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People are very much motivated by price - while I'm quite sure that Bass Babe and Eben and a few others won't patronize the big box stores - the vast majority of consumers will - that's why they build such big parking lots.
If a person has a successful B&T right now, then they've probably got the capital and business sense to find a way to compete or to exit the industry in favor of taking advantage of some of the other opportunities in the world. Because if they can make it in the tackle industry - with its very low margins - then they must be a damn good retailer. My sister sells bath products and she makes twice the margin I do.
If a person has a marginal B&T,the truth is that they are already heading for the wastebin anyway. All Bass Pro will do is make the inevitable happen sooner.
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