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Gander Mountain closing 32 stores; here’s the list

Gander Mountain will be closing 32 stores, the company announced. (Courtesy of Gander Mountain)
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
March 17, 2017

The hits keep coming when it comes to store closings in 2017.

Gander Mountain, the outdoor goods retailer, has announced it will close 32 of its 162 locations. 

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday.

The stores will be closing over the next few weeks, according to the company. More than 1,200 employees will be impacted.

Here’s a list of stores set to close:

Alabama: Gadsden, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
Georgia: Augusta, McDonough, Snellville
Illinois: Champaign, Algonquin, Springfield
Indiana: Merrillville, Greenfield
Minnesota: Rogers, Mankato, Woodbury
New York: New Hartford
North Carolina: Raleigh, South Charlotte
Tennessee: Chattanooga
Texas: Houston, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, Round Rock, San Antonio, Sugar Land, Texarkana, Waco, West Houston
West Virginia: Charleston
Wisconsin: Eau Claire, Germantown

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