Sportsman Warehouse bought buy the owners of Bass Pro

[The_Shadow]

Sportsman Warehouse bought buy the owners of Bass Pro

https://newschannel9.com/sports/outdoors/sportsmans-warehouse-purchased-by-bass-pro-owners?fbclid=IwAR0PqkgIIgA-pbyaBvXI9I79cAm2vX4nn3m5GrnkxemigiffmWTlIOOjNwo



UPDATED INFO from Sportsman's Warehouse!  January 17th 2022
 

To our valued customers,

A year ago, Sportsman?s Warehouse entered into a merger agreement with Great American Outdoors, parent company of Cabela?s and Bass Pro Shops. Effective December 2, 2021, that merger agreement was terminated. We at Sportsman?s Warehouse are excited to continue operating as a separate, independent and publicly-traded company (NASDAQ: SPWH).

As we enter 2022, we look forward to continuing our strong growth ? adding more stores, improving Sportsmans.com, and expanding our product assortment and services. Our mission to provide outstanding gear and exceptional service remains unchanged.

Gear up for unforgettable!
Jon Barker
CEO
Sportsman?s Warehouse

[Kenk]

Funny, there goes the great prices

[DDRiller]

Don't see how that can be a good thing for the Sportsman Warehouse crowd. 

[Rick R]

Well I wasn't impressed with Cabela's after they were acquired, I bet Sportsman's Warehouse will fare even less well.  SW had bought out the mostly failed Sports Afield (Dick's subsidiary) chain of stores around here and were the only real competitor to Bass Pro / Cabela's.
So much for that...

[Patriot]

This is getting ridiculous. What about monopoly laws? Bass Pro ruined Cabela's, they're basically the same store now with a different name. Gone are the Cabela's brand items and replaced with crappy Redhead brand. Now Sportsmans Warehouse? Just another store to stuff with their Readhead brands. Might as well just convert every Cabela's and SW location to Bass Pro and be done with it.

[Graybeard]

I couldn't agree more. Bass Pro did ruin Cabela's. Now they'll ruin SW.

[Reddog81]

Don't see how that can be a good thing for the Sportsman Warehouse crowd.

The owners of Bass Pro will do well...   Everyone else will be worse off...

[terdog]

"This is getting ridiculous. What about monopoly laws? "

Are you for Government regulation when it appeals to you, but against it when not? No insult intended. It seems that as a whole, gun owners are anti government regulation, pro business.

I have always had mixed feelings about those. Isn't it a American trademark that free enterprise should flourish? Isn't the limit to BP whether or not people continue to buy from them?
If so, they will thrive. If not, they will fail.

[Patriot]

"This is getting ridiculous. What about monopoly laws? "

Are you for Government regulation when it appeals to you, but against it when not? No insult intended. It seems that as a whole, gun owners are anti government regulation, pro business.

I have always had mixed feelings about those. Isn't it a American trademark that free enterprise should flourish? Isn't the limit to BP whether or not people continue to buy from them?
If so, they will thrive. If not, they will fail.

It's about competition. When one giant corporation owns every outlet then they control the prices. I doubt regulators will do anything, they allowed T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, leaving only 3 major cell phone companies.

[Pumpkinheaver]

They will be ruined just as cabelas has been.

[Kenk]

Absolutely, bought a $300 dollar plus winter hunting jacket from Cabela's 2 years ago with an unconditional lifetime warranty. The zipper went out this winter, so I called their corporate office to address the issue, they told me that the zipper was not part of the "unconditional lifetime warranty" I said really, so where does the unconditional part come in then. I'm so done with Cabela's regardless of how much I like their stuff

Ken

[Sneed]

Absolutely, bought a $300 dollar plus winter hunting jacket from Cabela's 2 years ago with an unconditional lifetime warranty. The zipper went out this winter, so I called their corporate office to address the issue, they told me that the zipper was not part of the "unconditional lifetime warranty" I said really, so where does the unconditional part come in then. I'm so done with Cabela's regardless of how much I like their stuff
Ken

They didn't used to be that way. Their customer service was once top of the line. Apparently that was not a money maker so now they're trying bottom of the line.

[The_Shadow]

UPDATED INFO from Sportsman's Warehouse!

To our valued customers,

A year ago, Sportsman?s Warehouse entered into a merger agreement with Great American Outdoors, parent company of Cabela?s and Bass Pro Shops. Effective December 2, 2021, that merger agreement was terminated. We at Sportsman?s Warehouse are excited to continue operating as a separate, independent and publicly-traded company (NASDAQ: SPWH).

As we enter 2022, we look forward to continuing our strong growth ? adding more stores, improving Sportsmans.com, and expanding our product assortment and services. Our mission to provide outstanding gear and exceptional service remains unchanged.

Gear up for unforgettable!
Jon Barker
CEO
Sportsman?s Warehouse

[38-40]

That?s good news I think.

[sqlbullet]

Looks like the FTC initial findings were that this would be block due to a monopoly lock on the market. I think a good thing.