Academy Sports & Outdoors Opens Seven New Stores

It was a busy November for Academy Sports + Outdoors as the sporting goods retailer opened seven new stores during the month, allowing the company to reach its expansion target for fiscal year 2023.

In total, the retailer opened 14 stores in FY23 as Academy moves forward with plans to open 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027.  

The new stores opened in the following communities: Tampa Bay, Fla; Indianapolis, Ind.; Austin, Texas; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Christiansburg, Va.; Harlingen, Texas; and Springfield, Ill.

"Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to provide even more customers with a localized assortment that meets the needs of active families in these new communities," said Sam Johnson, president of Academy Sports + Outdoors. "With the growth of these new stores and academy.com, Academy is able to help more customers have fun out there and be the destination for low prices and gifts that create lasting family memories."

Every Academy store offers a selection of apparel, footwear, sports and camping equipment, and hunting and fishing gear. The 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.

Academy offers tremendous 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.