It was the curse of buying naming rights to a stadium. In this case, Mile High stadium in Denver, CO.
Economics 101
No loss for me as I buy on Amazon.
I haven’t been in a mortar and brick store for years.
With all of these retailers closing their doors, this should do away with the transvestite going wee wee in the ladies room problem. The trannies can shop online and use their own bathroom
Atlas Shrugged
I once went into a Sports Authority to look for hockey gear. They didn’t have any. I left.
“It’s fine to say that everyone should have a living wage. But the money has to come from somewhere.”
This isn’t true. Bernie Sanders said so. We just need to tax the rich some more.
Latest move by liberals & recreation executives, show there’ll be little left, but *Dicks...
RE: “
Minimum wage increases kill off Sports Authority. Stupid leftist legislation has consequences.”
*Dicks Sports, Inc that is.
Good riddance to a crappy store, IMO.
I remember Montgomery Ward, selling merchandise through catalogs. Now, people are doing essentially the same thing through online catalogs. No matter how much things change, they stay the same.
“Money has to come from somewhere” Wow! What a concept. Lotta folks out kicking down barricades, torching cop cars, etc. who have NO IDEA. And not only does the money to keep open and operate a business have to come from somewhere, so does the money to support things like food stamps, subsidized housing, school lunches, medicaid, etc., etc., etc.
Is the $15/hr minimum wage even in effect anywhere yet?
They managed to drive their nationwide chain into bankruptcy and are blaming a few cities where the minimum wage is supposed to go up over the next few years?
“Minimum wage increases kill off Sports Authority. Stupid leftist legislation has consequences.”
BS. Colorado is their home and we don’t have a $15 minimum wage. SA is simply a poorly run business. A very poorly run business.
Most companies are due to liberalism they suffer from.
Modell’s?
Decreasing revenues between government and its services for less recirculating debt. Why, that’s just terrible.
Calling yourself Sports Authority and ceasing all sales of guns and ammo couldn’t have helped...
I do not think bricks and mortar is dead, but needs a phase shift...
I do most of my shopping online - and use safer methods to pay such as paypal instead of credit card, another reason I shop online but only those sites that accept paypal.
BUT NOT FOR EVERYTHING.
For example, I just bought a Seiko watch online at a bargin price. Wallets, healthcarr goods even, vitamins, knives, books, etc., I get online...
But what about clothes? For example, I like tennis jackets. Such things I buy in the store, not online. So as far as sporting goods, I would buy a baseball glove in the store, not online. In fact, I am thinking of going tomorrow to buy a baseball glove so me and my wife can toss a ball around, have fun and get exercise. But I might buy a pedometer online.
So I think stores such as Sports Authority need to focus on items that you would not typically buy online. I went into one last year, looking for a nice tennis jacket - they didn’t have one! I don’t mind spending more for a better jacket, baseball mit, camping stuff such as sleeping bags or tents - none of this I would buy online. I did notice Sports Authority had some cool GPS items, but that I would buy online. But they didn’t have a tennis jacket.
Now for SOME clothes, where the size doesn’t change and it’s just a matter of “which color?”, an example Dickies shirts, the cut is the same, I wear them a lot for around the house or days off, I can buy online...
... but not hiking boots. I have to try hiking boots on, for that matter most all shoes or boots.
My wife pretty much only buys in stores.
So, I think brick and morter will still be around and has a great future. But they just need to refocus on items that folks typically cannot, or would not, buy online. In fact, I am sort of getting sick of cheap-o stuff and am looking more for quality these days, take a guitar for example. Would you buy a guitar online (other than for collectors purpose or auction)? Sure, you will buy a DVD online, a music CD, etc... but what about a guitar? Not me.
I think QUALITY bricks and morter has a great, ongoing, future.
Shoes!!!!
They lost my business years ago when they stopped selling firearms as a political statement...
They had great guns. When I lived in Texas I always bought there. Entered with a pocket full of cash and 30 minute background check later I was walking out an armed citizen. The way that America and the second amendment was meant to work. 1 of the 4 times there was an “issue” and I had to wait 3 days but got what i wanted after that short wait. When I asked why they said someone with a similar name had a record.
Just proved to me the system works.