Wolverine archery shutting the doors
Seen them post on facebook this morning. Why cant central alberta support a good archery shop?
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Just not enough support to keep the doors open.
It was steady this winter, but the cost of keeping the shop heated, staff, rent would be high even in the old up stairs building. I'm sure someone will step up to start the next archey lanes. Don |
A lot of archery shops are in trouble due to internet sales and youtube video's. I just purchased the final 2 pieces of equipment to be completely self sufficient; an arrow saw and an EZ Green press. Will it ever pay for itself??????, I don't know but I enjoy tinkering as much as shooting it and it is better than blowing the money at the casino. It is hard to compete with the "to your door" delivery of the internet and usually it is at a reduced cost.
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Yup. Another thing is the lack of innovation on the part of the bow companies combined with the state of the economy. Used to be, guys would upgrade bows every year or two, which also meant new arrows and components. A lot of shops operated on those relatively decent margins. Now that technology has plateaued, its one bow every 5 years or even longer. So I’d guess a 50% cut to sales, at a minimum.
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Support local as much as you can, we lose out big time every time a shop shuts its doors.
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What does this mean for warranty?
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