Re: The Nashbar Story

"Ron George" <ron.r.george@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:f36836d7-b860-4fc3-b8f9-a2dcd0ba9f28@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
"Common knowledge" surpasses most of the content there. What's really missing is a commentary on why Performance chose to keep the Performance name, instead of Supergo. Performance carries a lot of baggage; they're not known for great service (in their retail stores), but they advertise as if that's what people should expect. So their customers are often underwhelmed. Supergo, on the other hand, exceeded expectations. Most customers were attracted to them for one reason- cheap bike parts, sometimes some truly great deals. And the typical Supergo seemed to be staffed better than the Performance stores.
The inside story on the shuttering of Supergo would make for an interesting read.

I don't think it's a secret. Alan worked both hard and well for many years. It was just time to move on.
He was a successful attorney before Supergo and probably has quite a few interests and options now.
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