Sports Authority to Open 11 New Stores This Week

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. , Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its lead as the country's largest full-line sporting goods retailer, Sports Authority will formally open 11 new stores in eight different states Saturday, August 16 , it was announced today by Greg Waters , chief operating officer of the Colorado -based company.

The new stores, each averaging more than 40,000 square-feet in size, will debut in Omaha (2 new stores), Kansas City, Tucson , Phoenix, Austin , Hiram (GA), Gainesville (VA.), Rockwall (TX), Fort Collins (CO) and Amherst (NH).

The grand openings will bring the total number of Sports Authority retail outlets to 441 nationwide. This year alone, Sports Authority plans on opening a total of 37 new stores throughout the country.

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The new stores, similar to all Sports Authority locations, will offer the combination of top-line brands, broad product selection, knowledgeable sales staff and competitively low prices that has become the hallmark of the chain's operations. Each will be tailored to the myriad interests of area shoppers, and will feature dedicated sections for footwear, apparel, winter sports, golf and fitness.

"Our goal is to be aggressive in meeting the need and demand for our products and services throughout this country," said David Campisi , president of Sports Authority. "We have already established ourselves as the pre-eminent sporting goods retailer in these markets, and the growth opportunity continues to be attractive. We're excited about expanding our footprint and look forward to success in every one of these stores."

Sports Authority to open Marlborough store

Sports Authority will open a 40,000-square-foot store in Marlborough on April 5, according to Greg Waters, chief operating officer of Sports Authority.

This will be the Colorado-based sporting goods retailer's 13th store in the Boston area.

The Marlborough store, located at 870 Donald J. Lynch Blvd., will employ about 40 people.

Sports Authority offers top-line brands and a broad product selection from golf and hunting to cycling and soccer paraphernalia.

As part of the grand opening, the store will conduct giveaways and award prizes beginning at 8:00 a.m. and a scheduled New England Patriots' Matt Light appearance from 1 to 2 p.m.

Sports Authority operates 433 stores in 45 states, and employs more than 16,000 people nationwide.

Source: Boston Business Journal