Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Columbia, MO; brings 100 new jobs
KATY, TEXAS (April 14, 2017) – Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors), a premier
sports, outdoor and recreation lifestyle retailer committed to offering everyday low prices,
opened its first store in Columbia, MO, located at 2651 Trimble Road. The store is over 62,000
square feet and brings over 100 new jobs to the community.
“Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to continue expanding in Missouri with our first location
in Columbia,” said Ken Attaway, Academy Sports + Outdoors’ Chief Operating Officer. "We’re
looking forward to offering Mizzou fans and local residents with a new, convenient location to
shop for sports, outdoor, and recreational lifestyle products at everyday low prices.”
Customers can expect to find everyday low prices and a unique product assortment from brands
such as Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, YETI, and Columbia. The store will have everything
customers need for their next outdoor adventure, including hunting, fishing, and camping gear
as well as sports equipment. The store will also carry a wide variety of leisure products,
footwear, apparel, patio sets, barbecue grills, and much more, paired with exceptional customer
service. Customers will find services such as scope mounting, bore sighting, line
winding/spooling, propane exchange, racquet stringing and ability to purchase hunting and
fishing licenses.
Prior to the grand opening, the store partnered with NFL player Evan Boehm to donate $100
shopping sprees to 30 members of Big Brothers Big Sisters members to shop for anything they
wanted.
Beginning today, the community is invited to the store’s two-day grand opening celebration. The
free events include giveaways, interactive demonstrations by brands sold at Academy Sports +
Outdoors, games for the whole family and much more. In addition to the numerous events are
Academy mystery gift card giveaways, free Academy t-shirts and more.
Individuals interested in careers at Academy Sports + Outdoors can visit academy.com/careers
to apply for open positions. In addition to visiting the new stores, customers can shop
academy.com, receive the digital version of the weekly ad, engage with Academy Sports +
Outdoors through its social media sites, and sign up for email alerts.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor, and recreation lifestyle retailer with a
unique assortment of quality hunting, fishing and camping equipment and gear along with sports
and leisure products, footwear, apparel, patio sets, barbecue grills and much more. The $4.7
billion company operates over 225 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, where the company is based. The Academy Sports +
Outdoors philosophy is to deliver an unparalleled shopping experience by providing
convenience, offering a unique selection of quality products, delivering exceptional customer
service and selling the right stuff at everyday low prices. For more information about Academy
Sports + Outdoors visit academy.com, facebook.com/academy, twitter.com/academy,
pinterest.com/academy, youtube.com/academy and instagram.com/academy.