The new store will grow Academy's footprint to 108 stores
across Texas
KATY, Texas, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports +
Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting
goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce the
opening of its first store in Brenham,
TX. Located at 1041 Nolan Street, the approximately
63,000-square-foot store brings a wide assortment of sports and
outdoors merchandise to the area. This marks the fourth store
Academy has opened in 2023. Academy plans to continue its expansion
efforts with the goal of opening a total of 120 to 140 new stores
by the end of 2027.
Academy will host grand opening festivities from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17. Throughout the weekend,
customers can look forward to special appearances by Food Network
star and former pro football player Eddie
Jackson, the Brenham High School cheer team, drumline, and
mascot, as well as exclusive deals, giveaways, and more.
"Academy Sports + Outdoors is thrilled to provide the Brenham
community with new ways to enjoy their sports and outdoors
passions," said Sam Johnson,
Academy's Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. "Whether
you're gearing up for a Texas A&M
football game, getting dove hunting essentials, or hosting a
backyard barbecue, we have something for every member of the
family. We look forward to providing the best sports and outdoors
equipment, at a great value, to enhance your family fun."
Customers can also expect to find the best assortment of
athletic and casual shoes, sports and outdoors equipment, and
clothing from top, national brands such as Nike, adidas, Marucci,
Stanley, Carhartt, Titleist, Shimano, YETI, Brooks, The North Face
and more. Academy also offers tremendous everyday value and quality
through its exclusive, private label brands such as Magellan
Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, and Mosaic, which
cover outdoor apparel and equipment, women's and men's apparel,
workout attire, fishing equipment, hunting optics and accessories,
and outdoor furniture, respectively.
The new Brenham location is a fun destination customers can find
equipment for a variety of sports from football to volleyball,
lifejackets and fishing equipment to have fun on Lake Somerville, a
tent for a camping trip, and everything from grills to games to
create a backyard oasis. Academy offers free services such as grill
and bike assembly, scope mounting, bore sighting, and line
winding/spooling. Customers can also purchase hunting and fishing
licenses in the store.
For more information regarding the grand opening deals and
events text BRENHAM to 22369 or
visit academy.com/Brenham. Customers are invited to shop online at
academy.com or through Academy's mobile app, receive digital ads
and offers, engage with Academy's social media accounts (@academy)
and follow us on TikTok (@academysports), sign up for email/text
alerts, and watch out for information on upcoming grand opening
events.
Individuals interested in careers at Academy can visit
careers.academy.com to apply for open positions.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading
full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in
the United States. Originally
founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 272 stores across
18 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All" and
Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising
strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad
range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key
categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and
footwear through both leading national brands and a portfolio of
private label brands. For more information, visit
www.academy.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning 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 on Academy's current expectations and are not
guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are
usually identified by or are associated with such words as
"intends," "will," "plan," "believe," "expect," "may," and/or the
negatives or variations of these terms or similar
terminology. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global, regional, or local economic,
business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many
of which are beyond Academy's control. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements are set forth in Academy's filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including
Academy's Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption "Risk
Factors," as may be updated from time to time in our periodic
filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press
release speaks only as of the date released. Academy undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, except as may be required by any applicable securities
laws.
Media Contact: Shane Carlisle, Public Relations
Manager, shane.carlisle@academy.com
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