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wildalberta 07-11-2018 03:30 PM

Wolverine archery shutting the doors
 
Seen them post on facebook this morning. Why cant central alberta support a good archery shop?

Don_Parsons 07-11-2018 03:44 PM

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

brendan's dad 07-11-2018 05:14 PM

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.

3blade 07-11-2018 06:41 PM

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.

bowhunter9841 07-11-2018 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 3blade (Post 3810553)
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.

The economy is terrible, and our dollar is in the dumps. I can’t afford to buy a $1500-$2000 bow every year. And I feel like a lot of those guys that used to do that, are probably in the same boat. I shouldn’t say much though, because even if I could afford it, I would not buy a new one every year. Not really because of the lack of new technology, more because of the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality. I’m still shooting a 2011 Hoyt. I’d love to buy a new one, but just can’t afford it! It’s really a shame that all these companies are losing their shops. I blame the big box stores as well as online sales. Before the only competition was wholesale sports. And their customer service was terrible.

Lefty-Canuck 07-12-2018 11:34 AM

Support local as much as you can, we lose out big time every time a shop shuts its doors.

LC

openfire 07-13-2018 01:10 PM

What does this mean for warranty?

brendan's dad 07-15-2018 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by openfire (Post 3811443)
What does this mean for warranty?

Your warranty is actually through the manufacturer so you should be able to go to any authorized dealer and have warranty work done. Where you might lose out that a lot of shops take care of the customers that purchased bows from their location. So if you go to the other shops you may have to pay for things like peep adjustment, DL adjustment or tuning. Most shops will setup components for free if you purchase them at that location.

Grump 07-16-2018 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck (Post 3810880)
Support local as much as you can, we lose out big time every time a shop shuts its doors.

LC

Agreed, I just finished happily paying a small premium for a full setup through a local shop. Worth the price of admission in my mind.


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