That's a conundrum for me too. Just doesn't make sense they are able to stay viable after the buy out


Originally Posted by Clarkm
I bought a gun in a WA state Cabelas, I think a Luger.

I have stopped on the Idaho state line a few times to buy jugs of powder while driving 900 miles to deer hunt.

I owned commercial property with apartment tenants and business tenants on the main floor in through the 1990s.
I learned how much commercial property costs per month per square foot. It was $1/sq ft/month in 1990 for what I had, but $10 for medical space.
Everything should be 4X that now, from looking at
https://gismaps.kingcounty.gov/parcelviewer2/
The building is appraised at 4X what I paid.

I have never been able to understand how Cabellas can cash flow.
Not enough customers buying enough stuff for enough profit to pay for the overhead.

But they still exist, ....so either I don't know anything, or someone is subsidising the losers I visit.