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   From: noreply@dirge.harmsk.com   
      
   Big Rock Sports has joined the list of major sporting goods brands   
   struggling to stay afloat.   
      
   And, according to The Street, Big Rock recently took the step of filing   
   for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. While some may not be familiar with the name,   
   Big Rock has some history to it, and at one point had a large catalog of   
   products that it distributed while specializing in firearms and firearm   
   accessories as well as fishing gear and other outdoor items.   
      
   The Street noted that the retailer’s website is now down, but that when   
   operational it explained that the brand had over 200,000 product SKUs   
   “and services more than 20,000 fishing, shooting, camping, taxidermy and   
   marine retailers across the US, Canada, the Carribbean and eight other   
   countries.”   
      
   The outlet reported that Big Rock’s website noted that its history goes   
   all the way back to the founding of All-Sports Supply, and that its   
   history dates back 71 years.   
      
   The Street reported that Big Rock has already liquidated its Canadian   
   operations, and that the company currently has “$2.57 million in direct   
   borrowings and $17.7 million on guaranteed debt.”   
      
   The sporting goods and outdoor retailer space has been difficult   
   sledding of late.   
      
   Just last year, The Orvis Company, which has been in business for 169   
   years, announced it was planning to shutter 31 stores and five outlets.   
      
   Orvis President Simon Perkins told Fox the move will begin a “new   
   chapter” for the business and will allow a “more focused retail store   
   portfolio.”   
      
   Fox said that Orvis’ roots date back to 1856, and it has kept its   
   headquarters in Sunderland, Vermont during that time. The outlet said   
   that Orvis has more than 550 domestic independent dealers and several   
   national outdoor retailers.   
      
   “Like many in retail, Orvis’ business model faced a sizable shift with   
   the introduction of an unprecedented tariff landscape,” Perkins told   
   Fox.   
      
   He told Fox that in order for Orvis to “ensure a durable brand and model   
   for decades to come, we are focusing on our core strengths and making   
   the difficult but necessary decision to rescale the business by   
   tightening our assortment and reducing our corporate store footprint.”   
      
   https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2026/02/major-sporting-goods-brand-   
   known-for-firearms-outdoor-gear-files-bankruptcy.html   
      
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