OT: What is "Camping World"?
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Duh. I get it. My point is how many people actually knew "Camping World" before this game.
IMO, it is more well-known than you think. The CEO of Camping World is a man by the name of Marcus Lemonis. He is also the star of a show on CNBC called "The Profit." In each episode, Lemonis uses his own money to invest (or not) in failing businesses asking him for help. Lemonis is also all over CNBC's financial coverage as a guest analyst.
Camping World has also been the headline sponsor of the NASCAR Truck series for a number of years. The company has been pretty visible in recent years through Lemonis' CNBC program and through its NASCAR involvement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Lemonis
http://www.cnbc.com/the-profit/
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I'm being Mr. Obvious here, but the fact that you now know about it says that their method of advertising was highly successful.
You've gone from never hearing of them to knowing a lot about them. Their CEO: ".....quite pleased."
I've always wondered how the camping trailer/RV business works. Near where I live, there are several dealers with ridiculous amounts of inventory on their lots. Dozens of RV's and campers. Must be millions of $ of inventory. I can't imagine that they sell enough to justify the huge inventory cost. I understand how car dealers can do it because inventory turns fast on cars (plus most dealers that I've seen have cut back dramatically on inventory). How many RVs can a dealer possibly sell in a week? I'm thinking 3 or 4? And they have 300 on the lot. Just doesn't make sense to me.
hey, until Pitt joined the ACC I had never heard of Bojangles chicken either...now, every Saturday in the Fall is Bo'time at my house!
Pete....Bobby Rahal in Wexford (Benz/Lexus/Volvo/Rover/Jaguar) has about 5 "satellite" lots that have row after row of inventory...thousands of cars. Any vacant lot seems to be filled with it...plus plenty of Baierl franchise stuff. With low interest rates, I guess they all think the pieces will sell, and they can be patient..Times must be decent for them if someone builds a Bentley dealership.......which is now under construction. Looks like a bubble in that segment.
3 RV's sold per week equals 150/year?? That's moving 50%, and who knows the difference between a 2016 pop-up and a 2017 model??
Thanks for the info. Admittedly CNBC and NASCAR Truck Series are not at the top of my list, ever.
.500 is a horrible inventory turn ratio. But I see your point on who knows the difference between a 2016 and 2017 model. I'm guessing that the dealer doesn't carry the inventory liability either - that is probably on the manufacturer.
You don't have 6-8 fully staffed offices selling 3-4 units a week.On a good day sales are over 10.for the big dealers.. When the season starts in Fl in Oct-Nov many RV owners are trading in the older units for new ones.. The Fl fair grounds holds 2 RV shows every yr,with many dealers that are traveling over 100 miles bringing in Units that sell from 30k to over a million...Its estimated .over 100K Units winter in FL every yr and growing.and thats only 1 state.
My idea of camping is a hotel w/o room service.
We use our travel trailer a couple times a month in the summer time. Have met some good people and kids many friends at campgrounds across the northeast. Camping world has a large inventory but is extremely overpriced. I support the local dealer up the road. Nothing better than beer, cashews, and a campfire..
While many are new the used market in RV is huge. Some are even being sold on consignment.
Rving is expanding rapidly across all demographics.
Lots of RV parks are "upscale" resorts and the high end RV's are incredible. Like a home on wheels ( big screen Tv's, bar, music, nice bed bug free beds, climate control etc.). Sit inside or outside on your favorite chair under an awning, bring your bicycles, motorcycle, or four wheeler. Cant bring that stuff on airlines. Lots of room and flexibility for kids as you travel and you can bring your golf clubs, fishing rods + gear without the hassel of checking and paying for them.
Great place to put the relatives up when they visit, or go visit them without worrying about hotels or staying in their "pig pen." Lots of people with the high end RV's tow a car along with them. They park the RV and use the car to get around.
Part of the reason for the increased popularity of RVing is flying has become a major pain in the butt, hotels are expensive, once there you have the expense of rental cars etc.
With the RV you come and go as you please with "almost" all the comforts of home.
Retirees might say hey honey lets go to Hilton Head and play golf this week. Pack up the RV and you're off + you can stop anywhere you want to on the way to HH and have fun!Or lets go to the beach and you can stop off at many of the beach RV resort parks.
Lots of flexibility with your home on wheels!
Lots of RV parks are "upscale" resorts and the high end RV's are incredible. Like a home on wheels ( big screen Tv's, bar, music, nice bed bug free beds, climate control etc.). Sit inside or outside on your favorite chair under an awning, bring your bicycles, motorcycle, or four wheeler. Cant bring that stuff on airlines. Lots of room and flexibility for kids as you travel and you can bring your golf clubs, fishing rods + gear without the hassel of checking and paying for them.
Great place to put the relatives up when they visit, or go visit them without worrying about hotels or staying in their "pig pen." Lots of people with the high end RV's tow a car along with them. They park the RV and use the car to get around.
Part of the reason for the increased popularity of RVing is flying has become a major pain in the butt, hotels are expensive, once there you have the expense of rental cars etc.
With the RV you come and go as you please with "almost" all the comforts of home.
Retirees might say hey honey lets go to Hilton Head and play golf this week. Pack up the RV and you're off + you can stop anywhere you want to on the way to HH and have fun!Or lets go to the beach and you can stop off at many of the beach RV resort parks.
Lots of flexibility with your home on wheels!
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