Stag leaving CT

Occam · Jun 10, 2019

Though their CEO's statement is marinated in "fully integrated value chain"-isms and the like, the long and short of it is that Connecticut is now hostile to their line of work, and they're bugging out.

https://www.wfsb.com/news/gun-manuf...cle_8f7e4c4c-8949-11e9-9573-bb2dce0287a6.html

CrabcakesAndFootball · Jun 10, 2019

Oh my god. That quote from Stag’s President just made me nauseous. The mayor kept it pretty real though.

DontTreadOnMe · Jun 10, 2019

Good on Stag for staying classy, if not coded for “screw you, CT, we’re outta here.

Apparently the mayor isn’t worried about it, so at least the divorce is amicable.

ST19AG_WGreymon · Jun 10, 2019

That first comment on that artice...yeesh...

Occam · Jun 10, 2019

ST19AG_WGreymon said:
That first comment on that artice...yeesh...

In a rational world, that comment would be from a satirical troll. But that's your liberal east coast folks for you. Love her handle: "Well Educated Liberal." Pretty much sums it all up. I do like how she asserts an alternate reality, though. Hillary is her president! *sigh*

j_h_smith · Jun 10, 2019

Both the company and mayor are dealing with this change about as classy as they can. The economy is so strong, the city will fill the space vacated by Stag. Stag will move somewhere that will welcome them, not tolerate them.

It's a win/win situation.

CrabcakesAndFootball · Jun 10, 2019

DontTreadOnMe said:
Good on Stag for staying classy, if not coded for “screw you, CT, we’re outta here.

Apparently the mayor isn’t worried about it, so at least the divorce is amicable.

Disagree. Stag would have better served the 2A by telling folks in plain English exactly how many jobs and exactly how many dollars were being taken out of the local economy due to the Democrat Party.

Bikebreath · Jun 10, 2019

“...omni-channel customer engagement...”

WTF? As a customer, he better NEVER do that to me!

danb · Jun 10, 2019

The Northeast is hostile to business, period. Don't forget the high taxes and also corporate NIMBYsm that caused Amazon to cancel.

Occam · Jun 10, 2019

danb said:
The Northeast is hostile to business, period. Don't forget the high taxes and also corporate NIMBYsm that caused Amazon to cancel.

Amazon didn't get tanked because of NIMBYism. It got tanked because they didn't signal a willingness to become a full-on slave to SJW socialism when they moved in. AOChe and her contingent didn't like the idea of Amazon doing crazy things like hiring the best people, paying them appropriately, and seeing that impact the local economy in ways like ... making local businesses more prosperous, increasing property values, and the like. They tend to hire loosely on merit, and that Will Not Do!

danb · Jun 10, 2019

"Corporate" NIMBYism, as in no evil corporations and their jobs in my backyard.

You can use whatever word(s) you like.

Sundazes · Jun 10, 2019

Bikebreath said:
“...omni-channel customer engagement...”

WTF? As a customer, he better NEVER do that to me!

I don't even know what that means

ezracer · Jun 10, 2019

My response to the Stag Arms statement........"HUH"??????

Anyhoo, good for them. Go forth and prosper. :thumbsup:

DontTreadOnMe · Jun 10, 2019

CrabcakesAndFootball said:
Disagree. Stag would have better served the 2A by telling folks in plain English exactly how many jobs and exactly how many dollars were being taken out of the local economy due to the Democrat Party.

Point taken, but creating a situation where the media can twist Stag’s words and vilify them won’t do them any good. Taking the high road and exiting gracefully is a smart move.

Occam · Jun 10, 2019

sundazes said:
I don't even know what that means

Allow me to translate.

The classical model is where the manufacturer does some basic marketing stuff, hits the trade shows, and deals with some warranty issues. But they leave the sales process up to the their distributors and/or retailers. They try to structure things so that the retailers can make enough money on selling their wares so they'll still have some wiggle room to help out with after-sale support, the odd warranty process handling, etc.

The "omni-channel" thing reflects the evolving of the marketplace beyond brick-and-mortar retailing, and the need for the manufacturer/brand to be more directly in the loop, interacting with end users. Through more appearances at events, no-foot-dragging-no-hiding real-time communication through half a dozen social media venues, etc. The brands that don't engage directly with end users, quickly and happily, will end up catching hell (see the recent "I now hate CZ" thread somewhere here) when they leave a communication vacuum over some glaring faux pas.

Some manufacturers have social media reps who appear not only on big channels like Facebook or Twitter, but also on smaller or highly-focused discussion forums. It keeps their finger on the pulse, but also buys huge amounts of good will if they play it right. Sounds like Stag is aware that they need to be a lot more engaged directly with their end user customers, and want you thinking more about buying their wares than about exactly how and through whom that has to happen. We're watching specialized manufacturing and sales change right before our eyes. Some brands are a lot slower to figure out what people now expect.

So for a company like Stag, taking the occasion of uprooting from gun-hating Connecticut to new digs is the perfect time to reevaluate their entire corporate distribution, supply chain, and communications/marketing model. It's a shame the CEO allowed that new MBA the consultants hired to write the press release in which he's "quoted," because it makes him sound like a dork.

rbird7282 · Jun 10, 2019

CrabcakesAndFootball said:
Disagree. Stag would have better served the 2A by telling folks in plain English exactly how many jobs and exactly how many dollars were being taken out of the local economy due to the Democrat Party.

This. Why sugar coat it? That’s ********. Tell everyone exactly why you’re leaving

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Yoshi · Jun 10, 2019

ST19AG_WGreymon said:
That first comment on that artice...yeesh...

You should read her other comments. :sad20:

rouchna · Jun 10, 2019

Yoshi said:
You should read her other comments.

jrumann59 · Jun 10, 2019

rouchna said:

\I read most of those comments to be tongue in cheek

rbird7282 · Jun 10, 2019

That lady is seriously deranged

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