private industry retail founded 1946 ; 70 years ago 1946 as michigan clothiers 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 as mc sports grand rapids headquarters 3070 shaffer se grand rapids mi 49512 number of locations 75 1 key people bruce ullery president & ceo genevieve & jack finkelstein founders foundation 1946 owner products apparel sports equipment footwear exercise equipment website http www.mcsports.com mc sports store oak valley sc ann arbor mi mc sports is an american retail sporting goods chain . founded in grand rapids michigan in 1946 the chain operates over seventy stores in the midwestern united states . 2 contents 1 history 2 charitable contributions 3 references 4 external links history edit mc sports began in 1946 as michigan clothiers in grand rapids michigan . at this time men s clothing had shared the shelving spaces with military surplus items . mc sports switched its focus from clothing to sports equipment footwear and apparel . in 1987 mc sports accelerated its expansion through the acquisition of morrie mages sports a three store chain located in the chicago area . a year later browns sporting goods was acquired adding 19 stores to its portfolio . 3 mc sports currently has over 75 locations in michigan ohio illinois indiana wisconsin missouri and iowa . 4 while some locations have closed due to the influx of big box stores and larger chains such as sports authority mc sports still retains 74 stores in seven states across the midwest . the company is ranked as the 75th largest retailer of sporting goods in the united states . 5 charitable contributions edit every may mc sports promotes miracle may ; a month dedicated to helping charities within mc sports communities . each week in the month of may a specific vendor item is advertised . portions of these sales and the proceeds from sponsorships and other business are donated to the children s miracle network for each featured item . 6 references edit http blogs.desmoinesregister.com dmr index.php 2013 01 02 mc sports to replace dunhams sports at merle hay mall article http www.centralillinoisproud.com story mc sports opening in east peoria d story dvqa58dxe0onvac5uceltq http www.mcsports.com about us http www.mcsports.com about us http www.desmoinesregister.com article 20131003 business 310030061 dick s sporting goods poised to open near jordan creek frontpage 1 mc sports corporate web site external links edit official site this retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mc sports & oldid 720921578 categories companies based in grand rapids michiganeconomy of the midwestern united statessporting goods retailers of the united statesretail companies established in 19461946 establishments in michiganretail company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 may 2016 at 19 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view