desoto county/memphis area

[mshunter77]

what all sporting goods stores are there in the area, i know of bass pro and sportsmans wharehouse, just wondering what others ones where around, and also are they still talking about putting a bass pro in the pyramid

[MemphisStockBroker]

Oak Tree Outdoors is just over I-55 on Goodman, on the south side.

And yes, Bass Pro has signed a letter of intent with the city to take over the Pyramid.

[Chipper]

MSB

what's the deal with Bass Pro and the Pyramid?

[the doctor]

buck and bass...mt moriah (strategic location behind hooters and across the street from the church)

the doc

[velcro]

I thought buck and bass went out of business?

[MSdukhntr]

buck and bass is closed.....forget oak tree outdoors, they don't know the meaning of customer service. Tommy Bronsons is in memphis, dont forget you wallet.

[MemphisStockBroker]

buck and bass is closed.....forget oak tree outdoors, they don't know the meaning of customer service. Tommy Bronsons is in memphis, dont forget you wallet.

Buck & Bass closed both their stores, in Jackson, TN & Memphis.

Tommy Bronson's has excellent customer service. They cater to the $$$ crowd. They are running a sale right now, most of their hunting stuff is 40% off. Good time & place to pick up Drake Waterfowl gear

Customer service?? gee, you guys want everything, dont you...

Bass Pro Shops has reached an agreement in principle to convert The Pyramid into an outdoors mega-store.

This agreement doesn't guarantee the store will become reality, but is a step toward a formal development agreement, city chief financial officer Robert Lipscomb said Wednesday.
"There's still work to be done," he said. "A development agreement is really more hard core. ... It's more binding, much stronger."

But Lipscomb said he's optimistic -- "more so than I've been at any point."

Larry Whiteley, Bass Pro manager of corporate public relations, said, "We're still moving forward."

Lipscomb wouldn't disclose specifics of a deal, but said a press conference to discuss the project will take place in the next few weeks.

He has negotiated with the Springfield, Mo.-based private company for several months, seeking a deal that could cover the remaining debt service on the city- and county-owned arena ($22.8 million) as well as development costs. To lure the retailer, Memphis could offer federal incentives.

The Pyramid project could be similar to one Bass Pro has announced in Buffalo, N.Y. The company plans to convert the city's old Memorial Auditorium into a store and add a hotel.

Lipscomb would only say that the proposed Pyramid project would include "other amenities" in addition to the store.

Bass Pro was hailed last year as "the hottest store in retailing" by Time.com. Its Springfield store covers 330,000 square feet with an indoor waterfall and archery and pistol ranges. The Las Vegas store features a 40,000-gallon freshwater aquarium and a trout stream.

The Pyramid doesn't offer the rustic exterior that is typical of Bass Pro stores. But it would give the company an iconic building in a Mississippi River setting, in a region heavily populated by outdoor enthusiasts.

Lipscomb has overseen The Pyramid redevelopment process since 2004. That year, the building was replaced as Memphis's primary sports and entertainment arena by FedExForum.

Lipscomb assembled a public-private committee to study the building's future. National consultants, working on the committee's behalf, recommended large-scale "destination retail," so-called because consumers make a special trip to shop there.

MSB

[Chipper]

Thanks MSB

It would definetly be a special trip there. Let me see, go to Bass Pro first and then Rayfords

[micscottj]

one at hacks and winchester in memphis.
one at goodman and I-55 in southaven

[Stano]

buck and bass is closed.....forget oak tree outdoors, they don't know the meaning of customer service. Tommy Bronsons is in memphis, dont forget you wallet.

Are you freakin sick? Man Oak Tree has top notch customer service Bart will bend over backwards too help someone out. His prices are competitive with the other guys and you can actually find someone that knows what the hell they are talking about. Had a guy at one of the other places trying to sell me a Berreta choke for the SBE 2 and argueing that its the same choke till he tried too screw it in

[mshunter77]

where is Tommy Bronson's located, and thanks for the info

[MemphisStockBroker]

where is Tommy Bronson's located, and thanks for the info

Poplar & Highland

[SHAG]

Are you freakin sick? Man Oak Tree has top notch customer service Bart will bend over backwards too help someone out. His prices are competitive with the other guys and you can actually find someone that knows what the hell they are talking about....

I'll second that

[Ducks be us]

I got the cold shoulder at Oak Tree twice...aint been back since

[PaPa]

I am glad to read this because there are many options that I did not know were in existence. I was pointed at Oak Tree Outdoors and aftet two visits, I was really dissapointed. The comment on service seems fairly accurate. However I think they have a clientel that they cater to, and they may expect to be pampered or given status. I can uderstand that, and still buy from them, but options are good. Oak Tree seems to me to be a small family business, that caters to the same. I think that is a good thing these days.