Dick's Looks to Double Store Count

PITTSBURGH-Dick’s Sporting Goods’ management sees the potential for 800 stores across the country, nearly double the 424 it currently operates. The retailer will add 24 new units this year, ranging from 35,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet.

One new store will open during the company’s second quarter, while the remaining locations will debut in the third quarter. About 60% of the stores will go into existing markets while the rest will enter new locales.

During the first quarter, Dick’s posted a 7.6% increase in same-store sales year over year at its namesake stores and a 12.4% jump at its 91-unit Golf Galaxy chain, which will get five new units this year. The company’s Q1 net income hit $26.2 million, more than doubling the $12.8 million it brought in during the same year-ago period.