The long awaited 105,000 square foot Scheels in the Kirkwood Mall, is a retail shopping experience that showcases western North Dakota's largest selection of sports, sportswear, and footwear under one roof.

Scheels first opened its doors in Bismarck at Arrowhead Plaza in 1973, and moved to the Kirkwood Mall in 1984. The newest move within the mall makes this Scheels the largest in Western North Dakota.

Unlike a typical sporting goods store or department store, the newly expanded Kirkwood Mall Scheels is a collection of entertainment venues, as well as women's, men's, youth, specialty, and sport and game shops. Brand-name concept shops by Nike, adidas, Columbia, Under Armour and The North Face feature the best sport apparel products. Each shop is staffed with experts who are focused on their passions.

The Bismarck Scheels features boutiques ranging from technical running gear and the latest fashion sportswear to spectacular hunting and fishing shops. The sport shoe, hiking boot, and casual footwear selection are the largest in western North Dakota with everything for toddlers to serious climbers, and selections ranging from beach sandals to fashion boots for women. Outdoor enthusiasts will experience world-class shops including golf, bike, ski, paddle, and sport and game shops. The gun and hunting shops house the largest retail selection of guns in the region, ranging from everyday shooters to collectible guns valued at $20,000.

Greeting you at the entrance of the store is a beautiful, custom-built lodge that features Gramma Ginna's Fudge and Starbucks® Coffee Shop, which serves 24 flavors of fresh homemade fudge, Bavarian Roasted Almonds and gourmet coffee.

Special attractions include a nostalgic shooting gallery, a Laser Shot hunting simulator, and a 5 sport simulator with sports including basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball and football, where customers can test their skills. There is even a "try before you buy" archery range is located right in the archery shop. You will also find our expert bow technicians at the range and they will take care of your bow tuning needs. Many more amenities make this shopping adventure unlike anything the retail customer has ever experienced.

For passionate local sports fans, the Bismarck store has the largest selection of clothing, cups, flags, and hats to cheer on your favorite local college, high school and professional teams.

Unique to the Bismarck Scheels is a Ski, Bike and Fitness shop that is actually a store all to itself located adjacent to the store. Scheels offers a complete Service Shop with services ranging from bike repairs and skate sharpening to ski/board waxing and racquet stringing. Each Scheels store has an in-house service technician team to get your gear ready for the season. Our Barnett-certified technicians have received the best bike mechanic training in the industry, and are ready to use their skills to keep your wheels on the road.

Several shops feature Scheels Outfitters products. Since its conception in 1902, Scheels Outfitters, a premium brand of Scheels, has outfitted the outdoors enthusiast with everything from camping equipment to hunting clothing. Designed for field experts, by Scheels Experts, Scheels Outfitters is a premium brand that is exclusive to Scheels.

Scheels is an employee-owned company and provides the best training in retail for its career associates. Our people make us special and Scheels associates are among the highest paid in retail, with outstanding benefits. Scheels also gives back to the local communities. In 2008, Scheels gave back more than 10% of its profits to local charities and local non-profit organizations.

Scheels is presently a 23-store operation located in eight states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Montana, Nebraska and Nevada. Frederick A. Scheel founded Scheels as a general merchandise and hardware store. Steve D. Scheel, the great grandson of Scheels' founder, is Scheels' CEO, and Steve M. Scheel, the great-great grandson of Scheels' founder, is the president and oversees the daily operations of over 4,000 associates.