oohrah Posted May 31, 2018 at 02:01 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 02:01 PM Wall. Street Journal reports today that Dick's sales are up. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twostarrz Posted May 31, 2018 at 02:10 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 02:10 PM Wall. Street Journal reports today that Dick's sales are up. Go figure.I heard this the other day on the news. Are their sales “up” from the lowest they have been or are they “up” from their value before virtue signaling? Stock value being “up” is relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackersmacker Posted May 31, 2018 at 03:09 PM Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 03:09 PM 55% of Dick's sales are in apparel and footwear. Those are showing sales growth everywhere. Also, Dick's reduced inventories across the board (not just guns) so they had less purchasing expense in this quarter. They've been expelled from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. I'm never gonna shop there again, but lots of people will, and most of them either don't care or just don't know any better than to not support these traitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdpntc Posted May 31, 2018 at 03:51 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 03:51 PM I’ve never thought that their firearm selection was anything more than poor to mediocre, in the two stores nearest to me. If I were looking for something I would go to Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, gun shows, online, or several LGS’s, with Dick’s Sporting Goods never being an option. Waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted May 31, 2018 at 04:19 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 04:19 PM Dicks is reporting their sales up from the same quarter last year. What they are not showing is how they are down from last quarter, or since their announcements, or even where they projected to be this quarter, last year. It's spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunuser17 Posted May 31, 2018 at 05:07 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 05:07 PM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted May 31, 2018 at 05:22 PM Share Posted May 31, 2018 at 05:22 PM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store.Sorry, but it IS spin. Proof is ALL of the usual MSM outlets are trumpeting "See stance on Assault Weapons doesn't hurt business", while their sales HAVE declined al quarter. But, that last part is not reported. Wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markthesignguy Posted June 1, 2018 at 12:43 AM Share Posted June 1, 2018 at 12:43 AM I think you all missed ( and I'm surprised) Mike Keleher's May 26, 2018 post over at the GSL blog...Dick's opened a new store in Gurnee, on Friday, May 25 There were NO firearms, ammo or accessories, there was NO archery equipment, no hunting stuff.http://www.gunssavelife.com/dicks-opens-new-store-gurnee-no-guns-no-ammo-no-customers/ To be fair, there were about half a dozen soft air guns on display and a couple of slingshots. The slingshots did not appear to be high capacity. Oh yeah, and some darts with plastic tips…INew corporate direction i guess. Mike is a new writer on the blog, and is a former NCIS agent (for real!!) who has written several books. Met him last Sunday at the chicagoland GSL meeting at 159th and Harlem. Talked a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cope Posted June 1, 2018 at 01:00 AM Share Posted June 1, 2018 at 01:00 AM Had a colleague the other day tell me he was going to dicks to get a hunting vest.... I told him I would never shop there because they are anti-2A..... he said he doesnt base his purchases on such things....... I said besides that you will pass 3 walmarts on your way home where you can get the same vest much cheaper...... he said he would never shop there because of how they treated their employees.... SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45Badger Posted June 1, 2018 at 10:42 AM Share Posted June 1, 2018 at 10:42 AM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store. Sorry, but it IS spin. Proof is ALL of the usual MSM outlets are trumpeting "See stance on Assault Weapons doesn't hurt business", while their sales HAVE declined al quarter. But, that last part is not reported. Wonder why. There’s your opinion and then there’s the real real world of business facts, GAAP, reporting requirements and public equities markets. Media commentary and gun nut screeching aside, Dicks is doing fine and has suffered no meaningful loss as a result of our little boycott. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted June 1, 2018 at 02:20 PM Share Posted June 1, 2018 at 02:20 PM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store. Sorry, but it IS spin. Proof is ALL of the usual MSM outlets are trumpeting "See stance on Assault Weapons doesn't hurt business", while their sales HAVE declined al quarter. But, that last part is not reported. Wonder why.There’s your opinion and then there’s the real real world of business facts, GAAP, reporting requirements and public equities markets. Media commentary and gun nut screeching aside, Dicks is doing fine and has suffered no meaningful loss as a result of our little boycott. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk SO their declining sales over this first quarter start to finish are meaningless? Got ya. I forgot your word is inviolate, oops. You do realize that those reporting requirements, just like all statistics, can, will and are used to 'spin' for a dialog, ALL the time. BUT, keep on supporting and defending those actively working to erode our rights. GOOD long term strategy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilguy Posted June 4, 2018 at 08:32 AM Share Posted June 4, 2018 at 08:32 AM Never knew a thing about Big Dicks until they turned Galyans into a toy store. Piss on them, never go.They'll hopefully go the way of Sports Authority in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45Badger Posted June 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM Share Posted June 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store. Sorry, but it IS spin. Proof is ALL of the usual MSM outlets are trumpeting "See stance on Assault Weapons doesn't hurt business", while their sales HAVE declined al quarter. But, that last part is not reported. Wonder why. There’s your opinion and then there’s the real real world of business facts, GAAP, reporting requirements and public equities markets. Media commentary and gun nut screeching aside, Dicks is doing fine and has suffered no meaningful loss as a result of our little boycott. