Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores, preparing to file bankruptcy

Started by store215, April 06, 2016, 01:04:53 AM

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retailisking

They did file and Sport Chalet is closing all locations. They're also closing a number of EMS and Bob's Stores, including the only Bob's Store in Maine. I wouldn't call any of their chains niche per se; in fact, in the case of Sport Chalet their problem was that they weren't niche enough and more targeted retailers ate away at their customer base.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vestis-retail-group-initiates-chapter-11-proceedings-1460981518

JimSawhill

Unfortunately, Bob's and EMS are run by idiots, not people who know about being entrepreneurs. EMS was a store I went to (Especially the Hartford Civic Center Store) to buy Topographic maps. The associates knew about the outdoors, the last time I went there (EMS' Buckland location) the associates were indifferent and one told me he hates camping...(why are you working in a F**KING outdoor store?).