Bomgaars farm and ranch store opening in Mankato
May 8—MANKATO — Bomgaars Supply, a farm and ranch chain based in Sioux City, Iowa, is opening a store late this year in the former Gander Mountain and Gordmans buildings on the east side of Mankato.
The Mankato store will be the largest of the chain's 101 stores, which are in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Kansas. It has seven Minnesota stores, including in Waseca, Fairmont, Blue Earth and Albert Lea.
At 117,00 square feet, Bomgaars will be smaller than the nearly 184,000-square-foot Fleet Farm, which opened in 2015.
The company employs about 2,700 people. Bomgaars announced plans to open five more locations this spring in Wyoming and Kansas.
"We are pretty aggressive with expanding," said Heather Korbe, of Bomgaars.
"Mankato is a market we've had our eye on for a while, and we're excited to be coming there."
Bomgaars is leasing its new space from Carrington Company of Eureka, California, which purchased the property after Gander Mountain and Gordmans closed. Carrington, a commercial development company, has properties in 18 states and focuses on shopping centers, malls and big-box properties in rural areas.
Major departments at Bomgaars stores include lawn and garden, nursery, footwear and clothing, farm, animal feed, pet, automotive, electrical, plumbing, hardware, housewares, sporting goods and toys.
Some of the brand names the company offers in clothing include Wrangler, Carhartt, Under Armour, Columbia, Dickies, Ariat and Noble Outfitters. Pet foods include Iams, Purina, Blue Buffalo, Wildology, Diamond and Science Diet.
