It was the reasons they gave and the timing.

Jan 8, 2020
7:31:08pm

VACOUGFAN All-American

Effectively inferred that anyone purchasing a gun was likely to be considered/treated like a potential mass murderer.

I'm glad they made the decision. Gave me more reason to support my local gun stores instead.

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Dick's Sporting Goods in Orem is closed.

byuluvr All-American

1/8/20 6:31pm

“Thanks for the memories”? Lol

cougarnerd

1/8/20 6:32pm

Sporting goods stores seem to be closing everywhere. Is amazon killing them too?

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 6:35pm

How is Scheels doing?

John Doe

1/8/20 6:39pm

Undoubtedly

Hypnotoad

1/8/20 6:43pm

They stopped sellong guns and werent cpmpetetive

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:11pm

Sporting goods is a tough business

Busiturtle

1/8/20 6:56pm

Al's sporting goods at that mall killed them..... Outdoor stuff, apparel, and

BYUheaven

1/8/20 7:07pm

Yep. I’m impressed by Al’s model

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:09pm

Al’s rules

nc-puma

1/8/20 7:38pm

I like Als. They are a local company.

byuluvr

1/8/20 10:45pm

Amazon plus "the internet".

Troy McClure

1/8/20 7:45pm

They just opened a Dick's in West Jordan. It replaced another sports store.

fattycoug

1/8/20 8:16pm

Brand new one just opened where I live.

Lip Gallagher

1/8/20 8:52pm

That whole strip mall seems to struggle

maxpowers

1/8/20 6:36pm

It really does.

byuluvr

1/8/20 6:37pm

In n Out seems fine

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 6:54pm

Wrong strip mall. Dick's is in the one with the old Toys R Us and Ashley furniture (formerly RC Willey)

byuluvr

1/8/20 6:56pm

Ah you’re right... I always forget they are separated

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 7:06pm

Expect many more Dick's across the country to close

El Paso Coug

1/8/20 6:43pm

Yep. It always seems so overpriced

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 6:44pm

Thought I saw a headline they had a record year ?

BYUfan92

1/8/20 6:48pm

Maybe EPS is up, actual revenue is fairly steady.

JuicyJam

1/8/20 7:06pm

I’m surprised the American Fork store is still open

Mr Bassman

1/8/20 6:51pm

Horrible location

m0resn0w

1/8/20 7:09pm

Not surprising when they've effectively alienated half their potential customers

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:16pm

That’s super weird.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:17pm

Yes it is weird that a chain would play politics and alienate half

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:20pm

Surely Dicks isn’t the only place to buy a gun. So they chose not to sell them. Why does that make

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:26pm

It was the reasons they gave and the timing.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:31pm

Guess I don’t know the whole story.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:33pm

The kid who shot up the FL high school legally bought his gun at Dicks.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:42pm

His book talks about this. That ate $5M worth of inventory when they

Iman23

1/8/20 7:48pm

Got it. I couldn't remember exactly what the story was there. Thanks.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:49pm

Because of the grandstanding. It’s not that weird.

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:31pm

It really isn’t.

Breaded Hamster

1/8/20 8:41pm

I think Dicks not selling guns where guns are good business

Busiturtle

1/8/20 7:35pm

THIS!

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:13pm

They should team up with Menards. Seems like a natural pairing.

foofcoug

1/8/20 7:41pm

That’s what happens when you make policies that contradict God given rights

IceBlueCoug

1/8/20 6:43pm

I must have missed something. What is this about?

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:06pm

First they would sell any type of gun to anyone under 21 then they removed them all together

IceBlueCoug

1/8/20 7:11pm

So Orem depended on gun sales to stay open? Is that what you’re saying?

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:15pm

No. It's all the other ancillary sales that go along with guns. Once a customer

Division Bell

1/8/20 7:24pm

This.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:26pm

Division Bell’s comment makes sense. I guess I wonder why people got so mad that Dick’s

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:29pm

Nope. I can hear you just fine.

Division Bell

1/8/20 7:30pm

That’s because you have me blocked but not ignored apparently. No big deal.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:36pm

I guess I missed that part of the Bible

Mr Bassman

1/9/20 11:50am

"God" meaning higher power than government, not "God" meaning the Bible guy.

VACOUGFAN

1/9/20 12:04pm

I mean, what higher power said we need guns?

Mr Bassman

1/11/20 10:46am

Do you not believe we have the right to defend ourselves?

John Doe

1/11/20 11:54am

I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

fredetteaboutit13

1/8/20 6:50pm

RE: I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

Idahofallsblue

1/8/20 7:11pm

RE: I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

Zaphod

1/8/20 9:49pm

Looking to merge

amayasmith

1/8/20 11:51pm

RE: Looking to merge

fredetteaboutit13

1/9/20 11:03am

REI didn’t make it either, only REI to ever close its doors

PortlandCoug

1/8/20 6:50pm

My roommate worked there. Corporate said they couldn’t believe how

m0resn0w

1/8/20 7:11pm

The cnty has 10%lessbincpme..this more frugal shoppers?

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:18pm

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

m0resn0w

1/9/20 9:04am

Dicks started in my hometown. Ed Stack the founder is a good dude. He just wrote

Iman23

1/8/20 7:09pm

Wait his name is Ed Stack and he named the place Dicks? What the?

Ozymandias

1/8/20 7:31pm

Dad was Dick, and Dad started a bait and tackle shop that Ed grew

Iman23

1/8/20 7:50pm

Oh my. Dick Stack is the guy's name. Poor guy.

Ozymandias

1/8/20 7:55pm

No wonder he wasn't a nice guy. Burdened With a name like that

BYU Grounds

1/8/20 8:13pm

My mind added an “a” in between was and Dick

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 8:18pm

They didn’t into Houston a few years ago with a bang, but have struggled. Academy owns Houston, but even they’ve

Texas Hammer

1/8/20 7:16pm

I never did care much for Dick’s.

Zach Morris

1/8/20 7:30pm

Not a big Dick’s guy?

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:32pm

Never did find them appealing. I don’t get the hype when there’s such a better online selection these days.

Zach Morris

1/8/20 7:40pm

When they stopped selling guns I stopped shopping at their store

USMCdad

1/8/20 7:42pm

They need Academy's in Utah

WDaddy

1/8/20 8:02pm

How does "dick" stick around as a name?

fattycoug

1/8/20 8:17pm

I hope they all go out of business. It's an anti-American institution with

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