Company Overview Of Dick's Sporting Goods

Company Overview
Dick’s Sporting Goods was started by Richard Stack in Binghamton, New York in 1948. The store did not become incorporated until November 25, 1996. Dick’s is a sports and fitness specialty retailer offering a range of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy; a golf specialty retailer. As of May 4, 2013, the Company operated 520 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in 44 states, 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and has websites and catalog operations for both Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. The Company offers a range of sporting goods and sports apparel at multiple price points in order to appeal to the beginner, intermediate and expert sports consumer. The merchandise it carries includes brands, such as Adidas, Callaway Golf, Columbia, Nike, Remington, TaylorMade Golf, The North Face, Under Armour and Wilson.

Although the Company sells products both in store and online, its primary sales come from its retail stores. Each of its Dick's stores unites several sports specialty stores under one roof these stores include, Footwear, Team Sports, Outdoor Lodge, Golf, Fitness and Athletic Apparel. The Company’s primary prototype Dick's store is a single-level store of approximately 50,000 square feet. The Company also has a prototype two-level store of approximately 80,000 square feet for those areas that have sufficient customers to support it. The Company’s primary prototype Golf Galaxy store is a single-level store that generally ranges from 13,000 to 18,000 square feet. In addition, the Company also has a prototype Golf Galaxy store of approximately 35,000 square feet, which includes more services and experiential