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Post by parson on Mar 13, 2017 15:26:19 GMT -5
Just now heard that some Gander Mt. stores, including Greenfield, are closing. Didn't buy much there, but enjoyed browsing on occasion.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 13, 2017 16:09:47 GMT -5
Just now heard that some Gander Mt. stores, including Greenfield, are closing. Didn't buy much there, but enjoyed browsing on occasion. Heard anything on the Evansville store? I never see many shoppers in there... |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Mar 13, 2017 16:20:30 GMT -5
I usually avoid Gander unless I need something now. We do have a family owned outdoor shop close; I'll go there just to support the local shop.
I'm not a bit surprised that they need to close some stores. They capitalized on the Sandy Hook gun rush, but things have slowed a bit. I still enjoy the browsing, but order on line.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 13, 2017 16:24:13 GMT -5
Too bad they're not closing the greenwood store. I may actually shop there then.
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Post by parrothead on Mar 13, 2017 17:32:53 GMT -5
shutting all stores in Alabama.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 13, 2017 18:33:56 GMT -5
shutting all stores in Alabama. Here are the 32 stores slated for closure: Alabama (4) – Gadsden, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa Georgia (3) – Augusta, McDonough, Snellville Illinois (3) – Champaign, Algonquin, Springfield Indiana (2) – Merrillville, Greenfield Minnesota (3) – Rogers, Mankato, Woodbury New York (1) – New Hartford North Carolina (2) – Raleigh, South Charlotte Tennessee (1) – Chattanooga Texas (10) – Houston, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, Round Rock, San Antonio, Sugar Land, Texarkana, Waco, West Houston West Virginia (1) – Charleston Wisconsin (2) – Eau Claire, Germantown |
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 13, 2017 19:30:09 GMT -5
Good decision they tried a risky move by rapid expansion and it didn't work for them
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Post by wesb81219 on Mar 13, 2017 20:15:35 GMT -5
I was at the store in Merrillville not too long ago and it's no wonder it's closing. It's not very nice at all. It's dingy and looks like an over priced thrift store for sporting goods.
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 13, 2017 20:43:51 GMT -5
Surprising to hear that I've never seen a poor looking gander? Most aren't even old enough to present poorly yet
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Post by esshup on Mar 13, 2017 21:33:36 GMT -5
I've been in the Merrillville store before and after the renovation a few years back and I agree, the way the isles are laid out it's more like a thrift store layout. I liked the layout better before it was remodeled.
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Post by deadeer on Mar 13, 2017 23:05:31 GMT -5
Yep, sure have gone downhill. Way too expensive when you have other stores nearby to compete with. They were their own worst enemy.
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Post by freedomhunter on Mar 14, 2017 5:07:04 GMT -5
I usually avoid Gander unless I need something now. We do have a family owned outdoor shop close; I'll go there just to support the local shop. I'm not a bit surprised that they need to close some stores. They capitalized on the Sandy Hook gun rush, but things have slowed a bit. I still enjoy the browsing, but order on line. we are pretty spoiled having Honey Creek Bait and Tackle just down the road..  |
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 14, 2017 6:33:08 GMT -5
I would go to Honey Creek any day of the week over a Gander Mountain.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 14, 2017 7:58:37 GMT -5
The first time I was in honey creek I said I'd never go back. I walked in and no one said a single word to me and I walked past multiple employees including the owner. I have been back since then and everything's been good. Gun counter is usually pretty busy but they try to make time to get to everyone as quick as possible. They were the only ones who had the muzzleloader powder I was looking for last year and they held it for me, so that helped get my business back. Must have just been a bad day the first time I was in there.
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Post by parson on Mar 14, 2017 8:33:26 GMT -5
Gander's are pricey. But they do have a lot to look at. I'll likely check out the Greenfield store sometime this week to see if they are discounting anything of interest.
I don't like to see 'em closing.
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Post by maddog on Mar 14, 2017 10:41:53 GMT -5
To me, Gander is way over priced. Gander took the place of Sportsman's Warehouse, in Lafayette. Used to buy a ton of reloading stuff when it was Sportsman's, but hardly anything from Gander.
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Post by jimstc on Mar 15, 2017 11:00:19 GMT -5
The first article I read after Gander filed Bankruptcy was from a Waco, TX newspaper. In the article were some comments from a commercial real estate broker mostly about whether the building Gander occupied (and was closing in Waco) was a viable property to sell. But he made the most interesting comment which echoed what I said in another thread here on the Gander Bankruptcy. Basically, that he never saw many people in the store whenever he went in to shop and could never find a helpful salesperson. A business plan for a disaster......... And then the unbridled expansion and prior to that the sale of their mail order business to Cabela's with a multi year non compete. Someone in management is asleep at the wheel. Probably more than one
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