Gander Mountain Files Chapter 11, closing 32 stores

Started by Eclipse, March 11, 2017, 06:26:48 PM

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Eclipse

Not really my cup of tea, but with the summer season rapidly approaching, there
are likely to be good deals on gear and toys not only in the stores closing but
in the remaining stores as well, not to mention attempts by competitors Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops
to snag ex-patriot customers.

I enjoy wandering around in these stores, but everything always looks overpriced to me, and
most of the toys I'd buy I actually have no use for.

http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/10/gander-mountain-bankruptcy-stores-closing-says-it-needs-to-be-sold/


Here are the 32 stores slated for closure:

Alabama (4) – Gadsden, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
Georgia (3) – Augusta, McDonough, Snellville
Illinois (3) – Champaign, Algonquin, Springfield
Indiana (2) – Merrillville, Greenfield
Minnesota (3) – Rogers, Mankato, Woodbury
New York (1) – New Hartford
North Carolina (2) – Raleigh, South Charlotte
Tennessee (1) – Chattanooga
Texas (10) – Houston, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, Round Rock, San Antonio, Sugar Land, Texarkana, Waco, West Houston
West Virginia (1) – Charleston
Wisconsin (2) – Eau Claire, Germantown

"That Others May Zoom"

Live2Learn

Brick n' mortar stores are having a hard time.  I guess there are way too many stores competing for way too few customers who want to walk through the isles and leave with a purchase or three.

Mitchell 1969

Quote from: Eclipse on March 11, 2017, 06:26:48 PM
Not really my cup of tea, but with the summer season rapidly approaching, there
are likely to be good deals on gear and toys not only in the stores closing but
in the remaining stores as well, not to mention attempts by competitors Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops
to snag ex-patriot customers.

Why would closing down some stores turn their customers into "ex-patriots?"

(I think you meant "expatriates").
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