Bass Pro Shops to open 13th Florida store

Gainesville, Fla. — Bass Pro Shops has announced plans for a new store in Gainesville, Florida. Slated to open in 2016, the planned 80,000-sq.-ft. store will anchor Celebration Pointe, a one-million-sq.-ft. mixed-use development that will include retail, restaurants, entertainment, a hotel and residential units. The property lies in the northwest quadrant of Interstate 75 and Archer Road.



It will be Bass Pro Shop’s 13th store in Florida. The retailer currently operates nine stores in the state, while locations have been announced for Brandon/Tampa, St. John’s County/Jacksonville and Daytona.



As part of the Celebration Pointe Development, the Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center will sit on more than 100 acres of a permanent conservation area along the western portion of the property. When combined with the 460–acre Lake Kanapaha conservation area and the 240-acre Split Rock conservation area, an 800-acre scenic nature preserve will surround the project.



More than 100,000 vehicles will pass the new Gainesville Bass Pro Shops each day, en route to the area’s many outdoor opportunities.



More than 116 million people will visit Bass Pro Shops’ 85 stores and marine centers across the United States and Canada this year. The average customer stays 2.5 hour and drives an average distance of 50-plus miles.