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Originally Posted by EZM
Connect with the category manager and offer your assistance/advice.
CT can try out your recommendations in a pilot store, and if the results are good, you can rope them into a high prices "product expert consulting" agreement.
Opportunity knocks ..... will you answer the door?
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Interestingly I tried to do that a couple of months ago. I started with head office and eventually ended up talking to guys here in Edmonton regional office. They don't have a "Category" Manager for that specific area and the Sports guy was less than interested in helping out the franchise owners that were moving into guns. I got the clear sense that he actually hoped that whole segment would just go away. I think this is pretty much a franchise owner driven initiative from what I can gather.
May have to try talking to the Manning Crossing owner. With Cabela's right down the street he either needs to get serious about what he is doing or he is going to get kicked by Cabela's.