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Oh no! Dick’s Same Store Sales Down…And They Blame Their Gun Policy

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 by Dan Zimmerman

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Truly disturbing, baffling news from one of the nation’s biggest gun retailers…wait, no it isn’t. Sales at Dick’s Sporting Goods dropped in the past three months amid backlash against tighter gun-sale restrictions following a mass killing early this year at a Florida high school. Revenue dipped 4.5 percent to $1.86 billion amid challenges in the … Read more

Dick’s Sporting Goods Stock Drops On Unexpectedly Lower Same Store Sales – Guns Blamed

August 29, 2018 by Dan Zimmerman

We’ll do our best to contain our glee, but we have German blood in our veins and schadenfreude is very a real thing. We apologize in advance. All of that said, Dicks Sporting Goods today reported a larger-than-expected drop in same store sales and their stock has taken a dive as a result. What’s more, analysts … Read more

A Modest Proposal Concerning Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart and All the Rest

March 6, 2018 by Sam Hoober

Uproar has ensued since Dick’s Sporting Goods announced they would no longer sell guns to customers under the age of 21. They would furthermore no longer carry AR-15 pattern rifles (or any other similar semi-automatic rifle) nor high-capacity (whatever that means) magazines. The policy is also being enacted at Field and Stream, the outdoor-themed subsidiary … Read more