With the shell in place for a recreational vehicle dealership, the Newtown property’s new owner has time to figure out one big detail — how to get hundreds of RVs lined up in advance of a target opening by this summer.
In its purchase of Country Camper announced last week, Florida.-based RV Retailer is taking over construction of a new dealership on Route 25 in Newtown. Country Camper has existing locations near Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
An RV Retailer executive could not be reached for comment about the Newtown project and overall RV demand the company is seeing nationally. The company has two New York dealerships in Albany and Buffalo, with the Country Camper deal representing its entry to the New England market.
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