CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 17, 2015) - Camping World, the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam, the world's largest RV owners organization, announce the grand opening celebration of their newest SuperCenter at 1355 Tara Street in Idaho Falls, Idaho beginning Friday, August 21st through Saturday, August 29th. The location, aptly named Camping World of Idaho Falls, will offer a wide array of RV sales, service, parts and accessories for the outdoor enthusiast and joins a dealer network that spans over 100 U.S. locations with nearby SuperCenters in Meridian, ID (Boise area), Salt Lake City, UT and Rapid City, SD.
The Camping World of Idaho Falls facility is a re-location from the OK Trailer RV dealership formerly located at 480 North State Street in Shelley, Idaho that Camping World acquired in the fall of 2014."The acquisition of the OK Trailer dealership last year was an exciting development as the Idaho Falls market is an ideal area for us to expand our business offering," said Marcus Lemonis, CEO and Chairman of Camping World and Good Sam, and host of CNBC's The Profit. "In our ongoing efforts to offer consumers a convenient, one-stop location to serve all their outdoor and RV needs, we acquired space for a new, larger facility that is conveniently located just off I-15 and less than 9 miles north of the previous facility."
The grand opening celebration will begin on Friday, August 21st and run through Saturday, August 29th, featuring price specials, door prizes and a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 21st at 11am, which will be attended by the local Chamber of Commerce and representatives from the City of Idaho Falls. A live radio remote will be on-site Saturday, August 22nd from 1pm to 3pm with adult contemporary station KLCE (97.3FM). Additionally, free lunch will be offered on Saturdays during the grand opening event, August 22nd and August 29th, from 11am to 1pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Customers will find bargains on hundreds of new and pre-owned motorhomes and towable RVs from the finest manufacturers and brands including Winnebago Industries, Fleetwood, Thor Motor Coach, Itasca, Coleman, Heartland, Keystone, Forest River, Crossroads, Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Jayco, Starcraft, Coachmen and many more.
On the accessory side, the new location will feature new and innovative products including interactive displays and customer experiences from the top vendors such as Dometic, Honda, Thetford, Goodyear, Winegard, ADCO, Camco, Roadmaster, Husky, Reese, Cequent, Exide, Ultra-Fab, Coleman, Valterra, Dicor, Champion, Rand McNally, Max-Air, BAL, Furrion, Select Comfort, ASA Electronics, Cummins, Onan, WFCO, Weber, HWH, Presto-Fit, Stromberg-Carlson, Atwood, RDK Products, Magellan, King Controls, Charbroil, Amerigas, Exxon Mobil products, Norcold and many more. Camping World also creates and carries its own private label lines of exclusive products for the RV, outdoor and home markets.
For more information about Camping World of Idaho Falls, please visit www.campingworldofidahofalls.com.
About Camping World & Good Sam
Started from a single retail store in 1966 out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and a small group of RV owners with a goal to support other RVers on the road, Camping World and Good Sam have celebrated tremendous growth over the last 50 years. By helping outdoor enthusiasts get on the road to their next adventure, Camping World and Good Sam bring friends and families together through their love of camping and the outdoors. Today, Camping World has grown to encompass a nationwide network of over 115 SuperCenters in 36 states to serve the expanding RV and outdoor lifestyle.
In 2016 Camping World, America's #1 RV and camping retailer will be celebrating their 50th anniversary by giving customers an even better reason to get outdoors; by offering their best product specials and a wide variety of exciting events and promotions throughout the course of the year.
Through their nationwide network of SuperCenters, Camping World offers a wide variety of products and services to suit the outdoor lifestyle, including RVs, camping accessories, RV maintenance and repair. Camping World also serves as title sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™ in addition to being the Official RV and Outdoor Retailer of NASCAR®.
Good Sam, the world's largest RV owner's organization, offers roadside assistance, extended warranty, helpful technical tips, vacation planning, magazine subscriptions and more. Additionally, Good Sam represents more than 1,500 local RV chapters bringing over 1.6 million RVers together from similar geographic regions for group camping excursions.
Considering their long history, solid reputation and substantial membership network, Camping World and Good Sam are known across North America as the Face of RVing, with easy shopping in-store, online and via catalog. Over 7,000 employees comprise the Camping World and Good Sam team, bringing customers the best experience and expertise available in the market. For more information, please visit us at http://www.campingworld.com/ and http://www.goodsamclub.com/.
Individuals interested in applying for a position with Camping World may visit http://www.campingworldgoodsamjobs.com/
About Marcus Lemonis
Marcus Lemonis is an entrepreneur, investor, television personality, and chairman and CEO of Marcus Lemonis LLC as well as Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises. Camping World is the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam is the world's largest RV owner's organization. Visit www.campingworld.com
Lemonis is also known as the "business turnaround king" and host of CNBC's prime time reality series, The Profit, in which he lends his expertise to struggling small businesses around the country and judges businesses based on a "Three P" principle: People, Process, and Product. The Profit returns on Tuesday, November 3rd at 10pm ET/PT on CNBC.
More about Marcus Lemonis can be found at http://www.marcuslemonis.com, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marcus.lemonis and Twitter @MarcusLemonis.
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