{"id":740295,"date":"2026-07-03T05:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740295\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:40:11","slug":"popular-outdoor-retailer-announces-mega-adventure-store-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740295\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular outdoor retailer announces &#8216;mega adventure store&#8217; in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mega outdoor \u201cadventure store\u201d is coming to Southern California when <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/03\/lifestyle\/rei-reports-widening-losses-why-shoppers-turn-to-cabelas-bass-pro-shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bass Pro Shops opens a store<\/a> in La Mesa,\u00a0the first one ever in San Diego county.<\/p>\n<p>The popular outdoor retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/about.basspro.com\/newsroom\/stories\/new-location-in-greater-san-diego-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a> on Wednesday plans to construct a massive 148,000-square-foot store at the Grossmont Center, with an opening date expected in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to serve the great anglers and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the San Diego region,\u201d Johnny Morris, legendary angler, conservationist, and founder of the company, said in the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>A mega outdoor \u201cadventure store\u201d is coming to Southern California when Bass Pro Shops opens a store in La Mesa. Bass Pro Shops<\/p>\n<p>People shop at Bass Pro Shop on Black Friday in Harlingen, Texas. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith access to both saltwater and freshwater fishing, this area offers something truly special, and we look forward to helping families and friends enjoy it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/27\/business\/bass-pro-shops-ceo-says-brand-will-focus-on-affordability-amid-rising-costs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">store is a favorite for outdoor enthusiasts<\/a> of fishing, hiking, camping and hunting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company is promising a truly unique experience when shoppers finally get a chance to see inside the new location, with a\u00a0\u201ccustom design inspired by the region\u2019s outdoor heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The popular outdoor retailer announced on Wednesday plans to construct a massive 148,000-square-foot store at the Grossmont Center. Instagram\/@bassproshops<\/p>\n<p>The retailer said the store will bring more than 150 jobs to the area, something La Mesa Mayor Mark Arapostathis said he couldn\u2019t be more thrilled about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis announcement is another exciting milestone in the ongoing transformation of Grossmont Center,\u201d Arapostathis said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBass Pro Shops will bring new jobs, attract visitors from throughout the region, and further strengthen our local economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to the positive impact this investment will have on our community for years to come,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer said the store will bring more than 150 jobs to the area, something La Mesa Mayor Mark Arapostathis said he couldn\u2019t be more thrilled about. YouTube\/ProBassShop<\/p>\n<p>The La Mesa shop will be the sixth one to open in California since the company opened its first location in the state in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the retailer earned the title of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Trusted Outdoor Retailer\u201d for the fifth year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1972,\u00a0 Morris started selling tackle out of his father\u2019s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, per the release. The company has since grown to nearly 200 locations across North America.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes following several major store closures at the outdoor shopping complex. Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>The news comes following several major store closures at the outdoor shopping complex.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the theater chain Reading Cinemas, announced it was closing up shop after operating at the center since 2008, a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZDCrYWFwFt\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram read.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/business\/macys-stores-set-to-close-in-california\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Macy\u2019s announced it was closing its doors<\/a> at the complex for good, citing poor sales as one of the reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A mega outdoor \u201cadventure store\u201d is coming to Southern California when Bass Pro Shops opens a store in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":740296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[88888,28,2356,5871,42129,7600,7155,194],"class_list":["post-740295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-bass-pro-shops","tag-business","tag-california","tag-metro","tag-outdoor-activity","tag-retail","tag-san-diego","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}