Sidney, NE — Outdoor retailer Cabela’s Incorporated plans to open three next-generation stores and relocate its Winnipeg, Canada, store in 2013.

Construction is scheduled to begin on next-generation stores in Columbus, Ohio; Grandville, Mich.; and Louisville, Ky., this summer and Cabela’s expects to open each location in spring 2013. Ranging from 80,000 to 88,000 square feet, the stores will be built in Cabela’s trademark style with an exterior of log construction, stonework, wood siding and metal roofing. Large glass storefronts will allow customers to view much of the stores’ interior as they approach the building.

The 80,000-square-foot Columbus store — Cabela’s first in Ohio — will be located in the Polaris Centers development at Gemini Parkway and Interstate 71. The 88,000-square-foot Grandville store will be Cabela’s second in Michigan, joining the Dundee location. The Grandville store will be located on the east end of the Rivertown Mall retail corridor in a new retail center. The Louisville store — Cabela’s first in Kentucky — will be located in 88,000 square feet of space in the Old Brownsboro Crossing development near the Summit Lifestyle Center along Interstates 265 and 71.

The Winnipeg store will be moved from a 44,000-square-foot location in the Polo Park district to a new 80,000-square-foot structure at the intersection of the Sterling Lyon Parkway and Kenaston Boulevard. It will be part of a new retail development that will include IKEA. Construction is scheduled to begin this spring and Cabela’s expects the store, featuring Cabela’s next-generation layout, to open in spring 2013.

Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Neb., is a leading specialty retailer and the world’s largest direct marketer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Founded in 1961, Cabela’s currently operates 34 retail stores in the United States and Canada.