Gander Mountain readying for bankruptcy...

[biker_bill]

Now that I think about it I never even saw an actual Gander Mtn. store all of their business was mail order.
They had a big catalog, not as big as Sears but pretty danged big.
And Sears is gone to, their catalog sale's went first.

I wonder if they were just too slow at opening real stores?
Then as DD is saying they raised prices to pay for the stores, because nobody wanted to reach into their deep pockets. Part of me is thinking they were privately owned way back when....???

 

[medium187mph]

But.... they do have a lot of guns to hold and fondle

And they negotiate on gun safes...

 

[baxterday]

Same here, I walked in, looked at the outrageous prices and walked back out. I read Ex313's account of working there, that reaffirms my commitment to never shop there again, even if they are able to keep it together.

 

[Cartman]

Maybe bass pro will follow them.

 

[Torn]

I think a lot of the retail brick and mortar stores will continue to fail due to poor service, high prices and the oblivious hiring pool they have to choose from. When I started working on hot rods in the 70's the auto parts guy didn't need a computer to know the difference between a SB Chevy and a SB Ford and could actually answer any questions I had about an engine, trans, diff. etc. Now they are just cashiers that don't know a carburetor from a clutch plate and really don't care about learning it.

Same in these retail stores that cater to "Outdoorsmen". These sales people don't have a clue about what they are selling. I won't waste my time waiting on some sales person to scroll through a computer screen when I can go on line and order what I want, when I want and actually get what need from Amazon, Brownell's, Midway USA etc. and it comes to my front door!

 

[Ballplayer]

The only good thing I can say about them is........they sure do have a pretty store front , other than that....... 'em .

 

[savannahboy]

Every time I visited the Lawrenceville GM, there were never more than a dozen folks there, mostly employees. High prices, poor service and ridiculous return policy, yeah, what took so long?

 

[Rolling_trip]

Hmmm, I'm ready for the close out sale.....

Seriously, I use to stop by looking for 22 on my travels. There was never anyone in any of them to speak of, yet Academy was always packed.

 

[logcabinman]

I think they closed the one in Mooresville, NC, didn't see it on their listing. Our daughter lived about 1 Mile away. I went there to look but that's all.

 

[BangBang]

I was in there a month or so ago and I think Gen2 PMAGs were $19.99

I wonder what the clearance price will be?

$17.99 ?