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Bass Pro Shops Coming to Kentucky Oaks Mall

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Bass Pro Shops to bring 115 jobs to Paducah

The Paducah Sun  February 12, 2026

PADUCAH — Bass Pro Shops plans to open a new 70,000-square-foot destination retail store in Paducah, bringing an estimated 115 jobs and a $25 million investment to the community.

The store will be built from the ground up at 3470 James Sanders Blvd., on an approximately 8-acre site adjacent to Kentucky Oaks Mall. Company officials say the location is expected to open in late 2026 or early 2027.

City leaders approved a development agreement and incentive package during Tuesday’s Paducah City Commission meeting, clearing the way for the project.

Mayor George Bray called the announcement an “exciting milestone” for the city, saying the development represents more than a new retailer.

“The construction of this new location represents more than the opening of a retail store,” Bray said in a news release. “Because Bass Pro Shops designs each location to reflect its surroundings, this project will create a true destination — one that draws families, outdoor enthusiasts, and visitors from not only the region but also the entire United States. This store will be a place not only to shop, but to gather, explore, and experience the outdoor lifestyle that is such an important part of our community. We are incredibly proud to welcome Bass Pro Shops to Paducah and to see our city continue to grow as a regional destination.”

The store will be the first Bass Pro Shops location in Kentucky built from the ground up, according to City Manager Daron Jordan.

“This milestone would not have been possible without the vision and commitment of the Kentucky Oaks Mall Company team, including Co-President Anthony Cafaro, Jr., as well as the leadership of Johnny Morris and the entire Bass Pro team,” Jordan said in the release. “Their confidence in Paducah speaks volumes about our community’s strength and bright future.”

Anthony Cafaro, Jr., co-president of CAFARO, which oversees Kentucky Oaks Mall, said this development will help ensure the continued viability of Paducah’s commercial corridor.

“We are grateful to the City of Paducah for their vision and partnership in bringing this project to life,” he said. “This development would not have been possible without the City’s commitment to maintaining the viability of Kentucky Oaks Mall and the surrounding Hinkleville Road commercial corridor, and we are proud Bass Pro Shops will be the catalyst for this new chapter of growth.”

The nearest store to Paducah is currently in Nashville, Tennessee. Company founder Johnny Morris said the Paducah location will serve outdoor enthusiasts throughout western Kentucky and the broader region.

“We are proud and excited to be able to serve the great outdoor enthusiasts in the Paducah region and the entire Bluegrass State,” Morris said. “We are looking forward to helping families and friends get outside and make happy memories together in the great outdoors.”

Officials say employment information will be released closer to the store’s opening.

 

Sierra Trading Post Opening at Three Properties

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

September 5, 2024

 

Contact:

 

Joe Bell

Director of Corporate Communications

Cafaro Company

jbell@cafarocompany.com

330-743-7688

724-730-4532 (Mobile)

 

 

Cafaro Signs Multi-Site Deal With Sierra Trading Post

 

The key to enjoying the great outdoors is being well-dressed for it.  That’s the mission of Sierra Trading Post, which will soon be opening its trademark outdoors gear locations in three properties owned and managed by Ohio-based Cafaro Company.

The first will be located at Cafaro’s Millcreek Mall in Erie, Pennsylvania.  It will comprise more than 17,000 square foot of space, with plans to open in the fall of this year.  Another 18,000 square foot store is also under construction at Kentucky Oaks Mall in Paducah.  It is scheduled to open late this year.  Simultaneously, a new, stand-alone building will be rising on the Eastwood Mall Complex in Niles, Ohio. The 24,000 square foot structure will be ready to open as the first Sierra Trading Post in northeast Ohio in late 2025.

About Sierra Trading Post

Sierra Trading Post is an off-price retailer that believes in offering value in a wide selection of apparel and equipment for hiking, camping, fishing, running, skiing, swimming, cycling and more.   Outdoors lovers enjoy a combination of popular brands, desirability, price, and quality.  Prices are 20%-60% below full-price retailers’ (including department, specialty, and major online retailers) regular prices on comparable merchandise, every single day.  Sierra Trading Post started as a catalog company in Reno, Nevada in 1986, with the first retail store opening in 1990.  In 2012 it was acquired by TJX Companies Inc., which also operates T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Marshalls and HomeSense.  There are currently 101 Sierra Trading Post stores operating coast-to-coast.

About The Cafaro Company

The Cafaro organization, based in Niles, Ohio, is one of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers. Founded by the late William M. Cafaro in 1949, the firm is now in its eighth decade and third generation as a family owned and managed business. Over the years, Cafaro-affiliated companies have developed, owned and managed more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in 14 states.  For more information about the Cafaro organization, visit online at www.cafarocompany.com.

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Ollie’s Bringing Big Bargains

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June 29, 2023

 

 

Ollie’s Bringing Big Bargains

 

If you’re the kind of shopper who revels in deep, deep discounts, you’ll love the retailer coming to Kentucky Oaks Mall in time for this year’s holiday season.  Ollie’s Bargain Outlet will open in late fall, in the Kentucky Oaks Plaza section of the complex, across from Planet Fitness, in a 29,000 square foot building (the former Toys R’ Us location).

 

Ollie’s unabashedly proclaims the slogan “Good Stuff Cheap” and bills itself as America’s largest retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory.  Shoppers will find real brands at prices up to 70% off in every department, including housewares, apparel, sporting goods, flooring, food and more. Ollie’s buyers scour the world looking for closeouts, overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars.  Ollie’s was founded in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1982 and named for one of its co-founders, Oliver “Ollie” Rosenberg.  Ollie’s has grown to please bargain-lovers at 480 “semi-lovely” stores in 29 states.

 

Kentucky Oaks Mall is located on Interstate 24, Exits 3 and 4, in Paducah, Kentucky.  The mall complex has been serving the people Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Eastern Missouri since 1983.   For more information about mall merchants and events, go to www.kentuckyoaksmall.com.  Kentucky Oaks Mall is owned and managed in association with Cafaro-affiliated companies, based in Niles, Ohio.  To learn more about the Cafaro organization, visit the website www.cafarocompany.com.

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