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"George Normandin" <georgepn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:lprch.412739$QZ1.74127@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> As for Meade's concern about sales: I think that it's more of a
> 'status thing' if the Company 7 website can be believed. Their webpage
> on Meade states that over 85% of Meade sales are generated by small
> cheap scopes sold to Wal-Mart.
This is from their yearly report: advanced telescopes is roughly everything
above 7 inches and the Coronado stuff.
"Advanced astronomical telescopes collectively represented approximately
1%, 2%,and 3% of telescope units shipped and approximately 11%, 17% and 21%
of the Company?s net sales for its fiscal years ended February 28/29, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively."
Entry level scopes:
"Sales of entry-level telescopes comprised approximately 99%, 98% and 97%
of the Company?s telescope units shipped and approximately 34%, 35% and 36%
of the Company?s net sales for the fiscal years ended February 28/29, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively."
Binoculars
"represented approximately 23%, 21% and 24% of the Company?s net sales
during those fiscal years, respectively"
Riflescopes
"represented approximately 20%, 18% and 8% of the Company?s net sales for
its fiscal years ended February 28/29, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively"
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