Picture a sprawling 30,000-square-foot Best Buy store—only instead of electronic gadgets and games, every aisle inside the big-box center is devoted to firearms, bullets, and “tactical gear.” This is the hot retail concept spreading throughout the Midwest.
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Sold Out Already? Holiday Season’s Early Hot Sellers
Game consoles and tablets have been flying off the shelves. So have guns.
Big-Box Shrinkage: Retailers Embrace Sales on a Smaller Scale
While the big-box retail model is far from dead, stores such as Walmart, Best Buy, and Cabela’s are realizing that the enormous, one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work for all shoppers—nor all locations. To grow, many …
Customer Service Done Right: When an Actual Human Being Answers the Phone
The ninth circle of customer service hell usually begins with a phone call looped through a maddeningly automated system known as IVR (Interactive Voice Response)—you know, the one in which you “Press 1 to continue in English” …
It’s a Deal: Up to 60% Off at Cabela’s
During Cabela’s Winter Clearance Sale, boots, coats, hunting and fishing gear, and more are marked down by up to 60% off now through January 9 (or while supplies last). As an extra bonus, you can receive $20 off orders of $150 and up by subscribing to the retailer’s e-newsletter.
It’s a Deal: Up to 70% at Cabela’s
The Mid-Winter Clearance Sale offers clothing, shoes, camping gear, and more for up to 70% off at the outdoors sporting specialist Cabela’s. The sale lasts through January 24. More details here.
