Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens Five New Stores
Academy Sports + Outdoors has wrapped up its 2024 expansion plans with the opening of five new stores across four states.
The new locations are in Bradenton, Fla.; Yulee, Fla.; Searcy, Ark.; Meridian, Miss.; and Corsicana, Tex. Overall, Academy continued its expansion this year by opening 16 new stores across 10 states, including its first locations in Ohio.
"Just in time for the holidays, Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to provide more customers with a new destination to find a localized assortment of gifts and merchandise that help their family and friends have fun out there," said Eric Friederich, senior vice president of retail operations at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "These new stores are enabling us to grow, and we're excited to serve the needs of young active families while also helping to create lasting memories."
Each Academy store offers a broad product assortment that includes apparel, footwear, sports and camping equipment, hunting and fishing gear, outdoor cooking, and more from top national brands at an everyday value. The sporting goods specialty retailer also offers free services such as grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, bore sighting, line winding/spooling, and propane exchange. Hunting and fishing licenses are also available to purchase in stores.
Additionally, Academy offers its exclusive private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, and Mosaic, which offer choices for outdoor apparel and equipment, women's and men's apparel, workout attire, fishing equipment, hunting optics and accessories, and outdoor furniture, respectively.
