Sporting goods retailer gears up for new store openings

Dick’s Sporting Goods is expanding its breadth.



The chain is preparing to open five stores during the second week of March, a move totaling approximately 180,000 sq. ft. of retail space.



Specifically, a new Dick’s Sporting Goods will open in the Glendale area of Queens, New York, in one of the former Sports Authority locations that the company took over late last year. Another Dick’s store will open in Hinesville, Georgia.



The company will also open a Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy all under one roof in Davenport, Iowa – the third all-inclusive store of its kind in the country, the chain said.



These new locations have created more than 370 total jobs through the hiring of full-time, part-time and temporary associates.



All five stores will host grand opening celebrations featuring sports celebrities Blair Wiggins, Darryl Strawberry, Zach Miller, Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Roenick between Friday, March 10 and Sunday, March 12.