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Will Gander Mountain Be Opening a New Location Near St. Michael?

After closing its Maple Grove store about a year ago, the business could be moving to a new location farther up Interstate 94. The outdoor-fitter appears to be remodeling the former Best Buy site in Rogers.

After closing its Maple Grove location about a year ago, Gander Mountain appears to be eyeing a new location in nearby Rogers.

Gander Mountain is possibly slated to fill the former site of Best Buy located at 20870 Rogers Drive in Rogers, although no confirmation of the site location has been received from the business.

Gander Mountain recently posted several job openings on their website, listing Rogers as a “new store” in Minnesota. Job openings listed on the Gander Mountain website include, as of March 6: maintenance associate, receiving supervisor, part and full time customer service associate, operations specialist and zone supervisor.

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The location of 20870 Rogers Drive was provided in a classified advertisement in a March 5 Osseo-Maple Grove Press. A sign on the building also indicates the store is "now hiring" and directs people to 

Patch reached out to Gander Mountain for comment Thursday, and received this response: 

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"We do not have anything to release at this time. We do not comment or provide other information on new stores until all real estate transactions have closed,” corporate representative Jess Myers wrote in an email to Patch.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.


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