headquarters calgary products hunting fishing camping gear and apparel number of employees 501 1000 employees website www.wholesalesports.com wholesale sports outdoor outfitters is a canadian owned and operated retailer in western canada of hunting fishing and camping gear and apparel that provides expert advice and merchandise for outdoor sports and activities . contents 1 history 2 brands carried 3 locations 4 references 5 external links history edit wholesale sports offers equipment clothing and accessories in the camping hunting and fishing categories to outdoor enthusiasts across western canada . founded by two brothers from calgary they acquired local retailers including frenchy s and barottos sports establishing wholesale sports as a retailer and distributor to western canada s sportsmen and women . over time wholesale sports acquired and opened additional stores in edmonton lethbridge winnipeg saskatoon and kamloops . ufa acquired wholesale sports canada in early 2008 . 1 a year later they acquired the leases of 15 sportsman s warehouse stores with an employee base of 1 200 . sportsman s warehouse a privately held salt lake city based outdoor adventure retailer had 68 locations throughout the u.s. before ufa acquired 15 sites . 2 the fargo north dakota location was closed in july 2011 leaving 14 stores in the u.s. and 11 in canada . in 2013 ufa divested its u.s. wholesale sports business . 3 wholesale sports opened its 12th and 13th canadian locations in prince george b.c. 2013 4 and westbank b.c. 2014 . 5 in early 2015 wholesale sports implemented a new e commerce platform at www.wholesalesports.com 6 7 brands carried edit main brands currently sold at wholesale sports outdoor outfitters bear archery browning bushnell coleman columbia excalibur crossbow g. loomis gerber mountain hardwear orvis primos hunting remington shakespeare shimano sitka the north face trophy ridge winchester ammunition under armour vortex locations edit state province city alberta calgary alberta north edmonton alberta south edmonton alberta grande prairie alberta lethbridge british columbia kamloops british columbia langley british columbia nanaimo british columbia prince george british columbia westbank manitoba winnipeg saskatchewan regina saskatchewan saskatoon references edit ufa co operative limited s acquisition of wholesale sports advances the co operative towards its mission . . ufa.com . retrieved 2008 07 16 . ufa s ceo explains acquisition of sportsman s warehouse . newwest.net . retrieved 2008 12 03 . sportsman s warehouse files for chapter 11 . ktvb.com . retrieved 2009 10 14 . wholesale sports to open new location in prince george bc . marketwired.com . retrieved 2013 06 05 . wholesale sports to open new location in westbank bc . marketwired.com . retrieved 2014 02 06 . canadian outdoor retailer meets digital expectations with hybris . chainstoreage.com . retrieved 2015 02 26 . wholesale sports outdoor outfitters splashes into personalized e commerce . retrieved 2015 08 26 . external links edit wholesale sports outdoor outfitters alberta outdoorsmen bc wildlife federation bc s friendliest outdoor forum aheia united farmers of alberta co op ltd. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wholesale sports & oldid 702003423 categories clothing retailers of canadasporting goods retailers of canadatravel and holiday companies of canadahuntingrecreational fishingcampinghidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 january 2016 at 21 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view