So that's a no, right?

Oregon's labor review board ruled that Walmart violated its age discrimination laws with a carbon copy policy.

https://www.wweek.com/news/business/201 ... e-to-teen/

Dick's operates stores in 10 cities in Oregon.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I just ordered my Kirk Cousins #8 Minnesota Vikings Home Jersey from Dick's yesterday. Great experience.

How is that working out for you?

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

and they are still down 40%+ from where they were in December 2016 (down from 60 a share to 35, if you're curious). During that same time period, the S&P has been up 30%

CEO has decided to no longer sell assault rifles at any of their locations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/dicks-major-gun-retailer-will-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles.html

From what I understand, they stopped selling AR's at Dick's after Sandy Hook. They never restarted selling AR's at Dick's.

Their hunting and fishing chain of stores, Field & Stream, always sold AR's, until now.

If caring about American lives is publicity, then I hope all businesses chase publicity.

Hahahaha, stopping the sale of a particular firearm = "caring about American lives..."

Hahahah, another mush brained idiot.

After the Parkland shooting, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ed Stack, promised to stop selling all assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. But he went further. He worked with Everytown for Gun Safety, he signed a letter endorsing gun safety legislation, hired lobbyists to push Congressional action, and even destroyed $5 million worth of unsold assault rifles. He made it clear that he was standing with the students against the NRA.

The backlash was intense… For about two weeks. After all, Dick’s caters to hunters and outdoorsmen, who tend to be the target audience for the NRA. It was a bold stand. Then something amazing happened: Dick’s found its sales growing significantly, quarter after quarter after quarter. The stock skyrocketed and has consistently doubled Wall Street expectations this year.

And now?

The Pittsburgh-based chain posted its best quarterly sales result in six years Tuesday, with same-store sales up 6% in the company's third quarter. That comes on top of a better than 3% increase in same store sales in the second quarter, executives noted.

"We saw increases in both average ticket and transactions, as well as growth across each of our three primary categories of hardlines, apparel and footwear,” said Edward W. Stack, chairman and chief executive officer. “As we head into the holiday season, we remain very enthusiastic about our business."

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

CB, the stance hurt them, and they admitted such in the succeeding months. A big part of Dick’s sales increase is coming from strong online results.

In any case, retail stores are always about properly allocating floor space to high margin products that customers want. I am sure their internal numbers told them that they were allocating too much space guns and related products. Long term, it is probably a decent decision. Leave the hunting market to Cabela’s and focus on mainstream sports and clothing.

Frank, that’s all fine, they had a great quarter. Keep in mind, they made the change in February 2018, and their same store sales fell by 3.2% during full year 2018 and were flat in the first quarter of 2019. They increased modestly in Q2 and then that great result in Q3.

So you’re comparing a sales increase against a year where the sales had fallen heavily. But yes, their core customers seemed to have moved past the gun sales change.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

No they didn't admit it. They said exactly what was going to happen and it did.

So the stance didn't hurt them.

[ MANY of the people screaming "BOYCOTT DICK'S" clearly ended up going back to them at some point for something. If everybody who said they were going to Boycott Dick's forever really did, sales would have continued to slide or, at the very least, would not have jumped as high as they have this year.

Rick I already posted all the CEO’s comments where they admitted how their stance hurt them. And IMU you were the one who refused to take the L after I owned you badly in our discussion.

I would trust Dennis' analysis of financials above others. As far as boycott people I am sure many held their ground to not go to Dick's but it isn't really as if most can't get what they want this hunting season. People will go there as it is cheap and available. For the things they do not have they go elsewhere.

Just a sampling this is all still on sale at Dick's helping the bottom line.

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/f/rifles

The boycott wasn't going to affect Dick's because the participants aren't worth anything to Dick's bottom line. A small sliver that could be easily replaced with gear more relevant to today's popular and growing activities.