![]() So, we try to keep our employees and draw them in, from that standpoint,” said Roney.Ĭabela’s and Kal’s Chicken Coop, along with many other businesses in Billings, say they will continue to leave hiring open until their stores are fully staffed.įor more information visit Cabela’s and Kal’s Chicken Coop website or any job search site. We are very flexible on schedules, we work around people, we really try to focus on understanding that you're a person and life happens outside of work. Roney said Kal's is trying to be flexible and make the job as appealing as they can for new hires. Some are offering as much as $15 an hour for new hires. She said that the shortage of workers have caused her and the staff to work long hours, which has taken a toll on everyone.īeing a local business, Kal’s Chicken Coop is not able to increase its wages like McDonalds and other food chains. Roney said they have also turned to social media, posting job opportunities on Facebook and Instagram, with no return. ![]() Its total sales last year grew 14.7 percent to $2.064 billion.Įighteen Cabela's retail stores were operating last year, and they posted total sales of $820.3 million - an average of $45.57 million per store.Chaquille Cozart/ Q2 News Worker shortage in Billings The company already operates 21 stores.Ĭabela's, founded in 1961, is a publicly traded company with retail stores, catalog sales, Internet sales and other operations. Most recently a two K80’s one from Colorado and another from Missouri. The two stores are among 13 that will open soon all across the country, according to the Cabela's Web site. Bump said: I’ve shopped and purchased numerous guns from the Billings Cabela’s - It is the closest Cabela’s to my location in Wyoming and have had 3-4 guns shipped to them for the 25 fee. The Billings and Rapid City stores will be the same size as the Mitchell store and are expected to open next summer. "The next breakthrough in growth for them may be with people who traditionally aren't outdoors people." "Cabela's is a brand that outdoor enthusiasts know," Hisel said. On the other hand, Hisel said the addition of new Cabela's stores could benefit existing stores by increasing the visibility of the brand and expanding the company's reach to new kinds of customers. If either of these events occurs, the operating results of our retail business could be adversely affected. "In addition, as we open more destination retail stores and as our competitors open stores with similar formats, our destination retail store format may become less unique and may be less attractive to customers as tourist and entertainment shopping locations. "As a result, the number of customers and related revenue at individual stores may decline and the average amount of sales per square foot at our stores may be reduced. ![]() "As the number of our destination retail stores increases, our stores will become more highly concentrated in the geographic regions we serve," the report said. But he thinks the negative impact of that change will be miniscule compared to the positive impact of the pheasant hunting business that he expects to continue at Cabela's in Mitchell.Ĭabela's, meanwhile, acknowledged in its 2006 annual report to shareholders that "Our continued retail expansion will result in a higher number of destination retail stores, which could adversely affect the desirability of our destination retail stores. The only negative impact of the Rapid City and Billings stores may be that people headed for those areas might no longer stop at the Mitchell Cabela's on the way through, Hisel said. "They wouldn't do things that would damage their existing stores." "Cabela's is a very good, very smart corporation," Hisel said. Bryan Hisel, executive director of the Mitchell Area Development Corporation and Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, said he does not expect the addition of more Cabela's stores along I-90 to hurt Mitchell. Cabela's announced this week that it will build another retail store along Interstate 90 in Billings, Mont., leaving some to wonder how the addition of yet another I-90 store will affect the one in Mitchell.Ĭabela's, which opened its Mitchell store in 2000, also is building a store near I-90 in Rapid City.
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