Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Tupelo, Miss.
Store opening marks the company’s 200th store chainwide
KATY, TEXAS (July 3, 2015) – Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors), a premier
sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer committed to offering everyday low prices, opened its first
store in Tupelo, Mississippi, and the 200th in its chain. The 63,000 square foot store, located at
848 Barnes Crossing Road, brings approximately 100 new jobs to the Tupelo community.
"Tupelo residents and the surrounding communities have tremendous access to outdoor
recreation and youth sports," said Gabe Thornton, Academy Sports + Outdoors’ senior vice
president of store operations. “We’re excited to serve such an active community with our broad
selection of family fun products at our everyday low prices.”
The Tupelo store provides services such as scope mounting, bore sighting, line
winding/spooling, propane exchange, racquet stringing and sells hunting and fishing licenses
along with local team licensed apparel and novelty items.
Prior to opening, the store donated $100 Academy Sports + Outdoors gift cards to 30 youth
from the Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi to be the store’s first customers where they
shopped for anything they liked during the private event.
From Friday, July 10 to July 12, the Tupelo community is invited to a three-day grand opening
celebration. The free event includes giveaways, interactive product demonstrations by brands
sold at Academy Sports + Outdoors, games for the whole family, exclusive hot deals on
products and more. Amongst the numerous activities are Academy mystery gift card giveaways,
free Under Armour T-Shirts, and Berkley tackle bags.
This is the company’s first location in Tupelo and fifth store in Mississippi. Later this fall,
Academy will continue its expansion across the state with the addition of new stores in Olive
Branch and D’Iberville, Miss.
Individuals interested in careers at Academy Sports + Outdoors can visit academy.com/careers
to apply for open positions. In addition to visiting the new Tupelo store, customers can shop
academy.com, receive the digital version of the weekly ad, engage with Academy Sports +
Outdoors’ social media sites, and sign up for email and SMS text alerts.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer with a broad
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 billion
company operates 200 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 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 broad 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.