Comments for Angling Trade http://www.anglingtrade.com the buzz on the flyfishing biz Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:04:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Simms to Sell Direct, Yet Reaffirms “Specialty Matters Most” Commitment… CEO K.C. Walsh Answers The Tough Questions by MISteelhead http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/02/16/simms-to-sell-direct-yet-reaffirms-%e2%80%9cspecialty-matters-most%e2%80%9d-commitment%e2%80%a6-ceo-k-c-walsh-answers-the-tough-questions/#comment-4825 MISteelhead Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.anglingtrade.com/?p=4327#comment-4825 Let Simms sell direct,its now time for the owner to look at the shop employees and say we need to give everyone the very best service we can all the time and if you can not do that you need to find another job! I can not tell you how many times I have walked into a shop and don't even have someone say hello or how can I help! Now you can see why company's want to go direct when you go into shops and its tea time and no one helps you get the information or gear you need! This is not the first nor will it be the last company to do this! IT STARTS WITH THE CUSTOMER boys and that is the cold hard facts! Be better get better you can beat Simms at the cash register! Let Simms sell direct,its now time for the owner to look at the shop employees and say we need to give everyone the very best service we can all the time and if you can not do that you need to find another job!
I can not tell you how many times I have walked into a shop and don’t even have someone say hello or how can I help!
Now you can see why company’s want to go direct when you go into shops and its tea time and no one helps you get the information or gear you need!
This is not the first nor will it be the last company to do this!
IT STARTS WITH THE CUSTOMER boys and that is the cold hard facts! Be better get better you can beat Simms at the cash register!

]]> Comment on Simms to Sell Direct, Yet Reaffirms “Specialty Matters Most” Commitment… CEO K.C. Walsh Answers The Tough Questions by Shannon http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/02/16/simms-to-sell-direct-yet-reaffirms-%e2%80%9cspecialty-matters-most%e2%80%9d-commitment%e2%80%a6-ceo-k-c-walsh-answers-the-tough-questions/#comment-4822 Shannon Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.anglingtrade.com/?p=4327#comment-4822 Changing my position on corrugated cardboard manufacturers from "Hold" to "Buy" immediately. Changing my position on corrugated cardboard manufacturers from “Hold” to “Buy” immediately.

]]> Comment on Simms to Sell Direct, Yet Reaffirms “Specialty Matters Most” Commitment… by Craig Amacker http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/02/21/simms-to-sell-direct-yet-reaffirms-%e2%80%9cspecialty-matters-most%e2%80%9d-commitment%e2%80%a6/#comment-4821 Craig Amacker Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:15:07 +0000 http://www.anglingtrade.com/?p=4354#comment-4821 As a retailer, I understand that it's difficult to carry all the products from a very broad product line and we try to choose the products that sell best for us. I'd be naive to think that a vendor selling direct won't cut into my shop sales especially in the short term. But there is a way we can make this work. First, by playing fair-selling at MSRP, and second by better communication. I already deal with venodrs who sell direct, and the ones who "play by the rules" don't affect us as much. But the ones who"give the store away" have detrimental affects on our business with that brand. By better communication I mean telling retailers about purchasing trends that are happening on your website in our market so we can make our fill-ins and preseasons accordingly. Let's continue to make this a 2-way street and not knock down the specialty retailers who helped get you where you are today. Craig Amacker Fly Fishing Manager/Store Manager Fontana Sports Specialties 231 Junction RD Madison, WI 53717 (608)833-9191 As a retailer, I understand that it’s difficult to carry all the products from a very broad product line and we try to choose the products that sell best for us. I’d be naive to think that a vendor selling direct won’t cut into my shop sales especially in the short term. But there is a way we can make this work. First, by playing fair-selling at MSRP, and second by better communication. I already deal with venodrs who sell direct, and the ones who “play by the rules” don’t affect us as much. But the ones who”give the store away” have detrimental affects on our business with that brand. By better communication I mean telling retailers about purchasing trends that are happening on your website in our market so we can make our fill-ins and preseasons accordingly. Let’s continue to make this a 2-way street and not knock down the specialty retailers who helped get you where you are today.

Craig Amacker
Fly Fishing Manager/Store Manager
Fontana Sports Specialties
231 Junction RD
Madison, WI 53717
(608)833-9191

]]> Comment on Update: Jackson River Trespassing Case by TakeTheFly http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/02/21/update-jackson-river-trespassing-case/#comment-4820 TakeTheFly Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:56 +0000 http://www.anglingtrade.com/?p=4364#comment-4820 Yep, hard to believe in the land of Jefferson and Madison (and many other patriots who fought the King), we have that very King rising from the dead to say who owns a navigable river. I bet Jefferson would roll over in his grave. We'll keep fighting the good fight on the East coast, but are hopeful the trade will help us fuel that fight. For without rivers to fish, there's little need of more gear. Yep, hard to believe in the land of Jefferson and Madison (and many other patriots who fought the King), we have that very King rising from the dead to say who owns a navigable river. I bet Jefferson would roll over in his grave. We’ll keep fighting the good fight on the East coast, but are hopeful the trade will help us fuel that fight. For without rivers to fish, there’s little need of more gear.

]]> Comment on Climate Change is Real, Ask Conservation Hawks by admin http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/02/21/climate-change-is-real-ask-conservation-hawks/#comment-4815 admin Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:02:01 +0000 http://www.anglingtrade.com/?p=4396#comment-4815 Scott, There's total room for disagreement, just not like ten year olds... Yes, I took down what was starting to look like the Drake Message boards. Name calling and finger pointing. I personally as the admin should not have left a comment. We all feel strongly about this I let my better judgement lapse there. You can have your opinions and call me whatever you want, but I'm not letting my website become a place where anyone can say anything they please about another person posting. Especially if it's nasty, mean spirited and condescending. Candid conversation - fine. Name calling and ugly attitudes I won't tolerate and won't publish. Scott,

There’s total room for disagreement, just not like ten year olds…

Yes, I took down what was starting to look like the Drake Message boards. Name calling and finger pointing.

I personally as the admin should not have left a comment. We all feel strongly about this I let my better judgement lapse there.

You can have your opinions and call me whatever you want, but I’m not letting my website become a place where anyone can say anything they please about another person posting. Especially if it’s nasty, mean spirited and condescending.

Candid conversation – fine. Name calling and ugly attitudes I won’t tolerate and won’t publish.

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