Dick's Sporting Goods to stop selling guns in 125 stores

[The Legion]

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., the largest sporting goods retailer in the U.S., will stop selling firearms at 125 of its stores in a move that has nothing to do with its famous anti-gun activism.

 

https://www.ibtimes.com/dicks-sporting-goods-stops-gun-sales-125-stores-more-stores-soon-2774694

[Whisper]

8 hours ago, The Legion said:

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., the largest sporting goods retailer in the U.S., will stop selling firearms at 125 of its stores in a move that has nothing to do with its famous anti-gun activism.

Right.  Sure.  Yeah, that's it. 

 

[Tuffus]

I think they already stopped selling guns but not necessarily by their own choice.

[DaveTN]

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Stack also hinted the company’s Field & Stream brand might be terminated due to slumping sales.

“We're not sure exactly what we're going to do with it,” said Stack. “We're not opening any new Field & Stream stores. And right now, on a formal basis they're cash flow positive and they're not a drain on the company.”

 

I have only been in one Field & Stream, but I don’t think I have been in a sporting goods store with more gun & ammo inventory than it had.  It’s a shame they are considering destroying it over the politics. I’m surprised the board and investors is letting them get away with this. Isn’t your hatred of guns and gun owners something you would have taken into consideration before starting this business?

My WAG is that some big shots in the company will be axed; and the business will get back on track… if it isn’t too late.

[seez52]

correction, "formally the largest sporting goods retailer..."

[hipower]

We've all pretty much decided long ago to remove Dick's from our shopping list. 

I haven't been in one in over 10 years, I know, that's before the big blowup, but I experienced several things previous to this that made my mind up.

They can all rot as far as I'm concerned.

[frankmako]

No lost to me.  I stopped  shopping  with them  when they went anti  2a.  

[analog_kidd]

What are these Dick's Sporting Goods stores you speak of?

[Grayfox54]

I've only been in one of their stores once and didn't buy anything. No loss to me. 

One again they prove that this store is correctly named.