The company is owned by store managers, employees, and the Scheel family and is led by Steve Scheel, great-grandson of the founder. In the early years of the 20th century, Frederick A. Scheel, a German immigrant, moved to northwestern Minnesota from Chicago with his wife, Augusta.

Is SCHEELS really employee owned?

Today, SCHEELS remains 100% employee‑owned and is one of the largest ESOP companies in the USA. When the new sporting goods store is built in Fargo, ND, the existing Fargo store converts into a partnership between Robert Scheel and Robert Alin—returning the selection to exclusively hardware.

Where is the largest SCHEELS store?

Scheels opened its largest store on Saturday, and what it's calling the world's largest sporting goods store. The 295,000-square-foot Scheels at The Legends at Sparks Marina, Nev., a city of 90,000 near Reno.