The douche that did own Sportsman's was using the Kenysian economic model...borrow to buy, then use that as collateral to borrow more, then buy, then borrow, never paying anything off, always using credit. When the crunch hit all their suppliers said "Cash ONLY!" The single main reason half the shelves in every department were empty. Entered bankruptcy, got bought by the Canadians...who ONLY use cash, closed the borrowed stores and are back on good footing in the black. Jon