Bass Pro Shops

The company is recognized by its retail stores, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, that feature natural outdoor designs and decorations.[2] In 1972, 24-year-old Johnny Morris started selling fishing tackle out of his dad's Brown Derby Liquor Store in Springfield, Missouri.[5] A few years later in 1987, Morris bought an empty plot of land on Table Rock Lake in Missouri's Ozark Mountains.[14] The location includes interactive conservation exhibits, a giant cypress swamp, an alligator habitat, a hotel, restaurants, shopping, a bowling alley, a 28-story free-standing elevator, and an arcade.[1] In 2019, Bass Pro Shops sold eleven of Cabela's stores to Sansome Pacific for $324.3 million in a sale-leaseback program.[29][30] In 2020, Great Outdoors Group, the parent company of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, attempted to acquire Sportsman's Warehouse.[56] In 2023, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the naming of the Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems, in recognition of the Bass Pro founder's contributions to conservation.[58] Customers at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's can donate to it by choosing to round up their purchases to support different conservation partners and projects.Fish and Wildlife Services and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to care for sea turtles that are found injured.[63] Big Cedar Lodge is the only resort in the world that has all of its golf courses designated as Audubon International Signature Sanctuary locations.[67] In July 2024, the Rolling Stones performed and demonstrated the region's capability to host major musical acts and attracted significant attention to the arena, indication its potential for large-scale entertainment event.[68][69] Bass Pro Shops has partnered with Convoy of Hope to provide disaster relief for those affected by tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and hurricanes.In previous seasons, they have also sponsored Dale Earnhardt,[89] Tony Stewart,[90] Jaime McMurray, Ryan Newman,[89] Ty Dillon,[91] and Daniel Hemric.[103][104][105][106] The court noted that any payments Bass Pro Shops made as part of the settlement "should not be construed as an admission of liability.
Bass Pro Shops at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan , Ontario
Bass Pro Shops at the Memphis Pyramid
The Tracker Boat Center at the Bass Pro Shops location in Rocklin, California
Dale Earnhardt 's No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Monte Carlo on display at the Richard Childress Racing Museum
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