Academy expanded its footprint by opening 14 new shops in fiscal 2023

KATY, Texas, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Academy Sports + Outdoors (“Academy”) (Nasdaq: ASO) a number one full-line sporting items and out of doors recreation retailer, opened seven new shops throughout 5 completely different states in November 2023 to finish its fiscal 2023 new retailer openings. Academy opened 14 new shops in fiscal 2023 and plans to proceed its growth efforts purpose of opening a complete of 120 to 140 new shops by the top of 2027.

The new shops opened within the following communities: Tampa Bay, Fla; Indianapolis, In.; Austin, Texas; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Christiansburg, Va.; Harlingen, Texas; and Springfield, Ill.

The openings have been marked by giving greater than $40,000 in complete to area people organizations and every location celebrated its grand opening with unique offers and giveaways, a ribbon reducing ceremony, and extra enjoyable for your entire household.

Stores additionally had particular appearances from native legends together with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers security Dexter Jackson, former Indianapolis Colts offensive linemen Joe Reitz, YouTuber Thomas Kelly of @FishingWithYakPak, co-host of Florida Insider Fishing Report, Dave Ferrell, Virginia Tech student-athletes, and proprietor of Missile Baits, John Crews.

“Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to provide even more customers with a localized assortment that meets the needs of active families in these new communities,” mentioned Sam Johnson, President of Academy Sports + Outdoors. “With the growth of these new stores and academy.com, Academy is able to help more customers have fun out there and be the destination for low prices and gifts that create lasting family memories.”

Every Academy retailer is a enjoyable vacation spot the place households can discover attire, footwear, sports activities and tenting gear, looking and fishing gear, and extra from prime nationwide manufacturers at an on a regular basis worth. Academy additionally presents free companies corresponding to grill and bike meeting, scope mounting, bore sighting, line winding/spooling, and propane change. Hunting and fishing licenses are additionally out there to buy in shops.

Academy presents great on a regular basis worth and high quality by means of its unique, non-public label manufacturers corresponding to Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, and Mosaic, which embrace out of doors attire and gear, girls’s and males’s attire, exercise apparel, fishing gear, looking optics and equipment, and out of doors furnishings, respectively.

Customers may also discover the most effective assortment of athletic and informal footwear, sports activities and outside gear, and clothes from prime nationwide manufacturers corresponding to Nike, adidas, L.L.Bean, The North Face, Marucci, YETI, Stanley, Carhartt, Titleist, Shimano, Brooks, and extra, each in-store and on-line.

Customers are invited to buy on-line at academy.com or by means of Academy’s mobile app, obtain digital ads and presents, have interaction with Academy’s social media accounts (@academy), join e mail/textual content alerts, and be careful for data on upcoming grand opening occasions.

Individuals excited by careers at Academy can go to careers.academy.com to use for open positions.

About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a number one full-line sporting items and out of doors recreation retailer in the United States. Originally based in 1938 as a household enterprise in Texas, Academy has grown to 282 shops throughout 18 states. Academy’s mission is to offer “Fun for All” and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising technique and worth proposition that strongly connects with a broad vary of customers. Academy’s product assortment focuses on key classes of outside, attire, sports activities & recreation and footwear by means of each main nationwide manufacturers and a portfolio of personal label manufacturers. For extra data, go to www.academy.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press launch incorporates forward-looking statements inside the which means of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based mostly on Academy’s present expectations and usually are not ensures of future efficiency. Forward-looking statements are normally recognized by or are related to such phrases as “intends,” “will,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “may,” and/or the negatives or variations of those phrases or comparable terminology.  Actual outcomes could differ materially from these expectations attributable to adjustments in world, regional, or native financial, enterprise, aggressive, market, regulatory and different components, lots of that are past Academy’s management. Important components that might trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these within the forward-looking statements are set forth in Academy’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), together with Academy’s Annual Report on Form 10-Ok underneath the caption “Risk Factors,” as could also be up to date every now and then in our periodic filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking assertion on this press launch speaks solely as of the date launched. Academy undertakes no obligation to publicly replace or revise any forward-looking assertion, besides as could also be required by any relevant securities legal guidelines.

Media Contact: Shane Carlisle, Public Relations Manager, [email protected]

SOURCE Academy Sports + Outdoors