Bass Pro buying Cabela's

[monkeylizard]

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161003005766/en/Legendary-Outdoor-Brands-Bass-Pro-Shops-Cabelas

I guess that will mean sales tax on Cabelas.com purchases soon. 

[Chucktshoes]

Beat me to the punch. I guess that also means my Cabela's card will soon be a capital one card. 

[Wingshooter]

Wierd... I just saw the BassPro billboard on my way to work this morning and thought about this topic. I figured it wasn't going to happen, but I signed on with the intentions of finding the old thread about it and asking f anyone had any updates. Wierd.

 

I'm disappointed. I like both stores, but Cabelas just has more of an out-West outfitter store. I have the Cabelas credit card that I use for business purposes. I'm bummed

 

[Chris]

Booooooo. I like Bass Pro alright, but Cabelas has always had a better product selection and usually slightly better prices. Oh well. So much for that.

[bersaguy]

It's just the same ole story! if you can't beat your competition buy them. I have always prefered Cabela's over BPS. I don't know exactly when they built this one in Nashville but I do know how many times I have been in it. 2 and both times I was riding with someone else and they just decided to stop while we were out................

[Raoul]

I too prefer Cabelas, but Cabelas is leveraged pretty bad and their biggest investor is looking to cash out. Business is what business is.

[Peace]

NOOOOOooooooooo!!!!!   hahaha!

Agreed with all - Cabelas had better product selection... and was less kitchy.    ... hard to be outdoors without being influenced by Johnny Morris - from Ranger all the way down to Tracker & Tahoe... now even Cabelas.    On the good side, a public entity went back private.  On the bad side, two large outdoor equipment and firearm retailers just got consolidated -- in the long run, that could be bad for us on multiple levels.  Time will tell.

 

$5.5 Billion must be clearing out a TON of online competition.  5.5 billlllllllllionnnnnnnn dollars.

[hipower]

Well at least the BPS parking lot is a good meeting place. LOL