UPDATE: Gander Mountain spokesman David Ewald said the new Web site marks the outdoor retailer's entrance into Internet sales. Gander Mountain started in 1960 as a catalog company.

On the heels of Gander Mountain’s spring arrival in Roanoke County, this outdoors retailer now has a new Web site.

Gander Mountain has launched this site with 10,000 best selling and seasonal items, including brands sold in the store and its signature company brand. I’m not sure how “new” everything on this site is, though. The company spokesman hasn’t returned calls for more details.

But on this supposedly revamped Web site, you can write product reviews and sign up for information on seminars and special events at the stores.

In a news release, Gander Mountain stated that its fiscal 2007 sales were about $970 million. The market for the outdoor lifestyle industry is more than $50 billion in annual sales, according to the release.

Also, as some of you have noted, Camping World now is open near Gander Mountain, located off Interstate 81 in the Hollins area of Roanoke County. Camping World opened on July 25, selling new and used RVs and related accessories. Also, Tractor Supply Co. opened in June, further shaping this outdoors-themed retail center.

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