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Giddyup! Cavender鈥檚 kicks up expansion with second sa国际传媒官网网页入口 store
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What鈥檚 better than a pair of cowboy boots? A pair of Cavender鈥檚 stores.
Cavender鈥檚, a Western-wear retailer based in Texas, is expanding its footprint, or boot print rather, in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 with a second location on the city鈥檚 West Side.
Patrons can find cowboy hats, cowboy boots, Western-style shirts, jeans, dresses, leather belts and other accessories at Cavender鈥檚 stores throughout the country. Entrepreneurs and married couple James and Patricia 鈥淧at鈥� Cavender founded the store in Pittsburg, Texas, in 1965.
The retailer first opened a store in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 at 1431-A Mercantile NE in 2014. The second location will be on the corner of Coors and Ellison, in a space formerly occupied by a CVS that closed in 2021.
鈥淲e have been impressed by the growth of the Mercantile Ave store, year over year,鈥� said Cavender鈥檚 spokesperson Jennifer Green in a statement to the Journal. 鈥渟a国际传媒官网网页入口 has been a great market for us, (and) we are excited to open another location for our customers.鈥�
The 14,375-square-foot West Side store at 3821 Ellison NW will carry about 8,500 pairs of boots and offer personalized services, including boot fitting, hat shaping and boot stretching, Green said.
Green said the location is expected to open in April, with a grand opening taking place later this spring.
Cavender鈥檚 venture started with a single store selling only three styles of Tony Lama boots. In 1977, the business got its big break when James Cavender bought 7,500 boots from another big boot store that went out of business. He opened a store in Tyler, Texas 鈥� now the Cavender鈥檚 headquarters 鈥� to support the inventory.
Today, Cavender鈥檚 is in its 60th year of business and is selling brands such as Tony Lama, Lucchese, Laredo, Rocky Mountain and Wrangler in over 100 stores across more than 15 states.
James and Pat Cavender, who died in 2018 and 2019, respectively, passed the business on to their sons, who still own and operate it.
鈥淐avender鈥檚 success is rooted in our 60-year commitment to providing our customers with the best products and services at affordable prices,鈥� Joe Cavender, president of Cavender鈥檚, told the Journal in a statement. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to grow and offer customers an authentic Western experience.鈥�
Roughly 20 people are expected to be hired for full- and part-time positions, said Lynne Haire, a district manager with Cavender鈥檚.
Green said the company isn鈥檛 planning any further New Mexico expansions 鈥渁t this time.鈥�
