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Academy Sports Plans to Open 15-17 New Stores by Early 2025

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Academy Sports + Outdoors will open up to 17 new stores during its 2024 fiscal year, which began Feb. The first two stores are in the Raleigh suburb of Knightdale, N.C., The retailer currently operates 283 stores across 18 states. which opened on March 22, and the Indianapolis-area Greenwood, Ind.,

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Authentic Brands Buys IP of Iconic Boot Brand, Plans Global Expansion

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Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property of Hunter , the 160-year-old British heritage brand, famous for its iconic Original Wellington boot, that has evolved into an outdoor lifestyle brand. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed.

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L.L.Bean Expands to Dillard’s and Moosejaw, Plans 4 New Brick-and-Mortar Stores

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L.L.Bean will open four new stores this fall, two in Massachusetts and two in Quebec, along with a French-language ecommerce site to support its Canadian stores. The outdoor goods retailer also will add Dillard’s and Moosejaw to its key U.S.

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Getting up in Your Grill: Ace Hardware Debuts Private Label BBQ Sauce and Apparel Lines

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Building on its reputation as a destination for outdoor grilling, Ace Hardware has launched the private label Loud Mouth Barbeque line of sauces and rubs — its first edible product offerings. Ace plans to expand the line with additional designs and pieces. The sauces are priced for accessibility at $8.99 ounce bottle and $6.99

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Dick’s Sporting Goods to Close all but 3 Moosejaw Stores

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Dick’s Sporting Goods , which acquired Moosejaw from Walmart in February 2023 for an undisclosed amount, plans to close all but three of the 14 stores in the outdoor retailer chain, according to multiple media reports. The three Moosejaw stores that will remain open are located in Birmingham, Mich.,

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Beyond Parking: Planning Lots For Curbside, Events And Additional Use Cases

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From a tenant standpoint, obviously being outdoors is much more palatable to customers than being indoors nowadays. “This time of necessity breeds invention, and I think we’re seeing it both from a landlord shopping center ownership standpoint as well as from a tenant standpoint,” said Lee.

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L.L.Bean Flagship Store/Retail Campus Getting $50M Upgrade

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L.L.Bean (Freeport, Maine) is undertaking a major renovation of its home flagship store and surrounding retail campus. The idea behind the $50 million project is “to more fully activate the brand’s purpose of enabling people to experience the restorative benefits of being outside,” the outdoor gear and apparel retailer said in a news release.

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