The face of retail is changing, has been for decades. Galyans, sport chalet, sports authority are just a few big-format outdoor stores that have shut for good in the last few years. Ems went bankrupt twice and is now a shadow of even its former semi-functional self. Rei sold its entire hq campus and shut a bunch of stores, laid off like 30% of its workforce over a couple rounds of layoffs. That moosejaw was owned by walmart, and then sold to dicks, should come as no surprise, consolidation of retail into fewer and fewer retailers is the name of the game. Its the entire reason nearly all the major new brands are entirely or almost entirely direct to consumer. Even backcountry.com is a junkshow internally compared to a few years ago as they have been forced to cut staff, reduce product offering, etc. Any retailer not named amazon that isnt basing their business on a high level of added value and limited-distribution products had better watch out, it isnt slowing down.
