Scheels to add 2nd Colorado store in 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS — Scheels All Sports Inc., an employee-owned all-sports retailer based in Fargo, N.D., will open its 29th store in Colorado Springs in April 2021.

The store will be the second for Scheels in Colorado, with the first located in Johnstown near the interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34.

The Colorado Springs store will be in the Interquest Marketplace near the Great Wolf Lodge, the Summit Entertainment Center and the Hollywood Theater. It will feature 220,000 square feet of retail adventure for the entire family, according to an announcement from the company.

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Similar to the Johnstown location, the new Colorado Springs Scheels will be home to entertainment attractions, specialty shops and boutiques. This includes 75 specialty shops staffed by trained experts. The Colorado Springs location will include a 65-foot operating Ferris Wheel, a 16,000-gallon saltwater aquarium with more than 600 fish, a wildlife mountain, and Fuzziwig’s Candy Shop. Ginna’s Cafe will serve gourmet soups and sandwiches, homemade fudge and specialty coffee.

“With the success of our store in Johnstown, we are thrilled to bring a second store to the Colorado market and specifically to Colorado Springs,” CEO Steve M. Scheel said in the announcement. Scheels is the great grandson of the sporting goods store’s founder.

Scheels has 27 existing stores and two expected to open in 2020 — a replacement for an existing store in Eden Prairie, Minn., and a new store in The Colony, Texas. The Colorado Springs store will employ more than 350 associates, all employee owners.