Peak Sports is still in the “Survival mode” as Larry Desulnier, owner of the local Corvallis business, said last October.
According to Desulnier, the uncertainty about the tariffs of the Trump government and it did not help.
On April 9, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day support for a series of far-reaching tariffs, which he presented on April 2.
“Without the great annoyance of tariffs … it was probably reasonable to expect that things would return to a very manageable level in the next few years, but now it doesn't look so good,” said Desulnier.
Desulnier says that he received announcements from providers that price increases could take place or could take place in response to tariffs. This in turn would increase the sales price that the consumer pays.
He believes that there are three possible results for the business by the end of the 90-day hold: If the tariffs are lower than currently expected, prices could decrease and increase demand. If you stay as you are, the demand will probably remain on the current curve until the normality of pre-Pandemic demand comes.
According to the Desulnier, it is not expected, but it is possible that the tariffs could continue to rise, which he said that many providers go out of business, do not pay the tariffs and cannot exceed their products from Peak from Peaks.
Desulnier is confident that the demand will normalize at some point, but it is a question of how long it will take for a long time and whether the company can survive for so long.
“We have had water for some time now, but at some point you simply go out of energy … I probably have a year or two that I can probably find out how to do this work, but that's really the limit.”
Last OctoberDemaulnier said he was hoping that the demand in the business would normalize until the end of the 2025 bike season. According to him, the bike season in Corvallis begins in March and ends in October.
Unfortunately, things have changed in terms of what the industry is of viewing that the demand will be likely. It has managed to find a way to become even lower. We still find it super difficult to achieve the volume of sales that we need, “said Desulnier.
Desulnier is of the opinion that the low demand of all time is not only due to the fact that it lies according to Covid at the end of the “boom-and-bust cycle”, but also its business, which is mainly sold by “will” if the current economic situation of many people only has space for “needs”.
“This is a big deal that changed from 2024 to 2025, there was a strong knowledge of where we are really in the demand curve. It is lower, it will remain lower and it will take a while to return to something that works for many of us in my industry,” said Desulniers.
Larry Desulnier, the owner of Peak Sports Works on the computer in the reception of the shop in downtown Corvallis on May 28, 2025. Peak Sports offers a variety of outdoor equipment, including backpacks, shoes, clothing, bicycles and more in the NW 2nd Street.
When Desulnier was asked for strategies that are used to stay over water, he said: “We are now at the point where the company has already made all the big changes that can be.”
Some small changes that you want to make include more careful if you are careful with the HR department and are even more careful with your existing purchases. You cannot take a risk of buying products that may not be sold and products that are known to be sold.
“It is a crap for everyone involved. Some of what makes an experience in the shop exciting or pleasant is that the customers who do not expect to see,” said Desulnier.
One thing you have done must ensure that your customer service experience is as good as it may be. After buying, surveys are a great tool for you to ensure that every customer ensures a high quality experience.
“From time to time we get feedback:” Hey man, I was there for 10 minutes and I couldn't be helped “, and I know that this happens, and that is because we can not literally afford the salary statement for (personnel).
Desulnier repeated that he could not imagine Corvallis without top sport. By publishing surveys to customers in the E -Mail list of the business (and finally focus groups), he was able to narrow down what people who want to shop in peak. If you want to support the business, you can carry out your new survey Here.
“We have to be on the point all the time. There is no room to make assumptions about how we do things and which customers want.”
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