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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Outdoors retailer to close Roanoke store

Sportsman’s Warehouse said Tuesday that it will close its Roanoke store, along with 22 other locations nationwide.

The Utah-based outdoors retailer listed 23 stores on its Web site that are set for liquidation, including the Roanoke store which has been open for less than two years.

A news release states that these stores will be liquidated to reduce bank debt.

Fifteen other Sportsman’s Warehouse stores will be acquired by United Farmers of Alberta Cooperative Ltd., a Canadian company that operates farm and ranch supply stores and fuel stations.

“It is hoped that these actions will enable the firm to go forward as a viable entity with approximately 2,300 employees,” states a news release.

A 48,000-square-foot Sportsman’s Warehouse store opened November 2007 in Roanoke, on Ferncliff Avenue near Home Depot.

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