Went in to the local Canadian Tire store this evening and passed through the "hunting" aisle and see two display cabinets full of actual firearms ("firearms" haven't been sold in this store for at least 10 years now). Nothing special, a couple Remington's, a Savage .22 and a couple Mossbergs (all hugely over-priced of course). This store had sold some ammunition in the past (not a very good selection, and it isn't any better now, despite actual "guns" on the shelf).

Now that they've pretty much destroyed their auto parts business and went on to sell household electronics, food, belts and other such random junk- seems they've decided to flog even more random -stuff- to try and keep the corporate growth curve moving along. Doesn't bother me so much as they can't compete on price, service or knowledge (and have lost most of the 'home improvement' business as a result)- but at what point do they stop, back up, and say "maybe we should actually know something about what we sell?" And, when does it cave in on them I wonder?