Dicks is gonna be limp very shortly. They better hope the Democratic party comes out of the wood work to buy from them now that it will be a gun free zone......
Are they also going to stop selling everything remotely associated with firearms also ?? How about pellet guns ?? Archery equipment ?? General hunting equipment ??
To make the liberal tree/bunny huggers feel "safe" in their store you surely could not allow them to have to endure the pain of walking by a duck call or a dove decoy,could you. And that dredded Hoppe's ??
All things camo would have to go also. If you don't hunt bunny's,why would you need to be able to get close to them . . . well . . . unless it is to quickly grab 'em up for a gentle hug and kiss. --- SAWMAN
The only reason I would ever go into Dick's was for their hunting and gun section, guess there's no reason to go now. You can get general sporting goods equipment in a lot of stores, not too many places for hunting and gun stuff. Glad Bass Pro has stayed the course during this time. Wish I had money to open a good sporting goods store in FWB that sold hunting stuff and guns, place needs one, just don't have the money to get it started.
Major purveyors of hunting equipment included in the old days most of the chain and department stores like sears, wards, and most hardware stores. I notice these days in the pensacola area that in the past could only support a few major gun stores Mikes, Pennys (gone), gateswoods (gone), and a lot of pawn shops now seems to have a lot new gun stores opening up. When or if walmarts stops selling guns and ammo that will allow a market for more gunstores.
Most ammo for me is purchased over the internet.
The wife and I walked in the one in Pensacola just after it opened up. Walked out empty handed and won’t be back. The quicker they close-fail the better
I believe that Dick's also owns the Field and Stream stores. There's on in Mobile that I went into. I wonder what is going to happen to them since they were pretty much hunting and fishing oriented.
Last earnings report they lost steam and were punished for it. I will not shop there. One was to be built in Destin, it was cancelled
The Journal notes that Dick’s sales have been in decline “despite a strong U.S. economy and consumer spending.” Dick’s CEO Ed Stack admits that the decline is due to the chain’s stance on guns. That stance, which includes a refusal to sell wildly popular semiautomatic rifles and 30-round magazines, has brought about a reality in which “some gun enthusiasts have stopped shopping at the chain.”
Whatever they do keep on the shelves won't sell. They might as well just close now. And if field and stream continues to sell firearms or hunting goods they need to be called out on it.
Update on Dick's financials, they lost money but their stock price rose. Not only has Dick's stopped selling guns in a lot of stores, they've been lobbying for gun control bills too. Safe to say I'll never step foot in one of their stores again.