BPS Filing For Bankruptcy?

think a lotta folks don't realize how small a margin most companies, even large corporations, work on for limited periods of time...even tho those margins are jealously guarded and fiercely managed, the slightest downturn can be a hardfall.

the nailgun you buy at lowe's may have a 5%margin...the nails themselves are at 200%...after awhile, you begin to realize it takes a whole lotta folks selling a whole lotta nails to keep those big boxes open.

in the case of the memphis bps, methinks it has more to do with the sad, shortsighted politicians of memphis, tennessee than the financial state of bps overall.

i work for a large retail store and deal with and margin's are huge on most item's usually 70%-150% on large items. but your right they make a killing on the small stuff. thats why they try to push all those extras. high tech things dont have much markup except when they first come out.  i imagine bass pro is making a killing all that stuff is high margin except mabey for guns not to sure about them.