When they stopped selling guns and ammo, I knew they were screwed. Modell's is next.

 

Yep. Kohl's is closing stores as well.

 

I'm not surprised. Brick and mortar stores are going the way of the dinosaurs. Most people purchase stuff online nowadays. I just ordered some more trail cameras online. I feel bad for their employees who now have to find jobs.

 

tennis and golf store anyhow!

 

Selling milf spandex and sneakers is just not going to cut it.....
bye,bye...

 

It's tough making a living selling treadmills and tennis racquets I guess...

 

Good for them.

 

Not going to miss them at all!

 

Good!

 

Good. Serves them right. They turned there backs on the sportsman and I wrote them off ever since. They had a large market for it in this state yet chose to abandone it. See ya!

 

I stopped going to the Paramus store when the ski equipment or biking took over the area I think it was and that was a long time ago.

 

I use them for sports gear for the kids. They're very close and convenient for me to swing by to get what they need. I also buy GU and other energy products for riding there. My guess is that the one near us will remain open as they seem to do a good business. Who knows. It won't bother me much to ride up to Dicks for the same stuff. I guess I'll have a reason to look at the guns now.. lol

 

I didn't think Sports Authority was any better or worse than any of the other big chains (Dicks, Modells, etc...) they all sucked-especially for hunting and fishing gear. I played ice hockey for years growing up and always bought at either rink pro-shops or online because their selections were always terrible and they only offered low-end/middle of the road brands at best. Why would hunting and fishing be any different?

 

I think some of these sporting good stores fail to realize how much hunters and fisherman contribute to their profits. Stop selling guns and ammo because of the political correctness and you go in the crapper. See ya.

 

I think there was a statistic that deer general more money than cows.
They were talking about money spent in relation to deer hunting(bows, guns, outfitters, TV shows, hunting accessories) in comparison to cows (beef/leather).

 

Most of these type stores (sports authority, dicks, models, etc..) turned into clothing stores over the years. But there's where the mark up is, in the soft line goods like clothing and sneakers. Most of the hard line goods like fishing reels, have a small mark up. Oh well, like someone else said, the big box stores will soon be a thing of the past..

 

Maybe Obama can help them

 

sad...people lose their jobs, towns lose tax money, buildings go empty...we will all feel the effects in one way or another.

 

I erected ... the steel for one of their stores. They screwed me out of 15k for extra work they signed for and requested. Above all that, the store never had anything anyone really wanted to buy. Only people I ever saw in there were obviously not schooled in what they were buying. I couldn't figure out how they stayed open as long as they did.

 

Good they were anti guns and hunting .

 

They just opened one by me over the summer. I was all excited because the closest dicks is 40 min away and all the mom and pop shop are way over priced with horrible service. I go in opening day, and am utterly disappointed, 2 isles of water sport stuff, and 2 isles of camping. That was it, They even gave me a $10 coupon off $15 or more spent and I didnt use it because I couldnt find anything I even wanted.

 

Several times I've gotten free 5 or 10 dollar gift certs from them - and each time I can never find anything I want to buy. Free money and I still have a hard time spending it. I end up buying mono fishing line most of the time since that's about all they carry anymore that I care about. Why they keep sending me this free money (not coupons, actual gift certs) I have no idea - maybe that's why they are going bankrupt - they can't pay people to shop there! They must have stayed in business due to their other departments - I can only guess they have killer margins on women's sports bras

 

way overpriced for what they do carry. Not surprised at all. I went into the one in Hazlet when I first moved to Middletown and never returned to it since.

 

Since I have been boycotting dicks for a few years now. A friend of mine who does not boycott dicks tells me that if we the sportsman/ outdoorsman do not support dicks that they may eventually become like the sports authority. Maybe he is right. Hate to see another pro outdoorsman store disappear. May have to call off my dicks boycott.

 

Since I have been boycotting dicks for a few years now. A friend of mine who does not boycott dicks tells me that if we the sportsman/ outdoorsman do not support dicks that they may eventually become like the sports authority.

God, I hope so! I'd love to see that anti-2A company go down the crapper.

 

I am getting old. I remember buying ammo at SA. It was handgun ammo, and only needed DL, no FID.

 

Sports authority started liquidating stores this week. Not all of them are going out of business. Tarhunt- Kohl's is only closing 16 stores out of an almost 1200 stores. Stores that sold winter clothing took a beating this year with the mild winter. Remember they were calling for an extremely cold winter so retailers loaded up and did not get a good sell through. Kohls also eliminated 3 executive positions. Sports Authority is actually eliminating entire markets where they are not competitive. They feel they can go lean and come out of the bankruptcy down the road that way.

 

I buy my daughters sports equipment there all the time. There is a Modell's not too far, hope they stay in business.

 

They used to offer a stunning selection of handguns. I have never been back since they stopped selling them.
Good riddance!