Rumor surfacing.

[catdaddy863]

I don't about Bass Pro Shop but that shoping center is suppose to be a mini Hamburg (Like in lexington)

[DJD]

That would be great but man that would surprise me. They have one for the Cincy area, L-ville area, Nashville area and the one in Sevierville. Seems that another one in the middle of all that would be overkill. All that being said....If they build it i'll come..

[Jbyrd]

That would be great but man that would surprise me. They have one for the Cincy area, L-ville area, Nashville area and the one in Sevierville. Seems that another one in the middle of all that would be overkill. All that being said....If they build it i'll come..

If you order much from Bass pro shops and you live in Ky you don't want a shop in Ky. Why? Then when you order something they have to add sales tax. Yes every little bit helps.......

[know1]

If you order much from Bass pro shops and you live in Ky you don't want a shop in Ky. Why? Then when you order something they have to add sales tax. Yes every little bit helps.......

But don't you already have to claim sales tax on your KY tax return for items that you bought where sales tax wasn't charged?

[MrSplitshot]

Maybe it's a rumor. Maybe it's not.

I've always thought that with Clarksville, IN and Cincinnati, OH that a BPS located in Central Kentucky wouldn't happen. However, when you look at their map, they are opening stores in areas real close to where they already have stores. Look at Georgia, look at Chicago metro, look at Texas, look at Missouri...Obviously, the demand is there and they know something...that company is a beast and growing like crazy.

I find Georgetown a little odd...obviously, it has to be on a major interstate, but with the store in Cincinnati and Louisville I would think that somewhere just south or just east of Lexington would be a better play. Richmond or Winchester, for instance...but land and future development is obviously an issue. There is kind of a "hole" in their map when you look at Kentucky and West By God Virginia.

If a company like Sportsman's Warehouse survives at Hamburg in Lexington given (1) the cost of that land, and (2) it's not a household name...then I think BPS would have absolutely no trouble whatsoever. People would come and it would be busy. It would draw people from Central, Eastern, and Southern Kentucky all day long. Everybody and their Granny's dog knows the BPS name and the BPS logo.

[chugbug]

We need a Cabelas in Winchester

[BanditMan]

Sounds cool if it is true.. What would be even better if one or something like it would fill the Lexington Mall Dead Zone!!!!

[redneckshadrap]

Sounds cool if it is true.. What would be even better if one or something like it would fill the Lexington Mall Dead Zone!!!!

I heard the same thing. Most say no, but the place I heard it made me really wonder.

We shall see....If it's true I'm about 3 minutes from it...LOL!!!!!!!!!!


Billy

[RickV]

Everyone I asked that is supposed to be "in the know" says this is a rumor.

[SuperSprint007]

Georgetown has so many lakes nearby....guess they will have the usa bassin classic on Corinith Lake or on Elkhorn......
Are there not enough BIG BOX stores(DKS, Sportsman, walmart..._) around for the bargin hunters.... say goodbye to customer service if a BPS comes here...

[redneckshadrap]

Everyone I asked that is supposed to be "in the know" says this is a rumor.

My info came from Georgetown. I heard they put a bid in...Toyota money....(not sure how that would tie in). But thier buliding a big Hamburg like area up there.

How many lakes(mileage wise) are near the one in Cincy?

Look how many lakes would be impacted within 80miles of Gtown. Lots of folks drive to Cincy from Southeast Ky to shop at BP.
Billy

[MrSplitshot]

Aside from the Ohio River, there aren't many "big" fisheries right on the back door of the BPS in Cincinnati...or Louisville really for that matter. I think that matters very little.

You don't get customer service and folks "in the know" there like you do at the smaller local stores, I agree. Unfortunately, there's a real big segment of the population that is just used to that and it doesn't matter to them. When's the last time you were wowed by customer service from the teenage chick working the register at a Wal-Mart who hates her job and is jawing about what time she gets off? It's not hurting their business any. People go. They want a great big store, with a great big parking lot, all the latest goods, and some decent prices.

Don't think for a minute that a BPS in Central Kentucky wouldn't go. People from Ashland, to Pikeville, to Somerset would frequent it without fail. Those people aren't driving here to go to Backwaters or Angler's Outpost now. I say build it...creates jobs for the people building, maintaining, and working at the store...and it's not like BPS isn't already a competitor with the Backwaters and Angler's Outposts of the world through mail order. The people that go to Backwaters and Angler's and the like now will continue to go there as long as they keep doing what they do to keep stuff on the shelves and give folks good localized baits and good localzed customer service.

My two cents...