# DICK'S Sporting Goods

> DICK’S Sporting Goods sells athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment through stores and digital channels, with hands-on House of Sport locations, specialist golf retail, private brands, and the GameChanger youth-sports app. Its 2025 Foot Locker acquisition expanded the group internationally while adding a costly turnaround.

- **Founded:** 1948
- **Headquarters:** Coraopolis, United States
- **Founders:** Richard “Dick” Stack (Founder)
- **Products:** DICK’S Sporting Goods, DICK’S House of Sport, Golf Galaxy / Golf Galaxy Performance Center, GameChanger, DSG, CALIA, VRST
- **Notable:** Expanded from two stores when Ed Stack became CEO in 1984 to a publicly traded retailer., Opened 16 House of Sport stores in fiscal 2025, reaching 35 at year end., GameChanger generated nearly $150 million in fiscal 2025 revenue.

## Products & services

- **DICK’S Sporting Goods** — Multi-brand sports equipment, footwear, apparel, accessories, online ordering, and store services.
- **DICK’S House of Sport** — Experiential sporting goods stores with climbing walls, golf simulators, multi-sport cages, services, and community events; features vary by location.
- **Golf Galaxy / Golf Galaxy Performance Center** — Specialist golf retail, club fittings, instruction, and equipment services.
- **GameChanger** — Youth-sports team management, scorekeeping, live video, and statistics; core tools are free, with paid fan subscriptions. Acquired by DICK’S in 2016.
- **DSG, CALIA, VRST** — Owned athletic apparel brands covering value sportswear, women’s activewear, and men’s lifestyle apparel.
- **Going Going Gone!** — Off-price retail concept for athletic apparel, footwear, and other sporting goods.
- **Foot Locker portfolio** — Acquired sneaker and apparel retail banners: Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos.

## Achievements

- Expanded from two stores when Ed Stack became CEO in 1984 to a publicly traded retailer.
- Opened 16 House of Sport stores in fiscal 2025, reaching 35 at year end.
- GameChanger generated nearly $150 million in fiscal 2025 revenue.
- Completed Foot Locker acquisition on September 8, 2025, expanding group reach to 20 countries at closing.
- DICK’S business comparable sales increased 4.9% in Q2 fiscal 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 15 announcement: more than 11,000 seasonal hires expected across the group, including approximately 8,400 at DICK’S banners and 2,900 at Foot Locker banners.
- **2026-08** — Q2 results: DICK’S business comparable sales +4.9%; Foot Locker pro forma comparable sales -3.6%. Full-year outlook revised. Acquisition-related charges reached $515.8 million cumulatively, with up to $750 million expected overall.
- **2026-02** — GameChanger upgrade added high-definition streaming, post-game highlights, and coaching tools, according to the fiscal 2025 annual report.
- **2025-10** — Gymshark announced DICK’S as its first U.S. wholesale partner.
- **2025-09** — Foot Locker acquisition closed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dick's-sporting-goods/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DICKS
- GitHub: https://github.com/dickssportinggoods
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DicksSportingGoods
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dickssportinggoods/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dickssportinggoods
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dickssportinggoods

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Last updated: 2026-10-22