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It's interesting to compare this to a recent article about MEC, Canada's REI clone. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mec-governance-changes-sp
by Tiktaalik 11y ago
It's interesting to compare this to a recent article about MEC, Canada's REI clone.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mec-governance-changes-sparks-dissent-among-long-time-loyalists/article26852082/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mec-govern...
Both co-ops seem to have similar issues developing from the change from small scale co-op to major national retailer.
- ghaff 11y agoAs outdoorsy-oriented businesses in this general vein expand, there are also a lot of forces seeking to turn them into more or less general purpose retailers with the thinnest of outdoor activity veneers. Some seem to navigate this better than others. LL Bean, in my experience, still has solid customer service and seems to still have a pretty decent hunting/fishing department (although their hiking/camping is relatively week). But brands like Eddie Bauer are just, well, brands at this point. And, fun fact, Abercrombie & Fitch started out as a high-end outdoors store. REI seems to have threaded a reasonable path.
- r00fus 11y agoEddie Bauer has been just a "brand" since at least 1994 when Ford released an "Eddie Bauer" Explorer/Expedition trim level (I saw one in '97).