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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3613850" data-attributes="member: 106398">The timing of the closing is interesting.  The busiest time of the year should be starting right now for optics.  Fall hunting season begins now and the Christmas buying season begins soon.  Normally a retailer would wait until January to announce the closing to make some profit during those exceptionally busy months rather than plan to end business on Dec. 31.  At the rate items are going out of stock there will not be much left that is worthwhile for the Christmas season shopping.  It looks like they want it ended by the end of the calendar year rather than maximize profits and then go into the next year.</blockquote>