Further Sporting Goods Box Store Consolidation-Sportsman's Warehouse

[foszoe]

https://www.streetinsider.com/Corpo...y+Great+American+Outdoors+Group/17746205.html


Sportsman's Warehouse bought by Great American Outdoors who owns Bass Pro, Cabellas etc.

 

[rem788]

Buying out all the competition, while still guaranteeing low prices. Hmmmm.

 

[Bobby]

Bass Pro buys another competitor....

Anyone familiar with Sportsman's Warehouse? I'm not but I throw this out there for anyone interested.

Sportsman’s Warehouse to be acquired by owner of Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s | Chain Store Age

 

[2A_Tom]

Dupe

 

[HoughMade]

The real competition is online vendors....there is plenty of competition.

 

[foszoe]

I know I am old fashioned and I do agree with you MOSTLY

Food, household goods, Clothes and guns.... I like to select my own fresh stuff and for food and household goods, its cheaper to go get them. Although I admit I am liking curbside pickup. As to Clothes and guns which are more inline with the thread, I like to try them on/hold them before I actually buy. Returning stuff is more of a hassle than going to the store.

The real competition is online vendors....there is plenty of competition.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Anyone familiar with Sportsman's Warehouse? I'm not but I throw this out there for anyone interested.

Sportsman’s Warehouse to be acquired by owner of Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s | Chain Store Age

Yes, we used to have a Sportman's Warehouse in Lafayette until the Canooks bought it.

I bought a few guns there. Nice place.

 

[DadSmith]

Sportsman's Warehouse I've looked at a few times searching for a firearm they were always 20% or more higher than anywhere else on the firearms I wanted. So this could actually lead to better deals However, Basspro, Cabelas isn't that good on prices themselves.

 

[KLB]

Buying out all the competition, while still guaranteeing low prices. Hmmmm.

Low prices? Have you been in one?

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

I agree with Kirk. When there was one in Lafayette, it was pretty nice. Things were typically cheaper than the other places and they had a big reloading section. I never really looked at the guns much because I always buy from small shops. I hated to see it go bc Gander Mountain was horrible and now we don't have an outdoor store there.

 

[T-DOGG]

There's one in Fort Wayne. Of the big box gun stores, it's been far less annoying to shop there. The gun prices were mostly competitive, a few off the mark here and there. The rest of the firearm stuff seemed to be slightly high, but some competitive pricing in the mix here and there. I don't mind going in there once in awhile and I've bought from them before. They price match online sites like Amazon. With Cabela's / Bass Pro taking over, I can't say I'm excited about that. But most of my money when I shop local for gun stuff goes to smaller locally owned shops.

 

[Dirty Steve]

Oh great, another decent outdoor store that Bass Pro will turn to c&@p.

Dirty Steve

 

[Mike Maddox]

Sportsmans Warehouse has had more than share of probems the last several years. Should not be any surprise. At least it is better than the current Gander Mountain situation. Still quite a few chains still doing business, just not a heavily advertised.

 

[jsx1043]

Hazarding a guess that the bigwigs of Canelas/Bass Pro are fudds as well and we know how well THAT goes...

I buy small and local anyway.