Lebaron Ottawa mass restructuring (i.e.closing)

[standup]

Good riddance!

W/O Cabelas even having perceived competition I want to hear you say that in a few years. I'm no fan of lebarons, but way less a fan of monopolys

[terrym]

I just hope that the ignorant people who work at LeBarons don't end up at the new box stores. They will likely infect them with the poor service virus within them. Still some good local shops like William's arms, Gagnon's , Epps to buy guns from.

[ridgrunner]

Mississauga closed at 3 today....liquidation sale on

[Ahuntr300]

They were not the greatest I agree, but I am sad to see them go - bought a lot of good stuff from them that created great memories.

I wish the owners luck - owning an outdoor business like theirs in this day and age must be tough.

[topher]

Markham has liquidation sale as well.. juat drove by it

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[awndray]

W/O Cabelas even having perceived competition I want to hear you say that in a few years. I'm no fan of lebarons, but way less a fan of monopolys

I'll set a reminder in my calendar to come back to repeat it. I shed no tears for LeBaron. Cabela's has nothing to do with it. I will support the local mom and pops shops and other independents before going to the big box stores. Shopping at LeBaron has never once been a positive experience for me, and many people I know.

[Bluebulldog]

W/O Cabelas even having perceived competition I want to hear you say that in a few years. I'm no fan of lebarons, but way less a fan of monopolys

Yes, we get it, you don't like Cabelas....3 posts on this thread saying the same thing.

Well here's the thing. I shop almost exclusively at Cabelas now, because they offer selection, and price, over their competitors. They have also been absolutely excellent on the customer service front, and I've dealt with them several times for returns, price match, etc.

How do you figure it will be a monopoly? There are lots of independent stores like Epps, Gagnons, etc who have an online presence, and are great to deal with. There are also several big retail stores that are out there as well. Can Tire has several stores with "Outdoor" shops, which give great value for the money, Wal Mart still keeps involved with the hunting and fishing game as well, and that's just up here....look South of the border, and there are tons of competitors going head to head, like Dicks, Macks Prairie Wings, etc....

When I was younger, I used to shop a lot at the Mississauga store. The first brand new gun I ever bought came out of there, and I still have a ton of gear I bought from them over the years. Sadly though, their customer service was poor, their catalogue became a joke, and their online presence was awful. Looking at their website is like surfing the web pre-2000s.

They saw what their competition was doing, and chose to ignore it. Sad that they are closing, as they can indeed be called a Canadian Icon in the outdoor sports, but they can also be used as a business case study as to how a solid business can fail if it doesn't keep abreast of it's own market.

[standup]

Yes, we get it, you don't like Cabelas....3 posts on this thread saying the same thing.

Well here's the thing. I shop almost exclusively at Cabelas now, because they offer selection, and price, over their competitors. They have also been absolutely excellent on the customer service front, and I've dealt with them several times for returns, price match, etc.

How do you figure it will be a monopoly? There are lots of independent stores like Epps, Gagnons, etc who have an online presence, and are great to deal with. There are also several big retail stores that are out there as well. Can Tire has several stores with "Outdoor" shops, which give great value for the money, Wal Mart still keeps involved with the hunting and fishing game as well, and that's just up here....look South of the border, and there are tons of competitors going head to head, like Dicks, Macks Prairie Wings, etc....

When I was younger, I used to shop a lot at the Mississauga store. The first brand new gun I ever bought came out of there, and I still have a ton of gear I bought from them over the years. Sadly though, their customer service was poor, their catalogue became a joke, and their online presence was awful. Looking at their website is like surfing the web pre-2000s.

They saw what their competition was doing, and chose to ignore it. Sad that they are closing, as they can indeed be called a Canadian Icon in the outdoor sports, but they can also be used as a business case study as to how a solid business can fail if it doesn't keep abreast of it's own market.

Are you older than 20. If you'll remember aside from the odd wee guy and mail order from Cabelas ca which was then SIR, Lebarons owned the show. And when they perceived they owned the show is exactly when they started to get,,,,HOW DID YOU PUT IT???????

And yes you love USA cabelas, we get that too

[Bluebulldog]

Are you older than 20. If you'll remember aside from the odd wee guy and mail order from Cabelas ca which was then SIR, Lebarons owned the show. And when they perceived they owned the show is exactly when they started to get,,,,HOW DID YOU PUT IT???????

And yes you love USA cabelas, we get that too

Ok..one of the most fragmented sentences I've seen, and with caps lock on to boot.

I've never been to a USA Cabelas? And I'm over 40. I'm struggling to make sense of your post?

[Mcfasio]

I was just at LeBaron Ottawa and everything is 20% off with some clothes & footwear more discounted. They said they will incrementally increase the discount in coming weeks, until the store closes. The lineup to pay for stuff was rediculously long.