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Alec Voss (talk · contribs) has been paid by FleishmanHillard on behalf of Bass Pro Shops.

Edit Request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Bass Pro Shops. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request as a follow-up to my previous edit request, which was reviewed by @Spintendo: on 11-JAN-2019.

One of the edits I proposed in my previous edit request was to change Bass Pro Shops’ revenue shown in the infobox to $8 billion (2018). The Forbes source^[1] for the revenue that is already included in the page states its revenue as $8 billion, but the number shown in the infobox is $4 billion. I would argue that this number should be changed to $8 billion to accurately reflect the Forbes source.

Thank you for your consideration! Alec Voss (talk) 17:28, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "#45 Bass Pro Shops". Forbes. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

Reply 29-JAN-2019[edit]

Edit request implemented Spintendo 17:39, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Bass Pro Shops. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to argue for the removal of the maintenance template at the top of the page.

The first couple paragraphs of the History section could be seen as promotional, so I would argue to remove the entire second paragraph of the History section, and revise the first paragraph to simply read: "Company founder John Morris founded Bass Pro Shops in 1971 after selling fishing equipment in a corner of his family's liquor store^[1]." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alec Voss (talk • contribs) 15:51, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "HISTORY OF BASS PRO SHOP". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

Reply 18-MAR-2019[edit]

Please consult assigning editor

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Regards, Spintendo 17:42, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Controversies[edit]

Discrimination lawsuit[edit]

In 2011, Bass Pro Shops was sued by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for failure to hire Hispanic and black applicants. In court filings, Bass Pro Shops denied all of the allegations and in 2014, Bass Pro Shops appealed the lower court's ruling, but was rejected by the court. In 2016 Bass Pro Shops tried again and The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the 5th Circuit Court to reject Bass Pro Shops' appeal because Bass Pro Shops engaged in the practice of "reckless indifference" when it came to hiring minorities. In 2017, Bass Pro Shops settled its discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $10.5 million. The court noted that any payments Bass Pro Shops made as part of the settlement "should not be construed as an admission of liability." The case was settled by a consent decree, and the court issued no findings on the veracity of the claims of the EEOC. As part of the settlement, Bass Pro Shops agreed to strengthen its diversity hiring and recruiting practices by posting job openings at schools with a significant minority population, participating in job fairs held in communities with large minority populations, posting job openings in publications that have been historically popular with Black and Hispanic audiences, and develop a diversity and inclusion section of its website that lists job opportunities and discusses inclusion efforts.

Deceptive Marketing Lawsuit[edit]

In 2022, Bass Pro was sued for Misrepresentation to honor a lifetime warranty. The suit claims that Bass Pro led the consumer to purchase socks on Bass Pro Shops Marketing which stated, "The last sock you’ll ever need to buy." Denmaster185 (talk) 15:22, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

paid editors shouldn't be allowed[edit]

these paid editors will always give companies like bass pro shops a positive spin. defeats the purpose of wikipedia. it is supposed to be unbias. 2603:8000:5000:E9D2:9C7C:8CB7:9013:170D (talk) 07:06, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2024[edit]

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Add

Category:Camping equipment manufacturers Category:Climbing and mountaineering equipment companies Category:Outdoor clothing brands Category:Outdoor retailers 202.7.230.157 (talk) 05:15, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} ⋮ 18:10, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2024[edit]

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Change the current logo (which is an old version--letters touching the outside border) to the current one available here on basspro.com: https://assetshare.basspro.com/content/dam/bps-general-assets/web/site-elements/images/Redesign/Header/bass-pro-logo-2x.png 192.82.245.252 (talk) 16:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The link doesn't work. Please note that the picture must be appropriatly licensed for use in wikipedia. GrayStorm^{(Talk|Contributions)} 18:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "#45 Bass Pro Shops". Forbes. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

[2] "HISTORY OF BASS PRO SHOP". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

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