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Bass Pro Shops is ready to open its sixth retail store in Colorado.
The outdoor retail company will open a new 130,000-square-foot Outdoor World store in Loveland with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and live music on Wednesday.
The store is located at 5945 Bass Pro Drive, in the "Brands at the Ranch" mixed-use development, off Interstate 25 and Crossroads Boulevard, near the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Blue Arena.
The retail store will officially open following a ceremony Wednesday, then for normal business hours the following day, on Thursday. Store hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The store features a 12,000-gallon aquarium and 3,000-gallon trout stream. Featuring a mill water feature and hand-painted mural inspired by Colorado’s Crystal Mill, the aquarium will be home to more than 100 fish including bass, crappie, sunfish, walleye and carp.
Loveland Bass Pro Shops grand opening
- Wednesday, July 22, 5 p.m.
- Roland Martin, Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Inductee
- Jimmy Houston, Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Inductee
- Edwin Evers, 2016 Bassmaster Classic Champion
- Jim and Eva Shockey, father-daughter outdoor personalities and best-selling authors
- Nate Zelinsky, Colorado outdoors expert
- Kevin VanDam, 7-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year
- Denver Broncos Cheerleaders and Miles the Mascot
"We are very excited to announce this new location and continue to strengthen our relationship with the western sportsmen and women of Colorado and beyond," said Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris. "This new store will make it easier for the people and families who love to hunt the mountains and high plains of the West and fish its rich streams to spend time together in the great outdoors."
"Located along I-25, Loveland is a major thorough-fare from Denver to Cheyenne, Wyoming, that frequents many hunters and outdoorsmen and women seeking adventure across the range of the Rockies," Bass Pro Shops said in a release.
"Having Bass Pro Shops select and anchor our ‘Brands at the Ranch’ Project will indeed ignite the original vision for this area and will most certainly relocate the retail center of gravity of Northern Colorado to the crossroads corridor," said The Water Valley Company CEO Martin Lind. "We are so honored they have chosen our project and this site."
Bass Pro Shops has been hiring 180 full-time and part-time workers for the new store.
"Friendly individuals who want to share their passion for the outdoors are strongly encouraged to apply in advance by visiting basspro.com/careers and selecting the Loveland location," the company said.
Bass Pro Shops said employee benefits include merchandise discounts up to 50 percent off, competitive wages, holiday and vacation pay, as well as health, dental and life insurance programs for eligible team members.
