Sports apparel stores ready for hockey resolution
Posted Dec 12, 2012 12:42 pm.
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Sports apparel stores say they’ve been hit hard when it comes to sales by a hockey lock-out that shows no signs of ending soon.
“They suck!” says Heather, store manager of Jersey City at Cross Iron Mills. “It’s pretty bad, I’m probably looking at a 20 per cent decrease in sales.”
Looking at merchandise that won’t move, she’s had to mark he NHL related items down to buy one, get half off.
“That includes everything, including the signed prints which never, never go on sale,” she tells 660News.
“I see both sides to the argument to a certain degree and would love for them to get to a resolution, both on a personal and a professional level.”
Heather says there is some bitterness with those coming into the store and anticipates there will be a bit of a lull when they do return to the ice.
Brendan from River City Sports in the southeast says he’s also noticed the slump in sales figures.
He says the majority of people buying NHL related merchandise right now are shoppers looking for Christmas gifts.
“You start to see more people buying gifts and less people buying for themselves,” he explains.
At the moment, they’ve seen a spike in football jerseys from the die-hard fans because of a change in the manufacturer.
