01-26-2010, 08:58 AM
Corprate is a pain. Buddy of mine managed the one in Charleston, SC. I learned a bit of the ins and outs of the company from him. Pretty much everything on there shelves is approved through corprate and most of the gear they sell is only sold with them because the manufacturers agreed to suport a liablity insurance plane through CG. In the event someone crashed their brains out and died or was severly tramatised and sued CG for selling the product. So basicly everything they do is cover their own ass and make sure the bottom dollar comes first. It's corprate.
I think a lot of things come down to the in store managment though. The one my buddy managed. he ordered whatever, offered rider discounts to the local guys. Put stunt vids and the occasional part in stock, along with a bunch of bling bike parts. Stuff that CG wouldn't typically sell. But he figured, if he had access to it through distibution and people wanted, why loose the money.
I think a lot of things come down to the in store managment though. The one my buddy managed. he ordered whatever, offered rider discounts to the local guys. Put stunt vids and the occasional part in stock, along with a bunch of bling bike parts. Stuff that CG wouldn't typically sell. But he figured, if he had access to it through distibution and people wanted, why loose the money.