FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RV
Retailer, LLC ("RVR") today announced the acquisition of Great
Escapes RV Center with three full-service RV stores in Arkansas and Missouri. The acquisitions will be completed
in December. This will expand RVR's presence in Missouri to three stores and will be RVR's
first store in Arkansas.
Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive
Officer and President of RVR stated, "The Great Escapes RV Center
caps a great year of growth for RVR with 52 stores added in
2021. This gives us 90 stores in 26 states to drive us
towards our goal to serve our customers wherever their travels may
take them."
"The Great Escapes RV Center is a growing business in markets
with excellent RV demographics including the popular RV
destinations in the Ozarks," added Ferrando. "We are excited to
enter Northwest Arkansas with a
40-acre location, great brands and a large service, parts and
collision operation. The Great Escapes store in Springfield, Missouri on I-44 is brand new and
will give us excellent growth in that market. The
St. Louis store is also right on
I-44 and marks our entry into the St.
Louis market."
"Great Escapes RV Center has been operating in the region since
1999," said Raul Rodriguez, SVP
Corporate Development. "We thank David
Chamberlin for selecting us to acquire Great Escape RV
Center. The stores will be part of RVR's regional business under
the direction of Larry Hall, Region President for RVR."
"The business is well positioned with leading RV brands like
Jayco, Grand Design, Keystone, Forest
River, Rockwood and DRV," said Larry
Hall. "We welcome all the team members of Great
Escapes RV Center to the RV Retailer family."
Great Escapes RV Centers in Mountain
Home, Arkansas sits on 40 acres on the south side of US
Highway 62 just east of the White River outside of Bull Shoals
Lake. The St. Louis, Missouri
store is located right of Interstate 44 on the west side of
St Louis in Eureka. The
Springfield, Missouri store is in
Strafford on the north side of
Interstate 44 near the Bass Pro's Wonders of Wildlife National
Museum & Aquarium.
To learn more about Great Escapes RV Center and RV Retailer,
please visit: https://www.greatescapesrv.com/,
http://www.rvs2buy.com/, or https://www.rvretailer.com/
About RV Retailer, LLC
RV Retailer, LLC is a leading recreational vehicle retail
company in the United States with
a focus on providing an outstanding experience for recreational
vehicle customers in new and used sales, service and parts, and
customer financial services. RV Retailer has 87 RV stores in
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming. Regional store brands include: RV One
Superstores, Motor Home Specialist, ExploreUSA, Sonny's
Camp-N-Travel, Cousins RV, Camper Clinic, Lifestyle RVs, Family RV
Group, Northgate RV, Tom's Camperland and Blue Dog RV, which sell a
wide range of new and used RV brands with thousands of RVs in
inventory.
RV Retailer is led by co-founders Jon
Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President, and
John Rizzo, Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jon Ferrando and John
Rizzo were instrumental in building America's largest
automotive retailer from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. RV Retailer's leadership
team has over 250 years of automotive and RV retail industry
experience.
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