Cabela’s Opens in Sun Prairie, WI
Ever since outdoor retailer Cabela’s began its nationwide retail expansion with a store in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1998, Kraus-Anderson has logged many miles for the client. The construction team has managed dozens of Cabela’s store projects across the country.
Cabela’s new Sun Prairie store marked a milestone in what is typically a long-distance relationship.
“It’s always exciting being on the Cabela’s team,” said Tom Roepke, vice president and director of operations for Kraus-Anderson’s regional office in McFarland, Wisconsin.
“But this one is like playing the homecoming game.”
The store opened in the Prairie Lakes Shopping Center, just a few miles from the Kraus-Anderson office.
Known as The World’s Foremost Outfitter, Cabela’s offers an immersive destination for hunters, hikers, anglers and campers. The 86,000-square-foot Sun Prairie store features Cabela’s distinctive log construction, stonework, wood siding and green metal roof exterior.
Inside, the store follows Cabela’s next-generation format, surrounding customers with an outdoor-inspired environment that includes museum-quality displays, an aquarium and the brand’s signature indoor mountain replica. In addition to thousands of outdoor products, store highlights include a gun library, Bargain Cave, indoor archery range, deli and fudge shop.
Supporting Cabela’s Retail Construction Nationwide
From its McFarland office, Kraus-Anderson maintained four crews to support Cabela’s construction projects across the country, including work throughout the Midwest and in locations from Billings, Montana, to Waco, Texas, and Cheektowaga, New York.
Projects ranged from minor alterations to complete store conversions and new store construction.
“We’ve even gone back into many of the stores we originally built more than a decade ago to renovate and remodel,” Roepke said.
The Sun Prairie location joined Ashwaubenon, Richfield and Prairie du Chien as the fourth Cabela’s destination in Wisconsin constructed by Kraus-Anderson.
Other recent projects included a Cabela’s store in Berlin, Massachusetts, as well as upcoming work in Woodbury, New York, the company’s second Cabela’s project in the state.
Kraus-Anderson’s experience with national retail programs includes new construction, renovations and evolving store formats. Learn more about commercial construction experience, the Cabela’s store in Chesterfield Township, Michigan and the Cabela’s store in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For broader context on retail trends, the National Retail Federation provides information on the retail industry. The International Council of Shopping Centers also provides research and resources related to retail real estate and shopping centers.
On the road again.
In this article, Kraus-Anderson explored the Cabela’s Sun Prairie store construction project, including the retailer’s distinctive store format, local Wisconsin presence, national retail construction program and store renovation experience. Learn more about retail construction projects, the Scheels sporting goods retail project and Kraus-Anderson’s Madison, Wisconsin office.
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