Dick's Sporting Goods
American sporting goods retailing corporation
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| 2023 | Dick's Sporting Goods launched the 'Sports Change Lives' campaign in partnership with Nike, Inc., featuring athletes Mike Trout, A'ja Wilson, and Carmelo Anthony. Each participating athlete nominated a youth sports organization to receive a $75,000 grant, contributing to the foundation's overall $170 million pledge for youth sports initiatives. |
| 2023 | Dick's subsidiary GameChanger signed a deal with Major League Baseball to promote youth sports. |
| 2023 | Dick's became the official sporting-goods retailer of the NCAA and partnered with the Boston Athletic Association as the official sponsor of all their events, including the Boston Marathon. |
| February 2023 | Dick's Sporting Goods purchased Moosejaw from Walmart for an undisclosed amount. |
| 2022 | Dick's launched DSG Ventures, an investment fund worth $50 million. |
| 2021 | Dick's collaborated with Nike and DeVonta Smith. |
| 2021 | Dick's opened its first 'House of Sport' concept stores in Victor, New York, and Knoxville, Tennessee, featuring larger stores with unique athletic facilities. |
| September 2021 | Dick's began a multiyear agreement to be the official retail partner of the WNBA. |
| February 1 2021 | Lauren Hobart becomes Dick's Sporting Goods' first female CEO, succeeding Edward W. Stack as president and chief executive officer. |
| February 2018 | After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Dick's stopped selling assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and increased the minimum age for purchasing guns to 21. |
| 2017 | Dick's entered a multiyear partnership with the United States Youth Soccer Association to provide team management technology and sponsor the US Youth Soccer National Championships. |
| September 2016 | Dick's acquired the Sports Authority brand name and intellectual property. |
| July 2016 | Dick's employed approximately 200 Team USA athletes competing in 35 different Olympic and Paralympic sports, working in 89 stores across 32 states. |
| 2015 | Dick's sponsored Olympic and Paralympic athletes, becoming the 'official sporting goods retailer' for Team USA for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. |
| 2015 | Dick's partnered with Carrie Underwood to launch Calia, a fitness lifestyle line. |
| 2015 | The company launched Chelsea Collective, a women's athleisure, fitness, and lifestyle store, opening locations in Pittsburgh and Tysons, Virginia. |
| 2014 | Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation initiated the Sports Matter program, committing up to $2 million annually to fund youth sports through grants, equipment, and sponsorships for underserved youth sports programs. |
| February 2014 | Dick's filed a lawsuit against Modell's Sporting Goods CEO Mitchell Modell for allegedly attempting to gain access to retail secrets, which was settled out of court by April. |
| 2012 | Dick's opened three True Runner stores in Boston, Brentwood (St. Louis suburb), and Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood. |
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