Knock it off Academy!!!!!

[Chuckybrown]

I go into today....to pick up a couple of lures.....

Suddenly, Vendetta rods $30 off....

Allstar Rods $30 off....

Carrot Sticks....$30 off.....

Shimano reels....$30/$40 off......

I had to leave, my head was spinning....

I could have left with a basket full.......

[candk324]

No responses.....everyone must have ran to academy.

[OffshoreChris]

Originally Posted by candk324

No responses.....everyone must have ran to academy.

X2

[Kolltrain]

Going tomorrow!

[Kyle 1974]

they're probably clearing out anything with a brand name to replace it with a $19.99 chinese combo.

[stdreb27]

Well they Jacked up their Magellan prices.

[fwoodwader]

Well they could be following the growing trend to have "instore" brands fill their shelves and limit the stock and availability of other labels like other retailers are doing and making room for their new in house brand reel and rods which is all conjecture. It is also approaching hunting season and they won't want to be sitting on alot of inventory that is fishing related over the next five months.

[BCSurf]

Sine the takeover, Academy is solely driven by margins now, customer be damned. As fwoodwader said, look to see more in-house brands taking up more shelf space

[stdreb27]

Just a little observation, but all company's are out there to make money.

They wouldn't put it on their shelf if it didn't sell... Most successful businesses track the carp out of what goes on their shelf.
And while there are a handful of "discerning" costumers out there, people want stuff on the cheap.

Like it or not, cost not quality is THE driving factor in the vast majority of consumers. Just look at Wally world.

And the guys who do buy the high end stuff, tend to go to more specialized stores.
It's not academy's fault for adjusting to what the market as a whole is doing. If they dont, we'll all be buying **** at the next great dot com.

[jtman21]

Originally Posted by stdreb27

Just a little observation, but all company's are out there to make money.

They wouldn't put it on their shelf if it didn't sell... Most successful businesses track the carp out of what goes on their shelf.
And while there are a handful of "discerning" costumers out there, people want stuff on the cheap.

Like it or not, cost not quality is THE driving factor in the vast majority of consumers. Just look at Wally world.

And the guys who do buy the high end stuff, tend to go to more specialized stores.
It's not academy's fault for adjusting to what the market as a whole is doing. If they dont, we'll all be buying **** at the next great dot com.

It's the customer that drives the selection. If if doesn't sell they move it to the clearance aisle. Specialty stores like FTU or Orvis and Anglers Edge will cater to the high end products. The choice is out there. You just may have to shop. I have to Velcro my hands to my side when I go in those places. My will power is zilch when I walk those aisles!