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Originally Posted by Dion
With dollar being on par with the US it shouldn't make a difference. Retailers can no longer use the exchange rate as an excuse for why their prices are higher than the US.
I was in Dicks last June and bought a pair of New Balance cross trainers for $49. Here in Canada the same shoe costs around $100. I also checked various other deprtment stores and sporting goods retailers when I was in Minneapolis and that pair of shoes I bought was the same in price as Dicks.
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It has nothing to do with the dollar.
Do you honestly think Calloway or whoever will give a big as discount to GolfTown as they do to Dicks when Dicks has the buying power of 300 stores compared to 30. Why does Walmart have lower prices than Zellers - buying power. I agree there is probably some exchange rate shafting but remember that the in store stock was purchased at a different exchange rate than the floating rate. It likely wont be for another couple months before we can truly complain.