Sportsman's Warehouse OKC

Sportsman's W/H is going under and closing there doors. The OKC store was one of the top 5 stores in the 60 some odd numbered stores in the chain. The liquidation sale will start possibly as soon as this weekend and be done within 60 days or sooner. They were #2 in the chain as far as growth. The sale of the chain fell thru yesterday morning.:(

It is hoped by the company owner and store management that the store will reopen soon after reorganization. This is to say sell off all the non producing or slow growth stores and concentrate on the top 5 and,hopefully, rebuild. The staff are tops in my books but their hands were tied because the owner expanded too quick and did not have enough working capital to maintain inventories and the house of cards is folding:mad: I am friends with most of the department managers and they tried hard but their hands were tied. It is sad:eek:

Man, that really really suks... I buy most of my fishing lures and tying materials from them.

Sad, that they are closing their doors in Oklahoma. I hope they can pull it together and re-organize.

Thanks for the info on this.

I like going there because I alway find stuff that bps or academy dont have. Will have to check out the sale while hoping it works out that they get things together and remain another place for me to spend money!

Alot of good people will be out of work in this economy. I hope that they will be quickly snatched up by other companies OR the store reopens soon. i have made alot of friends at the store.:(

I always like that place because you could get in and out without fighting a crowd and get the stuff I needed at the same price or less than BPS. Looks like I may be making a trip to OKC this weekend to see what I can get while it's still open.

zinsurance- They have a raffle going for an ar15. The raffle will be going on Saturday probably around noon if you are interested.

we have my wifes family coming in this weekend to celebrate birthdays (otherwise I would be at the get-together), if I go it's gonna be monday to make up for a missed striper trip to Texoma...that is if the weather isn't nice enough to be fishing!

Man, I hate hearing that. Really liked everything about the store ( it was kinda like BPS, but it wasn't) if you know what I mean.

the place is packed today with not much buying going on. Everyone is waiting for something more than 10% off.

man that really sucks that was like my other walmart (besides bass pro) they had a bigger slection of molds and a bigger slection of hooks :( that was the only reason why i ent to the north side of the city with my wife she would go and walk around the mall and i would go and walk around sportmans :)

The store did double the normal volume today. It was a mad house all day. I know many of the department managers as well as the store manager. Fishing department is currently running 10 to 20% off on their items. Hunting is running 10% off. The store received a truck load today of merchandise and that was stocked tonight. What is on the shelf is it. There is VERY LITTLE in the back to resupply the shelves with, so get it while you can. This weekend should be brisk as well.

I have noticed many of the c.com members are saddened by this stores closing. This store was no.2 in the entire chain of 60 some odd stores in growth. This store was one of the top 5 best stores in the company. I am going to ask the brethern to do something for themselves and for a lot of good hard working individuals that have worked hard to build this store into what is now. I AM NOT A STORE EMPLOYEE. I am president of an environmental consulting company. I have been told by the management of this store that the corporate HQ reads ALL of the emails that they receive. They depend on these emails to measure how they are doing. There is a REAL possibilty that this store will reopen because of its growth. If everyone that reads this would locate their website and send the HQ an email telling them what this store means to them. Tell them why you shop there over BPS or Academy. Is it the knowledgeable staff or selection or something else? This could help them make a decision to reopen the store if they receive enough money from the inventory clearance of all the stores to pay off all the
debt. HQ wants to retain and reopen their top stores and begin again. Please take a few moments of your time and send them an email with your thoughts.
I am.:)

That's really too bad :( I guess when I'm down there in a week, I'll make a special trip. I'd only been in there once, and now I'm wishing I'd have gone more. It really is / was a cool place.

This is a press release from their website. Pretty much what we have already heard on this thread but thought I would share anyway.

News
March 10, 2009

Stuart Utgaard, the Chairman and CEO of Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, today announced that the company is taking two major actions to improve liquidity.


1. 23 stores are being liquidated to reduce bank debt.
• Aurora, CO
• Coon Rapids, MN
• DePere, WI
• Henderson, NV
• Lafayette, IN
• Las Cruces, NM
• Las Vegas, NV
• Legacy, TX
• Memphis, TN
• Nampa, ID
• New Berlin, WI
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Pocatello, ID
• Roanoke, VA
• Rogers, AR
• Round Rock, TX
• St. Cloud, MN
• Sioux Falls, SD
• Southaven, MS
• Visalia, CA
• Wichita, KS
• Woodbury, MN
2. 15 stores are being sold to UFA Coop.
• Bend, OR
• Bozeman, MT
• Burlington, WA
• Coeur d’Alene, ID
• Fargo, ND
• Federal Way, WA
• Helena, MT
• Kennewick, WA
• Lacey, WA
• Missoula, MT
• Portland, OR
• Salem, OR
• Silverdale, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Vancouver, WA

It is hoped that these actions will enable the firm to go forward as a viable entity with approximately 2,300 employees. Sportsman's Warehouse is a leading outdoor retailer of sporting goods headquartered in Midvale, Utah.

I just returned from Sportsman's W/H and bought a couple of items. The store was packed but few were buying anything. I talked to one of the managers while I was there and he informed me that in their corporate meeting of all staff and all stores the owner said that after the liquidation sale some of the stores will remain open. The corporate website indicates otherwise, but the owner told the OKC staff that he wants to retain this store. I know time will tell but several of the staff asked me to tell everyone to write an email to the corporate office and tell them why you like this store and hope that they will keep it open.

Anyone been by the store lately? Is it still open and if so whats the selection down to?

I bought 2 rods and a reel Friday. The selection was still decent b/c the prices have not been reduced that much. I expect once they go over the 10% reduction, stuff will fly out of the store

Never heard of 'em.

Do they make deliveries?

What really irritated me was when I noticed that after they closed one day to "prepare" for the clearance they went through and marked everything up 15%-20% then said they discounted it. I am not a fan of stores that try and pull that on their customers.