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5 years after the greatest sporting goods mishap in history...
Posted on 11/28/17 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 11/28/17 at 6:48 pm
Dicks Sporting Goods is cratering. Casual consumer has abandoned them for Amazon, hardcore consumer is either still boycotting them or left to cheaper shores (Academy and last year's product). Take a look at the 5 year performance of their stock to see pure schadenfreude.
As one of the dept heads who got the pleasure of calling to tell people their Troy carbine orders were cancelled right before Christmas, then spent 2 years telling customers we had no .22 ammo despite the company having millions upon millions of rounds collecting dust and mildew in storage in preparation of the F&S store openings. As someone who had to fight computer programs and beg corporate paper-pushers for inventory of product that I knew would sell, that I had customers asking for daily; had to watch DMs fire good managers for morons that they could pay .30 on the dollar for; had to deal day-in and day-out with the most tone deaf and ignorant leaders of a company I've experienced in 12 years in retail - I say, couldn't happen to a more deserving company.
As one of the dept heads who got the pleasure of calling to tell people their Troy carbine orders were cancelled right before Christmas, then spent 2 years telling customers we had no .22 ammo despite the company having millions upon millions of rounds collecting dust and mildew in storage in preparation of the F&S store openings. As someone who had to fight computer programs and beg corporate paper-pushers for inventory of product that I knew would sell, that I had customers asking for daily; had to watch DMs fire good managers for morons that they could pay .30 on the dollar for; had to deal day-in and day-out with the most tone deaf and ignorant leaders of a company I've experienced in 12 years in retail - I say, couldn't happen to a more deserving company.
Posted on 11/28/17 at 6:54 pm to Muthsera
Dicks blows. Field and stream is also trash. Went looking for a speckle-belly goose call last week and they had 1 Canada goose call. 1! And about 10-12 duck calls all locked in a display case. Also looked for an extended choke tube for my benelli. They didn't have any. I've been to field and stream twice and should've learned the first time that it sucks. I've been knowing dicks was awful. Everybody knows that.
Posted on 11/28/17 at 7:08 pm to Muthsera
Didnt the bama tea bagger work for them?
Posted on 11/28/17 at 7:26 pm to Muthsera
Their name says it all DICKS
My kid loved going their, and we did spend money in their stores in Texas. Seemed comparable to Academy but had a better selection of quality youth Baseball, Football gear.
Shoe department was the best in town for Athletic shoes
My kid loved going their, and we did spend money in their stores in Texas. Seemed comparable to Academy but had a better selection of quality youth Baseball, Football gear.
Shoe department was the best in town for Athletic shoes
Posted on 11/28/17 at 10:19 pm to Muthsera
In Houston there’s just too many options to ever have to go to Dicks or F&S.
I get most of my stuff local or at academy but I will drive clean across Houston to go to bass pro before I go a mile to Dick’s.
#neverforget
I get most of my stuff local or at academy but I will drive clean across Houston to go to bass pro before I go a mile to Dick’s.
#neverforget
Posted on 11/29/17 at 5:58 am to Muthsera
How long before you think they shut down or sell out?
I never did like them! Never felt right for a guy to be walking into a place called Dicks!
Posted on 11/29/17 at 8:29 am to Muthsera
Agree, Dicks blows. They have the smallest selection of inventory at the highest prices.
I have seen a better spread of hunting gear at a KMart (not joking).
I have seen a better spread of hunting gear at a KMart (not joking).
Posted on 11/29/17 at 8:56 am to Muthsera
The newer dicks/f&s in Lafayette isn’t bad. I’d rather go to f&s over academy because they are always out of stock of damn near everything at academy. Prices ain’t really much more and less rift raft in f&s too, at least to me.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 10:07 pm to Muthsera
We had a Dick's store open here in central MS a couple of years back. I was excited about it and went in to look around. came out completely disappointed, as most of their stuff seemed to be oriented towards shite like golf and tennis and that kind of thing. I generally like sports like hunting, fishing, etc. never went back.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 9:36 am to Muthsera
I actually work at academy in hunting and fishing dept. Would love to hear yalls major complaints or concerns about product or service or anything along those lines. Maybe I can help
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