery, featuring both handguns and rifles.
Television
Cabela's has produced several television series, which are called Cabela's Outfitter Journal, and Cabela's Memories in the Field. They broadcast on WildTV and The Outdoor ChannelThe Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Channel is an American speciality channel focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, Western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a . ...
and available for download at MoboVivo.
Games
Cabela's has produced several video games for many video game platforms, including Cabela's Big Game HuntsCabela's Big Game Hunter
Cabela's Big Game Hunter may refer to:*Cabela's Big Game Hunter , the original Big Game Hunter released on PC in 1998 by HeadGames Publishing.*Cabela's Big Game Hunter , a 2002 video game for the PlayStation 2....
, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 1
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts is a video game published by Cabela's and Activision for the PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox game consoles.-Gameplay:...
& 2
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 is a hunting video game released by Sand Grain Studios. The game is a sequel to 2003's Cabela's Dangerous Hunts....
, Cabela's African Safari
Cabela's African Safari
Cabela's African Safari is a hunting simulation video game, in which a player can track and stalk a variety of animals on a safari over five African countries...
, Cabela's Outdoor Adventures and more. All these games feature life-like hunting experiences and features.
- See :Category:Cabela's video games.