Companies decide to exit markets all the time, especially the so-called niche markets. They may leave because the market in question is not large enough to generate the returns they seek, is no longer part of their core business strategy or because the company does not have sufficient market share or simply decides to re-deploy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘firearms’
GE Capital Exits Consumer Lending in Firearms; We Have Issues With the Reporting, But Free Markets Win
April 25th, 2013
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Have you ever thought about opening a firearms retail shop or shooting range?
October 3rd, 2012
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While many segments of the U.S. economy have lagged over the past few years, the firearms and ammunition industry continues to buck the trend and push forward with strong sales and broad customer interest. Many American entrepreneurs have identified this fact and have opened up new firearm retail shops or target shooting ranges. In fact, [...]
Google’s Anti-gun Policy
July 2nd, 2012
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Google, a company that should know better than to censor the flow of online information, has chosen to ban search results related to firearms and other products it deems not “family safe” in its Google Shopping function. Until recently, gun-related products appeared just like other products in search results, giving shoppers a powerful price-comparison tool. [...]
More Gun Owners Need to Vote
March 6th, 2012
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The potential for growing the gun vote in the 2012 election is considerable given the increase in new firearms owners in recent years. With more people having a stake in protecting their firearms freedoms, voters will be looking to evaluate candidates’ positions on the right to keep and bear arms and on upholding laws and regulations [...]
SHOT Show a Record-breaker
January 23rd, 2012
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After four days, miles of walking, countless face-to-face meetings and more of our industry’s products in one place than anywhere on earth, the 2012 SHOT Show is in the books — and it’s officially a record-breaker. Here is NSSF’s wrap-up news release: Nation’s Passion for Firearms Reflected in Record-setting SHOT Show LAS VEGAS–Energized by unprecedented [...]
Gun Sales Look Promising for 2012
January 19th, 2012
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NSSF’s announcement that the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012 was welcomed by the nearly 60,000 industry professionals attending the NSSF-owned Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) this week in Las Vegas. The $4 billion firearms and ammunition industry [...]
Store Your Guns Safely
September 15th, 2010
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Although this KSBW news video does not mention that the National Shooting Sports Foundation developed and manages Project ChildSafe, it nevertheless does a good job raising awareness of the program’s message: that safely storing firearms in the home can help prevent accidents involving children. A nationwide firearm safety education program, Project ChildSafe makes gun locks [...]
