Bass Pro bought Cabela's

[98Z5V]

Yep, that happened.  5.5 BILLION doll-hairs.  Articles all over about it.  Here's just one:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/10/03/bass-pro-cabelas-deal-creates-hunting-fishing-powerhouse.html

[survivalshop]

 You think prices will drop !

[planeflyer21]

8 minutes ago, survivalshop said:

 You think prices will drop !

As soon as they find someplace where labor is cheaper than China.

Hey!  There's a trend of manufacturing moving back to the USA!

[shepp]

Well cabelas can't get any worse than it already is, we got a new one 2 years ago in Madison area and they never have anything I looking for. Guys there are famous for saying "we can ship it to the store for free" my reply is usually "you used to ship it to my house for free, problem is I want it/need it now not in 7-10 days". 

[planeflyer21]

/\/\/\/\ That's funny.  When I worked for Sportsman's Warehouse all distribution was decided at corporate in Utah.

The Tucson store was awash in .44 Magnums, .454 Casulls, .338 and .444 stomping rifles.  The Alaska store had backstock of 1911s and AR rifles.  They didn't want stores to ship to each other because it would adversely affect the delicate balance of book keeping they had.

Once they started letting the regional directors order stock sales boomed.

[shepp]

I understand they can't have everything in the catalogue at these smaller stores they're building now. But went gander mountain down the road and fleet farm have a better selection, your doing something wrong

[blue109]

Two stores I never shop at...becoming one store I'll probably never shop at!