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How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fights Premium Sneaker Diversion with its Mobile App

Retail TouchPoints

The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. We would want to know if that persons location was being spoofed, for example. The apps store mode also gives Dicks multiple opportunities for location-based personalization.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Buying Foot Locker for $2.4B

Retail Wire

Dicks Sporting Goods may soon own Foot Locker. Combined with Foot Locker, Dicks Sporting Goods will substantially increase its store presence. At the end of last year, there were about 2,400 Foot Locker locations spread out across 26 countries. Dicks and the struggling sneaker retailer have agreed to a $2.4

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Retail experts discuss the potential of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Foot Locker deal

Inside Retail

billion takeover deal with Brazilian equity firm 3G Capital to the more recently announced deal between Dicks Sporting Goods and Foot Locker. On May 15, Dicks Sporting Goods published a press release confirming they are acquiring Foot Locker for approximately $2.4 This includes major announcements like Skechers’ $9.4

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Adds Six New Discount Concept Stores

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In June , DICK’S Sporting Goods launched its two new discount-focused store concepts — DICK’S Sporting Goods Warehouse and OVERTIME by DICK’S Sporting Goods — with the opening of five Warehouse and three OVERTIME locations. The fifth location opens August 26 in Brockton, Mass.,

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Launches Same-Day Delivery at 150 Locations

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DICK’S Sporting Goods has partnered with Instacart to launch same-day delivery at more than 150 stores. The service will cover thousands of DICK’S Sporting Goods products including sporting and athletic equipment, outdoor recreation gear and apparel, footwear and accessories. “We’re

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DICK’S Sporting Goods to Open Its First Southeast and Northwest Public Lands Locations

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DICK’S Sporting Goods will open four new locations of its outdoor specialty retail brand Public Lands this fall, including its first locations in the Southeast and Northwestern U.S. location that debuted in June 2022, each feature 30-foot rock walls. 14; Melville, N.Y. 21; Kennesaw, Ga. 28; and Medford, Ore.

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Walmart Buys Pittsburgh-Area Mall for $34 Million

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Walmart paid developer CBL Properties $34 million in an all-cash deal for the site, located approximately 12 miles east of Pittsburgh. According to the CBL website , the 985,073-square-foot Monroeville Mall contains 133 stores, including Dicks Sporting Goods, Macys, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Forever 21, Victorias Secret and JCPenney.