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk SO their declining sales over this first quarter start to finish are meaningless? Got ya. I forgot your word is inviolate, oops. You do realize that those reporting requirements, just like all statistics, can, will and are used to 'spin' for a dialog, ALL the time. BUT, keep on supporting and defending those actively working to erode our rights. GOOD long term strategy that. Again, screeching aside, they are doing fine. Simple math of more soccer moms than gunnies. Soccer moms spend more money annually on soft goods than gunnies do on hard goods. Soft goods much more profitable than hard goods. Amazon is huge threat to Dick’s P&L. We are not. I’ve not spent money at Dick’s in years. Out position is irrelevant to their financial performance. It’s sad. I used to live near original store and stopped in almost weekly. Great place for hunting, fishing, camping. Nothing like the business it is today. That is also irrelevant. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted June 4, 2018 at 02:14 PM Share Posted June 4, 2018 at 02:14 PM Not just spin no matter how much you may hate Dick's position on firearms. You don't compare 4th quarter sales that include Christmas to 1st quarter sales after the Christmas binge. You compare sales for like quarters. Just face it, firearms and related products were a very minor part of Dick's sales and even if they sold $0, there would be little impact since they would use the floor square footage to add other products. Apparently there is little impact of any boycott of all Dick's products due to their stance on firearms. Also, it is not like pro-gun groups are outside protesting at every Dick's store.Sorry, but it IS spin. Proof is ALL of the usual MSM outlets are trumpeting "See stance on Assault Weapons doesn't hurt business", while their sales HAVE declined al quarter. But, that last part is not reported. Wonder why. There’s your opinion and then there’s the real real world of business facts, GAAP, reporting requirements and public equities markets.Media commentary and gun nut screeching aside, Dicks is doing fine and has suffered no meaningful loss as a result of our little boycott.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk SO their declining sales over this first quarter start to finish are meaningless? Got ya. I forgot your word is inviolate, oops. You do realize that those reporting requirements, just like all statistics, can, will and are used to 'spin' for a dialog, ALL the time. BUT, keep on supporting and defending those actively working to erode our rights. GOOD long term strategy that.Again, screeching aside, they are doing fine. Simple math of more soccer moms than gunnies. Soccer moms spend more money annually on soft goods than gunnies do on hard goods. Soft goods much more profitable than hard goods. Amazon is huge threat to Dick’s P&L. We are not. I’ve not spent money at Dick’s in years. Out position is irrelevant to their financial performance. It’s sad. I used to live near original store and stopped in almost weekly. Great place for hunting, fishing, camping. Nothing like the business it is today. That is also irrelevant. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 'Soccer Moms' don't generally shop at their Field and Stream or Golf ________ stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fife Posted June 8, 2018 at 03:24 PM Share Posted June 8, 2018 at 03:24 PM Looks like they are still advertising and selling firearms. A zip code search shows plenty of stock available. https://m.dickssportinggoods.com/p/ruger-10-22-carbine-semi-automatic-rifle-15jscurgr210rbrmfrif/15jscurgr210rbrmfrif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlin Posted December 1, 2018 at 09:31 PM Share Posted December 1, 2018 at 09:31 PM After going through the various threads about Dick's,I didn't see this brought up.After a 3rd quarter sales decline of about 4%, they are considering pulling all hunting supplies from all their stores after a test run of this policy in 10 stores,thinking this could help.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dicks-sporting-goods-mulls-ridding-hunting-supplies-from-all-732-stores/ .So after seeing whether or not pulling sporting goods out of the 10 stores that sell the least sporting goods to begin with,didn't effect sales in those same stores they seem to be leaning to alienating outdoorsmen too.Dick's is the only place anywhere near me really that sells hunting supplies,and I haven't gone there in years.Seem to following The Sports Authority down the old drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRJ Posted December 1, 2018 at 10:05 PM Share Posted December 1, 2018 at 10:05 PM Dick's is about selling overpriced Chinese shoes, polyester clothes, and golf clubs. They have a few odds and ends for other sporting interests, but clothes, shoes, and clubs seems to be where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted December 2, 2018 at 12:30 AM Share Posted December 2, 2018 at 12:30 AM From an article, I read the other day Dick's is spinning in circles trying to find replacement (and most importantly returning) customers for their recent 'gun' sales loses, and thus far it's not working. Apparently, when they initially dropped the AR platform rifles and bumped the purchase age up to 21 there was a surge of new other interest customers but they failed to hook those 'new' customers as return customers, so it's of little surprise they are going to try adjusting inventory now to try and hook new customers instead of admitting they made some bonehead business moves. I personally never liked the store, visited a few back during the ammo shortage but that is about the extent of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted December 3, 2018 at 06:08 PM Share Posted December 3, 2018 at 06:08 PM Dicks forgot that while gun owners don't buy a new gun every couple of weeks or even month they do buy ammo on a regular basis and those ammo sales add to their bottom line quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottFM Posted December 4, 2018 at 08:33 PM Share Posted December 4, 2018 at 08:33 PM Dick's is about selling overpriced Chinese shoes, polyester clothes, and golf clubs. They have a few odds and ends for other sporting interests, but clothes, shoes, and clubs seems to be where it's at.Yep! But if they are looking to bring back in a gun line, maybe they can start carrying Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms products? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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