Academy Sports + Outdoors Unveils 2024 Expansion Plans
Academy Sports + Outdoors is planning to open as many as 17 new stores in its fiscal year 2024, as the sporting goods retailer continues expanding its footprint across the U.S.
The company recently opened its first new store of the year east of Raleigh, N.C., in the community of Knightdale. Its next store opening will be in Greenwood, Ind., on April 12.
"Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to provide our customers with new convenient stores that carry a localized assortment that meets the needs of active families in these communities," said Eric Friederich, senior vice president of Retail Operations at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "We're looking forward to helping our loyal customers in Knightdale and Greenwood get to the fun faster and continue to be their destination for the top brands and the lowest prices at these new locations."
Every Academy store carries a broad assortment of products that include apparel, footwear, sports and camping equipment, hunting and fishing gear, outdoor cooking, and more from top national brands at an everyday value. Academy 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 also 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. The assortment also includes a selection of national brands.
