Dick's Sporting Goods

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Ed Stack, was Dick’s son, is the present CEO and Chairman of DICK’S Sporting Goods. He and his siblings bought the store from their father and are responsible for taking two stores and growing the string. Dick’s family continues to offer the finest quality products at competitive prices, supported by associates with a passion for sports. Today, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading mini-channel sporting goods retailer offering a comprehensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. As of February 3, 2018 the Company operated 716 DICK'S Sporting Goods locations across the United States, serving and inspiring athletes and outdoor supporter to achieve their personal best through a blend of dedicated associates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops dedicated to Team Sports, Athletic Apparel, Golf, Lodge/Outdoor, Fitness and

was open in February 1908 in Malden Massachusetts. The company was a rubber shoe manufacturer, providing winterized rubber soled footwear for men, women, and children. By 1910, Converse was producing shoes daily, but it was not until 1915 that the company began manufacturing athletic shoes. The company is the largest manufacturer of athletic footwear in the United States, producing approximately 8.4 million pairs of shoes domestically in 1998. It owns and operates a manufacturing facility in Lumberton, North Carolina, where it produces almost all its athletic originals, and leases manufacturing plants in Mission, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico. The Converse All-Star basketball shoe was the first in the athletic footwear industry, and by the early 1990s, more than 500 million pairs, in more than 56 colors and styles, had been sold in more than 90 countries worldwide. In addition, the company has diversified into varied rubber products, sports apparel, and full lines of athletic shoes for tennis, cross-training, team sports, running, walking, and children’s recreation. The origins of Converse Inc. date back to 1908, when Marquis M. Converse founded the Converse Rubber Company in Maiden, Massachusetts with a capital investment of $250,000. Converse had gained extensive retail experience as a general manager of one of Boston’s largest department stores and at Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. He started his own firm after Beacon was absorbed by U.S. Rubber, and, within a