Publicly traded companies never make mistakes!

So when do they correct this one?

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Maybe because so many in their bubble patted them on their back for their decision, that they can't see the forest through the trees?

Aaaaaand in this corner! Staunch Conservatives and champions of keeping big gubmint out of our lives... Judge Juicy and Nardi both crying that a business made a decision they don't like.

How can you see a thread of this length and still completely miss the point?

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(It’s like Pavlov’s dog with less intelligence)

You can be but I'd like to think there's some hope for you. Calling me dumb will never win you points. You should know better by now.

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I’m not trying to earn points at all. Does getting an alert on your phone every time I post make you feel like you are earning points?

No but I read active topics and I've been involved in this thread since the beginning. It's not odd that I'd post in it as I had earlier today prior to you. In fact, one could posit you feel you must reply to threads I've posted in today. Following me around. I was posting back on page one.
Sometimes, normal people talk amongst themselves regarding topics you have interest in as well. This does not mean it has anything to do with you.
I'm wondering if your problem isnt that you've got a problem with egocentricism.

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Tell you what, when you can stop appearing and reply to every post that I make, then you can talk about being egocentric.

Mac, which one of us posted in this thread first? Which one of us posted first in this thread today?

I'll hand up and wait for your answer.

I'll see ya later, hon.

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Darko. When in my reply did I address or reference you? I’ll answer for you. I didn’t. Now let’s discuss who follows who around.

Ok. Do you follow around juice?
Either way I could care less. If I want to follow you around making you look like an ass i will. It is honestly entertaining. I come here to have fun. It amuses me to talk bears or Cubs and to use the success of those teams to fuck with fans of other teams who post here. It amuses me to set you off and see you get foaming mad. So if I choose to do those things I will and I will do so for my own entertainment. It so happens you're the easiest entertainment to arrange for here. Reliable as ever.

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“I’m not following you around! You are following people around! And I don’t care if I follow you around!”
You are the gift that keeps on motherfucking giving.

Thank you. I enjoy our conversations. I noticed you didn't answer my questions.
Have a wonderful night.

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You could point out the question you asked other than “I was first wasn’t I????” which already was addressed. I’m sorry the brain damage effects your posts so greatly.

Lol.
You're a treasure and I love ya for it.

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You’re just boring at this point.

And if the stock price were falling, you'd be here using that as a reason the policy was bad.

They are considering closing their hunting specific stores Field and Streams right? No actual Dick's Sporting Goods stores?

So, no Dick's stores closing, the stock price is up but they are considering closing 18 (wow...significant number) of hunting specific stores?


I saw this article on Breitbart that you obviously read and actually sent it some people as an example of fake/biased/slanted news. The headline would have you believe Dick's is closing a news-worthy amount of Dick's Sporting Goods stores.

In reality, they are considering closing OR re-purposing a tiny amount (18 out of 800) of their hunting specific offshoot stores that relied largely on selling these weapons. So because they no longer sell this item, they may re-purpose some of the stores that relied on them.

So people who want to believe that the gun decision hurt them badly, jump all over this and start sharing it and quoting it...when in reality...no real news here.


I dont know if the decision will hurt them eventually. It might. But it's very annoying how "news" sites spin things because they know people are dying to reinforce what they already believe. This happens all over on both sides and it's a big reason you can barely trust any media anymore.


OH and here is the CEO's relevant quote on all this (basically saying it hasn't hurt their profitabliity yet, but it might....which is correct)

"Has it had an impact on the foot traffic and people who were upset with us on this? Yes," Stack said. "Has it impacted our profitability? No. We found ways to offset that. We're taking 10 stores this fall and taking firearms out of all of those 10 stores and reconceptualizing the footprint, the product mix, and we'll find out—we'll have a sense of what happens if we took that out.

Dick's can sell whatever they please, but what they can't do is violate state discrimination laws when selling those wares they choose to sell.

We'll see about that. I can have you foaming at the mouth whenever I please.

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Can you cite a court case where they have violated state laws?

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I don’t disagree with much that you have written here. However, closing stores (doesn’t matter if the are Field and Stream or Dicks) is not positive. Reduced foot traffic is not positive, especially when considering competing with Amazon as I mentioned earlier.

As stated by the CEO, “we’ll find out,” but my opinion is that this is not a good business decision for Dick’s. I could be proven wrong in time. I would not short or long this stock with this CEO at the helm.

You forgot to add "were found to". Want to try again?

Get woke...go broke...

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FIFY

Why would they settle that case if they weren't to be found to have violated any laws?

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So that's a no, right?

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Cheaper to settle.

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Cheaper than winning? Can't you recover legal fees if you win a frivolous lawsuit?

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