Academy Sports + Outdoors Expanding Into Ohio
Academy Sports + Outdoors will soon have a presence in the Buckeye State as the retailer opens its first location in the Ohio community of Zanesville at 3925 Gorsky Dr.
The grand opening celebration at the 54,000-square-foot store will be held from Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2. The weekend’s festivities will include exclusive deals and giveaways.
"Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to join the Zanesville community and provide customers with a destination that makes pursuing their sports and outdoors passions easy and affordable just in time for summer," said Eric Friederich, senior vice president of Retail Operations at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "By expanding our footprint into Ohio, Academy is excited to help more active families have fun out there and become the new go-to destination for customers looking for the top brands and the lowest prices."
The new Ohio location is the third store Academy has opened to date in 2024. The sporting goods specialty store plans to continue its expansion efforts to open 15-17 stores in its fiscal 2024 year, and a total of 160 to 180 new stores over the next five years.
In addition to a broad selection of name brands, Academy also offers everyday value and quality through its exclusive, private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, and Mosaic, which include outdoor apparel and equipment, women's and men's apparel, workout attire, fishing equipment, hunting optics and accessories, and outdoor furniture, respectively.
Academy also offers free in-store services such as grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, and line winding/spooling. Customers can also purchase hunting and fishing licenses in the store.
