Posted on 11/28/2018 8:02:23 PM PST by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Dick's Sporting Goods considers removing hunting supplies from stores because of a decline in sales since they banned selling guns to anyone under 21 and stopped stocking assault rifles
Dick's Sporting Goods is considering taking hunting supplies off its shelves in more of its 732 stores across the US, in light of declining sales in the sector.
Dick's, which operates Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy stores, announced a planned test-run in August, announcing it would pull the products from 10 of its stores where the sales of the gear had performed the poorest.
'We'll have to wait and see how the 10-store test does,' CEO Edward Stack said during an earnings call on Wednesday, according to CBS.
Dick's is 'looking at a number of stores where the hunt category significantly underperforms,' Stack noted, adding that additional adjustments would be based on what's 'a smart thing to do from a business standpoint.'
The sporting goods chain removed assault-style weapons from all of its stores across 47 states in February.
The Pennsylvania-based retailer made the decision following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 17 killed and 15 injured in a brutal attack by a former student with an AR-15 rifle on Valentine's Day.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
They started out in my neck of the woods. We always said they are named appropriately. Worse place to shop.
One of the daughters is a local dem politician. A$$hole. I have met her a few times, and I mean it sincerely.
You are just a dirty bug to those people.
Even back when I used to buy fishing gear at Dicks in Bridgeport, WV, the hunting-fishing dept. was a very small % of floor space. Golf, tennis, hiking, camping, indoor gym equip, clothing, shoes, etc. were far and away the majority of floor space. Seriously doubt the loss of ALL hunting and/or fishing sales will cause bankruptcy.
Bye, Bye, Dick’s....
Oh my! Have they discovered the Dixie Chick affect?
This is what happens when you insult your fan/customer base. They quit you. Then your business loses sales and revenue.
Don’t they teach this in business school or at least economics? What monkey liberal, hair-brained, douche-kebab rolled their dumpster fire into the nitroglycerin pool.
The Bush Rule: “Pissing off your base is NOT a winning strategy”
What they did first, was they shot themselves in the foot *with their foot in their mouth*.
But as Vox Day says, SJWs always *double down*.
So you know what _this_ announcement means?
They're switching feet.
And reloading.
+1
"Dicks No Mo Sto"
How come liberals never apply this to illegal aliens or jailing Hillary?
I went in my local Dicks a few weeks ago just to take a peek. The “sporting goods” were all shoved towards the back and probably 50-60% of the store was clothing, shoes, etc. Most of the clothes for sale were for marketed towards jogging, running, etc. not hiking, camping, hunting, etc.
I used to be a regular twice a month customer.
No more. Let em die!
>>This is what happens when your company bends to leftist pressure, especially when the left are not your customers anyways
You know, it would be really nice if you, or me, or anyone would actually tell these companies this when they take these kinds of actions rather than when their actions lead to the results you described.
Oh, wait. We DID tell them that. Never mind.
LOL on one of the comments at the link:
“I would have thought their increase sales on participation trophies and athletic cups in the woman’s section would have made up for their losses in gun sales”
Never been to Dick’s store. Never even seen one out here in the West. So no problem for me to boycott them.
They can stock the empty shelves with pink pussy hats.
Let me rewrite your comment a little:
“They might as well just file for bankruptcy as they just shot themselves in the dick.”
Mr. Stack , the CEO of Dick’s, is a fool because once a customer leaves over a serious matter, they never come back. Out family hasn’t and won’t, nor will a lot of our friends.
Old proverb for Mr. Stack: “A fool and his Dick’s are soon parted.”
This is why I quit shopping at Sports Authority...
It ain’t called DICKS for nothing.
Or Runnings.
Never been, never will. Local shops only.
This is a shot in the arm to them.
Are they trying to compete with Patagonia? LOL!
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