wow.

[eman]

I can't see how Cabeleas in gonzales is keeping the doors open.
been there twice in the last two weeks . Not more than 25 cars in
the parking lot either time.
A shame when there are twice as many cars in the seafood resturant across the rd.

[southern151]

Yeah, the overhead of that place has to be unreal! They were busy as heck last weekend when I went in.

I guess that overhead is what drives their prices so high!

[simplepeddler]

Yep, I feel the same way. My office is less than a mile from there. Go in once a week to see what deal I can make and there are none really to be found.
They keep insisting to local mayor that they are not closing.

I have a good friend in the boating dept and that seems to be holding it's own.
but the retail side appears weak.

[Ray]

I stop there once a month, on my way home from Venice, to stretch my legs and eat a sandwich upstairs. It is a great place to take a break when traveling.
I look a lot more than I buy, but I do find things now and then to buy.
Their clearance isle for lures is pretty good.

[Fishmaster]

Originally Posted by Ray

I stop there once a month, on my way home from Venice, to stretch my legs and eat a sandwich upstairs. It is a great place to take a break when traveling.
I look a lot more than I buy, but I do find things now and then to buy.
Their clearance isle for lures is pretty good.

That's about the only time we go in, walk around and look at everything and maybe just buy one or two things. My cuz and I went two weeks ago, and it was like we had the whole store to our self. Question: Was it Cabeleas that was going to shut down or was it Bass Pro? What happen to that happening?

[simplepeddler]

the rumor has always been Cabelas as far as I know

[eman]

i was talking to a marketing analyst about cabellas and he said even though it's on the interstate it's a bad location. The majority of the folks heading to new orleans are not looking to stop and I 10 south is not a thru route.
Bass Pro on the other hand is on I- 12 which is a major east west corridor and Has ALOT more tourist travel than I-10s.
That's what this guy does for a living so i tend to believe him.
Local purchasing will not keep cabellas alive for long.