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Reply to "Just wondering about Menard's"

@CALNNC posted:

In regards to Menard's and all its O gauge offerings, does anybody know how they got in the train biz?  Was there a China company that just decided to crank out O gauge stuff and Menard's became their US outlet?

You really need to do some research before saying what you “think” took place.

John Menard was a renown train enthusiast long before most people on the OGR Forum became aware of him. And his reputation as an aggressive business leader, forming a company that now spans 14 states, goes back decades.

Menards was offering train products in their stores many years after other retailers dropped them from their seasonal shelves. Why? Because John wanted to?

Then John Menard started making what amounted to O gauge resin buildings of his stores as part of a Christmas village brand he started. That segued into MDF buildings, then freight cars using Kader tooling, then track and automobiles.

Yes, he formed a design team for the train line. He had to. If you think someone in China was thinking up all these Wisconsin-inspired building products, such as Red Owl supermarkets, you are certainly out of your league.

I suggest you do Google searches and OGR Forum searches before forming your opinions.

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