A store in the south opened to bright hopes, plenty of gun counter employee's, and gun library. NICS took care of getting the customer rang out. Then slowly at first employee's at all three locations were let go, then the firearm inspectors, all being told for the better experience in the store. Then NICS was rolled into the Gun Counter, and everyone of those and the gun library were to do the NEW system all the way through. Wait time's went up, customers walked out of the store in anger. Then the snitch's started trolling everyone in those areas, finding fault, and the firings started for minor offense's made on the 4473's. and with captains check's. Then the light grew dimmer, with the BATF admin's being fired because they could not keep up with the volume of record keeping. And the saga going into the hunting season looks bleak, and dark, and the light that was a legacy is slowing being turned out. And a number one provider of profit for the store is being slowly eroded for the sake of club cards. Would someone please turn the lights out with the last employee that is left/
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Bank Incentives kept CAB afloat for a LONG time and when the sweetheart deal is gone its over. Cabela's may continue as the overpriced hunting walmart store for a time but tenured and talented people are all but eliminated with no culture to hold them.
Tommy said the CAB Card was what held customers to CAB, and on this he was totally right. HE missed the key fact that Culture is the similar bond that stuck employees to CAB, and that bond is now long gone. Culture is looked at as an inconvenience by e-team and board. CAB Culture is just a sticky gooey, stinking mess stuck to the bottom of your shoes walking through a dog show left by CEO and Execs on the way to their golden parachutes.
I've got bad news for you all; once the bank is sold? It. Is. Over. The bank buoyed the retails side during lean economic times. WIthout the bank, the retail side can't sustain itself. Next to go will be the real estate holdings. After that, the stores themselves will be sold and leased back from the holding company.
No matter; everything that made C-Mart a great company to work for has been eliminated anyway. And Tommy got paid millions to FAIL.
Same thing happened in Huntsville, then Short Pump. The end is near, turn in your tans and get the hell out before BPS comes in because they are bringing their own staff in ("don't want Cabela's Outfitters" - per BPS mgmt. At the Hanover, VA BPS). Thanks for nothing Tommy, Mary, and Jim!
They are cleaning house. Getting rid of tenured employees. Writing on the wall. Sadly the managers and employees still there seem to think they are safe. Good luck with the firings Cabelas. such a shame what's happening to what was a great company.
You can't really say guns are a profit maker for the store. There's no margin in guns and ammo.
Why customers shop here?
The card is truly a convenience and is not the reason a Cabela's customer comes in the store. Firearms are a backbone product, if customers cannot be taken care of properly, what is the point. Cabela's sells products, period and guns are a very important factor - get off your magic carpet and remember why customers come to Cabela's!
Yeah right. You don't realize the amount of money the CLUB card brings Cabela's. It is insane.
Maybe once the bank sale is complete, they won't push club cards anymore.