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Cabela's has started a feeding frenzy in Buda

Land around the Cabela's development in Buda is being snatched up fast. Check out this story from the Austin Business Journal.

Buda to get major retail center - 2004-08-30 - Austin Business Journal

The Dirt is Flying in Buda!

Just landed in Austin for my blogging workshop at Wizard Academy tomorrow and I had to swing by the construction zone (it's really too big to be a construction site) of the Cabela's development here.

The earthmovers are out in force getting the land ready for a big, big deal. It's hard to tell from my photo, but the preparation extends all the way to the row of houses in the back of the field. It's not happening in a corner of this field. This field or former ranch IS the project.

And now, Rumors of Cabela's in Nevada

Reaction to the Cabela's announcement of a store in Utah includes this story out of Reno where the development people are talking openly with the press about a letter of intent. Funny thing is that here in Sidney, you don't hear these things on the street because the Cabela's people play things pretty close to the vest.

Officials at Boomtown Hotel and Casino in Verdi, off Interstate 80 west of Reno, said negotiations with the retailer are moving forward in accordance with a letter of intent the company signed to open there.

Cabela’s still could come to Nevada

Bush Stops at Cabelas Wheeling Store

I don't know how I missed this last week. Better late than never. Via USA Today.

Bush stopped briefly Saturday at Cabela's, a Triadelphia, W.Va., store that stocks hunting, fishing and outdoor gear. It hopes to eventually create 1,200 jobs.

It's Official...Cabela's Announces Utah Store

SIDNEY, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2004--Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE:CAB), the nation's largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise, announced today that the Company is in negotiations to build a 150,000-square-foot store near Lehi, Utah, and plans to have it open for business by late 2005. Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2004.

The store, to be built on a 50-acre site on Interstate 15 at the SR92 Alpine Highland Highway interchange in the Traverse Mountain Development near Thanksgiving Point, would be the Nebraska-based Company's thirteenth retail outlet, similar in size to the Cabela's retail showrooms in Owatonna, Minn. and Kansas City, Kan. The newest Cabela's store, a 175,000-square-foot facility in Wheeling, W.Va., opened August 12, 2004.

Dennis Highby, Cabela's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As we previously stated, we have accelerated our retail store opening plan for fiscal 2005 and are thrilled to announce this new location in Lehi, Utah. This store represents another important step in our ongoing strategy to increase our retail presence across the country. When combined with our two Texas stores that are also scheduled to open next year, Utah will enable us to increase our retail square footage by 43%, bringing total square footage to 1,880,709 in 10 states."

Read more at Cabela's website...

Cabela's greets flood of new customers today

By ERIC AYRES, St. Clairsville Bureau Chief
THE OHIO Valley's retail community has a new crown jewel nestled in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.
Known as the World's Foremost Outfitter for hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, Cabela's officially opened the doors of its newest retail store to the public today. The huge, multimillion-dollar facility near Wheeling is expected to draw visitors from across the country and around the world, resulting in a significant economic impact for the entire tri-state area.

On Wednesday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and special preview was held at the new Cabela's. Executives with the Nebraska-based company said the West Virginia location was a perfect fit for the outdoor merchandise giant.

The Times Leader: Cabela's greets flood of new customers today - - The Times Leader

Rumors of Cabela's in Utah

Salt Lake City's NBC affiliate is chasing a story about the possibility of Cabela's opening a store in Utah.

'Outdoorsman's Disneyland' Coming to Utah

Aug. 9, 2004
A major name for retail in outdoor and recreation appears to be headed to Utah. Cabelas is said to be planning to build near Point of the Mountain and Eyewitness News has learned an official announcement is coming soon.
We usually don't make a big deal about a new store planning to build. But in the world of the outdoors, this is the equivalent of the Disneyland of sporting goods stores.
Imagine a store bigger than a Super Wal-Mart, with more than just hunting, fishing and camping products, but an outdoors experience, indoors. Other Cabela's have become tourist attractions in and of themselves.
For example, Cabela's other 13 stores typically include a 60- thousand gallon aquarium, with fish native to the area; a waterfall and trout stream running inside the store; an indoor archery and gun range; a restaurant with a menu of wild game dishes; and of course a huge inventory of hunting, fishing and outdoor equipment.
No one from Cabelas or government leaders will talk about the possibility of the store, but Eyewitness News has learned an announcement is on the way, within the next few weeks.
KSL News: 'Outdoorsman's Disneyland' Coming to Utah

Cabela's Interchange Ready

On your mark....get set....Shop!

Cabela's Interchange Ready By ANDY STAMP DALLAS PIKE - The ribbon was cut Tuesday on the new five-lane bridge over Interstate 70 that will serve as the interchange for traffic headed toward Cabela's in Dallas Pike. Although the construction work is completed, the interchange will not be put into service until Wednesdsay, Aug. 11, the day before the opening of the Cabela's outdoor store. State and local officials gathered on the bridge Tuesday to celebrate the recent completion of the Cabela's Drive interchange. The interchange will allow east and westbound motorists quick access to the new Cabela's retail store, the first phase of the Fort Henry Business and Industrial Centre in Ohio County. However, the interchange is not yet open to the public. Cabela's Interchange Ready - - The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register

Honey, Let's have a quarter of a million people over for the weekend!

It's hard for most retailers to imagine preparing for a quarter-million humans to walk through their doors on any given weekend, but the grand opening of a Cabela's store isn't just any event.

There's no way to understand the thrill of speed without taking a few hot-laps on a track. Without climbing a mountain, you will never understand the allure that keeps you coming back for more.

Likewise, hunting and fishing must be experienced. The very real affliction called "buck fever" cannot be adequately described. No, it must be experienced. Fortunately for Cabela's, millions of Americans enjoy the thrill of the hunt and the challenge of landing a whopper of a fish. These monumental stores resonate with the adventure that stirs their soul.

Wheeling, West Virginia get ready to meet a few million people who know how to find adventure at the end of a spool of 10-pound-test line.

"From a traffic perspective, we see well above-average (numbers of) visitors for the grand opening. For example, in Hamburg, I think it was (a total of) 250,000 (guests) that first weekend," said Castillo.

The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register

Cabela's Inc. Announces Earnings Date for Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Financial Results

SIDNEY, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2004--Cabela's Inc. (NYSE:CAB) today announced that the Company is scheduled to release its second quarter fiscal 2004 results after the close of the market on July 28, 2004. A conference call to discuss second quarter earnings results will be held at 4:30 pm ET that same afternoon. The call will be hosted by Dennis Highby, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ralph Castner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call will be web cast, which can be accessed via the Company's Investor Relations section of its web site, www.cabelas.com. Please visit the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register for the teleconference Webcast and download any necessary software.
About Cabela's Incorporated.
Cabela's Incorporated, founded in 1961, is the nation's largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Statements in this press release regarding Cabela's Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recently filed Form S-1/A.

Cabela's Inc. Announces Earnings Date for Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Financial Results