Field & Stream (retailer)
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | August 16, 2013 in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Headquarters | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States |
Number of locations | 23 (August 2016)[1] |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Hunting, fishing, and outdoor merchandise |
| Parent | Dick's Sporting Goods |
| Website |
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Field & Stream is a retailer of hunting, fishing, camping, and related outdoor recreation merchandise that is a subsidiary of Dick's Sporting Goods.
History
On August 16, 2013, Dick's Sporting Goods opened its first Field & Stream Shop in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Dick's location in Cranberry (Dick's had moved to a newer location nearby in Cranberry Township in 2012), operating as a competitor to Cabela's.[2] Willie Robertson of the reality television series Duck Dynasty made a speaking appearance at a wedding at the store, with both participants dressed in camouflage,[3] as well as retired WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels (currently hosting MacMillan River Adventures on the Outdoor Channel) appearing at the store to sign autographs for the grand opening.[4] Later in the month, the store began selling AR-15 semi-automatic rifles,[5] ending the chain's 2012 self-imposed suspension of sales of certain semi-automatic firearms following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[6]
The first locations opened after the Cranberry store were in Erie, Pennsylvania (on the site of a proposed Cabela's store that Dick's had purchased before Cabela's had a chance to buy it), Altoona, Pennsylvania,[7] and Crescent Springs, Kentucky.[2] On October 10, 2014, a newly constructed Field & Stream Shop opened in Miamisburg, Ohio and Horseheads, New York. The Miamisburg store opened its doors on October 8, 2014, although the official opening was not until October 10, 2014.[8]
Field & Stream plans to open 30 to 35 stores by the end of 2017.[9]
References
- ↑ "Stores". Field & Stream. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- 1 2 Lindeman, Teres F. (August 14, 2014). "Field & Stream store gears up for grand opening in Cranberry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Duck Dynasty Star pops by for western PA couples camouflage wedding". The Associated Press. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels 'like kid in a candy store' at new Field & Stream". WTAE. June 11, 2014.
- ↑ O'Connor, Clare (August 20, 2013). "Despite Self-Imposed Ban, Dick's Sporting Goods Selling AR-15 Rifles At New Offshoot". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ↑ Candiotti, Susan (December 18, 2012). "Sporting goods chain suspends sale of certain semi-automatic after shooting". CNN. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Field & Stream store planned for the Altoona area".
- ↑ Field & Stream (September 29, 2014). "Field & Stream Specialty Store to Open October 10th in Miamisburg, OH". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Buy Dick's Sporting Goods as new store concepts target women's apparel, outdoors". Seeking Alpha. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.