Sportsman’s Guide to Close South St. Paul Distribution Facility

Sportsman’s Guide to Close South St. Paul Distribution Facility

An outdoor sporting goods distribution center that got its start in South St. Paul decades ago is closing, laying off 57 employees. It marks the latest turn for Sportsman’s Guide, an online and catalog retailer of hunting gear, ammunitions, and outdoor sporting equipment that launched its first issue back in the ’70s and has traded hands a couple times over the years. The shutdown comes as Crecera Brands, Sportsman’s Guide’s parent company, cons…