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Originally Posted by Sert
They started as a place to get quality outdoor sports equipment you couldn't find elsewhere. Then decided to expand into already crowded marketplaces like cycling and outdoor and urban "lifestyle" fashions, and aggressively expanded in terms of locations, products and vendors at the expense of the aforementioned quality. I loved that place in my early years, now I just want my 5 bucks back.
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Yup a uniquely Canadian story destroyed unfortunately. They tried to grow too much, too much expensive real estate, and not enough equity to support all that. They lost the essence of who and what they were.