Camping World Opening New Gander Motorhome Dealerships

After buying Gander Mountain, an outdoor retail chain that shut down due to bankruptcy in 2017, Camping World has been opening a series of co-branded retail dealerships under the Gander name.

One such location is Grander RV sales in Huber Heights, Ohio. The store opened Wednesday and has motorhomes and RV trailers, plus camping gear and service at one location on 8001 Old Troy Pike.

The Dayton Daily News reported in April that Camping World agreed to purchase up to 17 acres of city owned land adjacent to the former Gander Mountain building in preparation for the new store.

Camping World said it expects to grow the company’s motorhome sales locations by more than 30 percent by the end of 2019 between new stores and acquisitions.

“Our planned expansion with Gander RV Sales locations and our continuing strategy to aggressively pursue opportunistic acquisitions and new store development, reinforces our focus on increasing market share with our country wide expansion,” Roger Nuttall, president of the Camping World RV group, had said in a statement.