Scheels
Sporting goods | |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2023) |
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Website | www |
Scheels (/ˈʃiːlz/) is an American privately held, employee-owned and operated sporting goods and entertainment chain store headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. Scheels operates thirty-four store locations in sixteen U.S. states. Its slogan is "Gear. Passion. Sports."
Company Overview
The headquarters are located in Fargo, North Dakota, along with two stores, one traditional all-sports store, and a store focusing on home and hardware that is now in the old sports store after being in its University Drive location since 1962.
Scheels began as a hardware and general merchandise store in Sabin, Minnesota, in 1902.[1][2] Frederick A. Scheel, a German immigrant, used the $300 he earned from his first harvest of potatoes as the down payment on the first Scheels, which was a hardware store.
Scheels started adding a small selection of
CEO Steve M. Scheel, great-grandson of Frederick A. Scheel, oversees the company of over 7,000 associates. His father, Steve D. Scheel, is the chairman of the board.[4]
Locations
Scheels owns and operates thirty-four stores in sixteen U.S. states, mostly located in the Midwest.[5] There are five stores in North Dakota, two of which are in Fargo. There are also locations in Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Minot.
There are five stores in Minnesota, which are located in Eden Prairie, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud, and Rochester. South Dakota has two stores in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Iowa has four stores, which are located in Cedar Falls, Coralville, Sioux City, and West Des Moines. Illinois has one store, which can be found in Springfield. Nebraska, has two locations in Lincoln and Omaha. Wisconsin has two locations in Eau Claire and Appleton. Kansas has two locations in Wichita and Overland Park. Idaho has one store in Meridian.
On December 3, 2012, Scheels announced that it would be opening the company's new
On July 11, 2020, Scheels opened a two-story, 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) store at the Eden Prairie Center in Eden Prairie, MN.[7]
Outside of the Midwest, Montana has three Scheels locations in Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls. Utah has a location in Sandy. Colorado has two locations in Johnstown and Colorado Springs. Nevada has one location in Sparks. Oklahoma has one location underconstructions and set to open fall of 2024 in Tulsa.
In May 2020, the Scheels opened a location in Texas, located in The Colony. At 331,000 square feet (30,800 m2), this store is the largest Scheels and largest all-sports store in the world.[8]
On May 19, 2020, Macerich announced that Scheels will open its first Arizona location at Chandler Fashion Center in the fall of 2023, replacing a vacant Nordstrom.[9]
Scheels Outfitters brand
Scheels Outfitters is a premium brand exclusive to Scheels. Merchandise is designed for field experts by "Scheels Experts."[10] This includes gear for fishing, hunting, and shooting.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-55862-508-2.
- ^ The History of SCHEELS | SCHEELS.com - scheels.com
- ^ "Scheels plans move to Columbia Mall". Grand Forks Herald. 2011-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Arizona's first SCHEELS to open Fall 2023 in Chandler". City of Chandler. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ https://www.scheels.com/stores SCHEELS Store Locations | SCHEELS.com
- ^ MorningSky, Autumn (December 3, 2012). "Scheels in Corbin Park will be 'Disneyland of sporting goods stores'". Kansas City Business Journal.
- ^ Thomas, Dylan (2020-07-10). "Massive new Scheels store opens Saturday at Eden Prairie Center". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
- ^ "Supersized sporting goods store Scheels to join Nebraska Furniture Mart in The Colony". Dallas News. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Macerich and Scheels to Bring Arizona's First SCHEELS Store to Chandler Fashion Center". PR Newswire (Press release). 2021-05-20.
- ^ Scheels Outfitters Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - scheelssports.com