Opus Group completes four Gander Mountain stores

Minneapolis --The Opus Group announced the completion of four projects for St. Paul, Minnesota-based retailer Gander Mountain. Opus built three new 52,000-sq.-ft. Gander Mountain stores in Augusta, Georgia; Newnan, Ga. and Algonquin, Ill.; and managed renovations of the retailer’s 96,275-sq.-ft. store in Forest Lake, Minn.



“These projects mark a new milestone in Opus’ ongoing partnership with Gander Mountain,” said Chad Olmschenk, project manager for Opus Design Build, L.L.C. “With projects across the Midwest and Southeast United States, our work required careful coordination and strong communication with Gander Mountain to meet its schedule. We’ve built tremendous momentum working with Gander Mountain and we are proud to have helped this retailer achieve its vision for these spaces.”



Opus began its partnership with Gander Mountain in 2012 and has since completed work on eight stores for the outdoor sport and recreation retailer.



The three new stores in Georgia and Illinois reflect Gander Mountain's new prototype design featuring timber and stone features, custom high-end fixtures, dynamic lighting, open sight lines and outdoor lifestyle graphics. The renovation of the retailer’s Forest Lake, Minnesota store helped to do the same in an existing space. Work at the existing store included new flooring, changes to the space’s floor plan and enhancements to lighting, fixtures, graphics and more.



Opus Design Build, L.L.C. served as general contractor in its work with Gander Mountain. The four projects were completed this fall.