Camping World and Good Sam Celebrate Grand Opening of RV SuperCenter in Greater Shreveport, Louisiana Area


CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Apr 15, 2016) - Camping World, the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam, the world's largest RV owners organization, announce the grand opening of their national chain's newest SuperCenter in Bossier City, LA from April 18th through 30th. The location, officially named Camping World of Shreveport, will offer a wide array of RV sales, service, parts and accessories for the outdoor enthusiast and joins a dealer network that spans over 115 U.S. locations with a nearby SuperCenter in Lafayette, LA.

Camping World of Shreveport is located at 3625 Industrial Drive at I-20, in Bossier City, Louisiana. The SuperCenter is a short drive from many parks, museums and campgrounds that offer fishing, bird and wildlife viewing, and hiking on nature trails. The facility includes a Camping World retail store on-site, which proudly features over 10,000 RV and camping products and accessories.

"The Shreveport location is our second SuperCenter in the state of Louisiana and we have seen a great response to the opening of this location, that will offer one-stopping for all of our customers' outdoor and RV needs," said Marcus Lemonis, CEO and Chairman of Camping World and Good Sam, and host of CNBC's The Profit. "We're very excited to continue expanding our RV dealer network across the country while supporting economic growth in these new markets."

The grand opening celebration will begin on Monday, April 18th and run through Saturday, April 30th, and will feature many grand opening price specials. There will also be a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 18th at 2pm attended by the local Chamber of Commerce and city officials from Bossier City. Light refreshments will also be provided to patrons during the ribbon cutting ceremony, and free lunch will be offered on Saturdays during the grand opening event, April 23rd and April 30th from 11am - 1pm.

At Camping World of Shreveport, customers will find bargains on hundreds of new and pre-owned motorhomes and towables RVs from the finest manufacturers and brands including Winnebago Industries, Fleetwood, Thor Motor Coach, Coleman, Heartland, Keystone, Forest River, Crossroads, Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Jayco, Starcraft, Coachmen and more.

On the accessory side, the 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 Shreveport, please visit www.CampingWorldofShreveport.com.

About Camping World & Good Sam

Both founded in 1966, Camping World is America's #1 source for RVs, camping accessories, RV maintenance and repair and Good Sam is the world's largest RV owners organization offering helpful technical tips, vacation planning, extended warranty, magazine subscriptions, roadside assistance and more to serve the outdoor enthusiast. Partnered together, Camping World and Good Sam offer more to those who love the RV lifestyle by offering one-stop shopping and resources for everything RV and outdoors.

Camping World features over 10,000 quality products located at over 115 SuperCenters nationwide, easy online and catalog shopping at www.campingworld.com as well as stocking a wide selection of new and used trailers and motorhomes from top RV manufacturers. Good Sam members receive cost-saving benefits and services, plus loads of valuable RV information and travel tips to get you ready for your next adventure. Additionally, Good Sam represents more than 1,500 local RV chapters designed to bring RVers together from similar geographic regions for group camping excursions. Camping World is the title sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™ in addition to the Official RV and Outdoor Retailer of NASCAR®.

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 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, August 23rd 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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Karen L. Porter

Camping World of Shreveport