HUBER HEIGHTS GANDER MOUNTAIN TO REMAIN OPEN

Huber Heights store is staying alive under new owner Camping World.

Outdoor retail giant Gander Mountain has announced it was closing all of its stores nationwide, but the new company owner said that’s not the case.

Gander Mountain, which has a location in Huber Heights at 8001 Old Troy Pike, filed for bankruptcy back in March. According to the Gander Mountain website, a liquidation sale is already underway at its 126 stores across the country, including the 8001 Old Troy Pike location.

A sign hanging Sunday on the outside of the Huber Heights store read “Going Out Of Business” and “Store Closing.” But Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis said not all the Gander Mountain stores are closing, despite information posted on the Gander Mountain home page.

Lemonis said Camping World bought a portion of the Gander Mountain business.

He posted a list of 70 stores that would remain open, two of which are in Ohio — the Huber Heights location and another store in Reynoldsberg.

“Myself, along with the Camping World team, went in and we bought the intellectual property, brand, the assets,” Lemonis said in a video on social media Sunday morning.

“What we did not buy is the inventory that’s in all of the stores (and) the distribution center ... a group of liquidators bought that,” he said.

In March, Gander Mountain filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructured the store.

This month, the company was acquired by Camping World Holdings Inc.

Gander Mountain isn’t the only outdoor retailer making big changes.

In October 2016, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s announced they were set to merge. Bass Pro Shops is looking to acquire Cabela’s for $4.5 billion.

FILE PHOTO Outdoor sporting goods retailer Gander Mountain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, will be keeping some of its stores open after its acquisition by Camping World Holdings Inc. Seventy of the company’s 126 stores will remain open,...