belleville canadian tire

[Hawkman]

C.Tire stores can't buy they own stuff and offer for sale. They have to order from their own main warehouse, and the supplies at the warehouse are a result of many corporate purchasing decisions, meetings, etc.
It's not that simple for a CT manager to decide what to stock as he/she cannot buy from just any supplier.
B.Pro and Wally would be the same.
For those who want to buy something, there are no shortage of stores, but you can almost never find everything you want in ONE store to your own satisfaction!

[cranksbait]

C.Tire stores can't buy they own stuff and offer for sale. They have to order from their own main warehouse, and the supplies at the warehouse are a result of many corporate purchasing decisions, meetings, etc.
It's not that simple for a CT manager to decide what to stock as he/she cannot buy from just any supplier.
B.Pro and Wally would be the same.
For those who want to buy something, there are no shortage of stores, but you can almost never find everything you want in ONE store to your own satisfaction!

I know for a fact that this is not true. I bought a Crucial fishing rod in Kingston. It broke and was to be warrentied. They told me that they could not do it because the guy in charge of the fishing dept. was not in that day and it was his stock. Same with the Rivers West clothing being sold at the Kingston location. They have a lot of stuff that the other stores do not and cannot get.

[GBuck]

Hawkman,

I think some CT stores are independently owned and do have the ability to order other stuff in. The ones that are owned by the CT proper do have strict rules regarding stock.

G

[STUBBLE BUM]

I'd say you're right Greg - I believe there are corporate stores and associate stores.

Good for Canadian Tire - I think its definitely a step in the right direction for sportsmen.

[Hawkman]

Okay guys, I stand corrected (I think).
One of my closest friends works at the CT head office and she's got something to do with purchasing on a national level. She was telling me last week about the hassle they are getting from Ottawa regarding the storage of ammo. She had to travel from Toronto to Ottawa and try to convince the firearms people that CT should not have to build a multi million dollar storage facility like the government is proposing!
I will double check with her and report back. But what Cranks, GB, and SB have said above make sense to me as well.

[CocoZoo]

I haven't seen any CT selling firearms in the last 15 years either. Are there any that still do? (They use to have them in the fall catalogue)

[patvetzal]

Is that the CT on Bell Ave just off the 401? I always tank up there but have never been inside. (how many CTs in Belleville?)

[toddy]

It's the only one i know of. I dont know the name of the street but is on the south side of that road across the quinte mall.

[Crawdaddy]

Yes it is patvetzal. There's only the one in belleville the next closest is trenton.

[sctt_smpsn]

The CTC in Carleton Place sells St. Croix rods; the only one in Canada to do so...