Tackle shops...

[steve2]

Traditional tackle shops have been dying out for years. If I go back to when I started, 1950's, there were six near to where I lived, when I moved there were none. Where I now live there is just one that I know of. It is a sign of the times that people just don't fish rivers anymore in the numbers they use too. I seem to remember there once an estimated 2 million plus anglers and people fished rivers because there were no easy commercials. Now they want easy fishing with easy parking and on site cafes not walk miles of muddy river banks.

 

[dalesman]

Sad but true.

 

[Kevin aka Aethelbald]

One chap told me recently that back in the day a match on the Avon or Severn might attract 500 fishermen. Now it's down to dozens, if that. Bad news for tackle shops, but good news for those of us who still prefer the tranquility of natural surroundings.
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[RMNDIL]

That's NOT what my local tackle shop says - which is why I posted... ie. I didn't just make it up. The industry has changed - most of their suppliers now insist on a minimum order, so they have to take stock that they can't necessarily shift quickly. The shop is long-established and I doubt it would be considered a credit risk.

AD might have the buying power to insist on favourable terms, but the smaller guys are at the mercy of the bigger brands and the distributors.
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That may be the case with your local shop and perhaps with some of their suppliers. But it's not THE way ALL small/independent shops are treated by ALL suppliers.

E.G. At Drennan there is no minimum order unless you don't want to pay the carriage and you want Drennan to pick up the bill. And various deals allow credit for up to NINE months. And AD are treated exactly the same, same prices and same terms for everyone regardless of turnover

 

[Kevin aka Aethelbald]

That may be the case with your local shop and perhaps with some of their suppliers. But it's not THE way ALL small/independent shops are treated by ALL suppliers.

Never said it applied to the whole industry. I was just quoting my local dealer, but I've no reason to believe he is on less favourable terms than other dealers.

E.G. At Drennan there is no minimum order unless you don't want to pay the carriage and you want Drennan to pick up the bill. And various deals allow credit for up to NINE months. And AD are treated exactly the same, same prices and same terms for everyone regardless of turnover

Fair enough, if true, but you're only quoting one brand, what about Shimano, for instance? I disclosed my source (albeit without naming them), so it would be helpful for you to reveal where you get your information.

PS. We might be talking at cross purposes. When I said 'minimum order' I didn't mean for customer orders, where the customer is expected to pay for delivery of a specific item... ie. to replace a broken rod part. Of course Drennan will supply that individually.
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[RMNDIL]

Never said it applied to the whole industry. I was just quoting my local dealer, but I've no reason to believe he is on less favourable terms than other dealers.
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To be fair no you didn't but you said 'The industry...most of their suppliers'. Implying that it was very commonplace etc

Fair enough, if true, but you're only quoting one brand, what about Shimano, for instance? I disclosed my source (albeit without naming them), so it would be helpful for you to reveal where you get your information.

Its not a case of if true its a fact. Drennan is my ultimate source - the Horse's mouth. Let alone umpteen UK shops who do such business.

PS. We might be talking at cross purposes. When I said 'minimum order' I didn't mean for customer orders, where the customer is expected to pay for delivery of a specific item... ie. to replace a broken rod part. Of course Drennan will supply that individually.
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Dont think so. Im talking supplier to shop. Either way there is, in the example, no minimum spend so long as the shop pays the carriage. Never has been.

 

[Kevin aka Aethelbald]

Its not a case of if true its a fact. Drennan is my ultimate source - the Horse's mouth. Let alone umpteen UK shops who do such business.

'Horse's mouth' and 'umpteen UK shops' suggests that neither of us really knows the trading arrangements between ALL suppliers and ALL retailers. But I can't imagine Drennan offering nine months credit to any small business... they'd go bust. Who exactly at Drennan has told you this?

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[RMNDIL]

'Horse's mouth' and 'umpteen UK shops' suggests that neither of us really knows the trading arrangements between ALL suppliers and ALL retailers. But I can't imagine Drennan offering nine months credit to any small business... they'd go bust. Who exactly at Drennan has told you this?

Cannot speak for every sjngle one no. But 9 months for the winter deals (October to December) was/is open to everyone on biggest of 3 graduated deals (various product categories) which were not big value anyway. Been doing it for decades.

Wouldn't (obviously havent) go bust as their pockets are more than deep enough.

I told me