{"id":63423,"date":"2019-03-29T17:29:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T23:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fun-center-moving-into-shooters-world-space\/"},"modified":"2019-03-29T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T23:29:57","slug":"fun-center-moving-into-shooters-world-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fun-center-moving-into-shooters-world-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Center moving into Shooters\u2019 World space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Dolores Fun Center will be moving into the space that has been occupied by Shooters\u2019 World in Cortez.<\/span>Erika Alvero\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A business move is set to happen in the next month in Cortez, when the Dolores-based Fun Center moves into the space that has been occupied by Shooters\u2019 World.<\/p>\n

The move comes as Shooters\u2019 World looks to downsize, and the Fun Center is seeking a more visible location.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re expecting it to be busier, is our hope,\u201d said Jon Muller, the Fun Center\u2019s manager. \u201cBeing closer to Cortez, it\u2019ll be a little bit more convenient for people to swing by on their lunch break or come by after work \u2013 not have to make a special trip to Dolores to pick up something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both businesses plan to reopen in their new spots at the end of April or early May. The Fun Center is a motorsports store with a site in Durango in addition to Montezuma County. Shooters\u2019 World is a gun shop.<\/p>\n

Shooters\u2019 World has been operating off U.S. Highway 160, just west of Cliffrose Garden Center and Gifts. The business is moving to 1740 E. Main St., next to Tequila\u2019s Mexican Restaurant.<\/p>\n

According to owner Shandra Minor, they are moving to the smaller site as a way to cut costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, sales in the industry are down just a little, and the overhead in that big building was just getting to be a little much,\u201d Minor said. \u201cWe wanted to continue to stay in Cortez business. So we decided that selling and downsizing would probably be a better option for us right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The business announced the move on their Facebook page on March 2, a day after the sale was finalized, according to the post.<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives approved the move on Feb. 28, the post also stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited about it,\u201d Minor told the Journal. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to it, I think it\u2019s going to be a good change for us, something a little new.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Reuters News Service<\/a>, citing data released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation in January, gun sales were down 6.1 percent in 2018, decreasing from 14 million in 2017 to 13.1 million last year. The decline has been called a \u201cTrump Slump,\u201d attributed to decreasing fears of gun control laws.<\/p>\n

The Dolores Fun Center, which sells and maintains ATVs, snowmobiles and motorcycles, has been looking to shift spots over the past few months, according to Muller. The majority of their customers come from Cortez, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking for a little bit better location,\u201d Muller said. \u201cDolores is not on the main thoroughfare, so to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

They hope the move will keep business local, with customers staying in Cortez instead of traveling to the Fun Center in Durango, he added.<\/p>\n

The moving process will start in the upcoming week, Muller said. They plan on redoing the building somewhat to match their business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to try to make it more of a storefront and less of a warehouse-looking building, like where we\u2019re at now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A grand opening is expected to happen at some point after the Fun Center opens in Cortez.<\/p>\n

ealvero@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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