Gander Outdoors in West Manchester Township, Pa., has officially closed, weeks after the company CEO all but confirmed its days were numbered.
This story Logan Hullinger originally appeared in The York Dispatch.
On Monday, Dec. 2, the building’s glass doors were whited out and the store’s massive American flag no longer sat atop its 80-foot-tall poll.
Neon signs offered an apology to the store’s customers:
“It is with great regret that we announce the closing of Gander Outdoors of York, PA.,” the signs read. “We have enjoyed serving our customers in the community and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the store.”
Company officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In September, Camping World, Gander Outdoors’ parent company, approved a plan to shift away from store locations “where the company does not have the ability or where it is not feasible to sell and/or service RVs.” At the time, it estimated as many as 37 of its 156 stores would close.
In late October, a spokeswoman in the office of Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis told The York Dispatch the store at the 725 Town Center Drive location in West Manchester Township was not on the company’s closure list.
However, within days, Lemonis himself told the Dispatch the company had not found a way to accommodate its RV business at the site near West Manchester Town Center.
Since then, Lemonis’ office, along with managers at the location, have declined to confirm the store would be among those closing.
