Industry Retail Headquarters Calgary, Canada | Number of employees 501-1000 employees Parent organization United Farmers of Alberta | |
Products Hunting, fishing, camping gear and apparel Website www.wholesalesports.com/ Motto Canada's Outdoor Outfitter | ||
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Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters is a Canadian owned and operated retailer in western Canada of hunting, fishing and camping gear and apparel, that provides expert advice and merchandise for outdoor sports and activities.
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History
Wholesale Sports offers equipment, clothing and accessories in the camping, hunting, and fishing categories to outdoor enthusiasts across western Canada. Founded by two brothers from Calgary, they acquired local retailers including Frenchy's and Barottos Sports establishing Wholesale Sports as a retailer and distributor to western Canada's sportsmen and women. Over time, Wholesale Sports acquired and opened additional stores in Edmonton, Lethbridge, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Kamloops.
UFA acquired Wholesale Sports Canada in early 2008. A year later, they acquired the leases of 15 Sportsman’s Warehouse stores with an employee base of 1,200. Sportsman’s Warehouse, a privately held Salt Lake City-based, outdoor adventure retailer, had 68 locations throughout the U.S. before UFA acquired 15 sites. The Fargo, North Dakota location was closed in July 2011, leaving 14 stores in the U.S., and 11 in Canada. In 2013 UFA divested its U.S. Wholesale Sports business.
Wholesale Sports opened its 12th and 13th Canadian locations in Prince George, B.C. (2013), and Westbank, B.C. (2014).
In early 2015, Wholesale Sports implemented a new e-commerce platform at www.wholesalesports.com/
Brands Carried
Main brands currently sold at Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters: