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Old 03-18-2008 | 02:04 PM
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davidmil
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Default RE: Serious question for those of you who work at shops

Oh no Greg... you aren't going to have a life for most of the spring,summer and bowhunting season.[&:] If you have the funds and can support both paths and can appeal to both the paper punchers and the hunters you may have no life all year long. LOL Clothing will sit on the shelves. People aren't willing to leave their specialty clothing manufacturers or the discount Bass Pro Catalog type places to support their archery shop. Too many lines will hinder how much of the popular stuff you can carry.... so just carry what's hot and drop what's not. You must have someone that knows how to make arrows fast and carry them all and have them in stock. You need a small indoor range and all the toys for papertuning and speed and a variety of bow presses to accomodate all bows. Sorry to say, you got to have some trad stuff(Maybe)... but it doesn't sell fast enough and will tie up inventory. Forget it, you don't want it. Trad people buy from each other and the little old mom and pop string maker they've been seeing at shoots for the last 30 years. Big inventory won't bankrupt you, having the wrong inventory will.
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