sporting goods inc. a dick s sporting goods store in manchester connecticut . type public traded as nyse dks s & p 400 industry retail founded 1948 ; 68 years ago 1948 binghamton new york u.s. founder richard stack headquarters findlay township pennsylvania u.s. number of locations 610 march 2015 1 area served united states key people edward w. stack chairman & ceo none president & coo products sporting goods athletic apparel outerwear sportswear athletic shoes casual footwear boots fitness equipment bicycles outdoor equipment revenue us 6.21 billion fy 2013 2 3 operating income us 536.81 million fy 2013 2 4 net income us 337.6 million fy 2013 2 5 total assets us 3.071 billion fy 2013 2 6 total equity us 1.692 billion fy 2013 2 6 number of employees 37 600 july 2015 7 subsidiaries dick s sporting goods golf galaxy inc. golfworks field & stream true runner blue sombrero website dickssportinggoods.com dick s sporting goods inc. or dick s is a fortune 500 american corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries headquartered in findlay township pennsylvania in greater pittsburgh with a mailing address of nearby coraopolis . 8 9 dick s has 610 stores in all states except alaska hawaii and montana as of mid march 2015 update 1 primarily in the eastern half of the united states . the company also owns golf galaxy inc. a golf specialty retailer with 82 stores in 30 states . the company also operates specialty chains true runner and field & stream . 10 11 founded in 1948 by richard dick stack the chain has expanded to become one of the largest sporting goods retailers in the world . contents 1 history 2 corporate 3 sponsorship 4 lawsuits and legal proceedings 5 acquisitions and expansion 6 company logo 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit in 1948 at the age of 18 richard stack worked at an army navy store in his hometown of binghamton new york after world war ii . at the owner s request dick explored the idea of expanding the product line to include fishing and camping supplies but the owner rejected dick s suggestions stating that dick would never make a good merchant . when dick recounted his story later that day his grandmother advised dick always follow your dreams and gave him 300 from her savings . he rented a storefront and opened the first dick s as a small bait & tackle fishing supply store on court street near howard avenue . 12 in the mid 1950s the store expanded into the market of general sports merchandise and by the early 1960s he was able to build and open a new store on the corner of oliver and court st. naming it dick s sporting goods . the store prospered and dick eventually opened a second store in vestal new york . in the 1970s the binghamton store moved next door to an even larger facility . dick stack headed the organization until his retirement in 1984 . dick stack s son edward eddie stack succeeded him in the leadership of the company expanding the two store business rapidly . edward w. stack has served as chairman and chief executive officer of dick s sporting goods since 1984 having started with the company full time in 1977 and gradually working his way up in a variety of positions including store clerk merchandise manager store manager and president . in the early 1990s dick s began chain operations opening additional stores across upstate new york . 13 in 1994 dick s moved its headquarters from binghamton new york to pittsburgh pennsylvania . 14 in january 2016 dick s launched team sports hq a platform of services for youth sport leagues . services offered include software for online registration and team league websites ; custom uniforms and fanwear ; and access to donations and sponsorships . 15 corporate edit the company used the e tailing web site dickssportinggoods.com operated by gsi commerce under license and e commerce agreements . because the e commerce site was operated under a company separate from dick s sporting goods the site often carried a wider selection than what is available in the stores with prices occasionally varying . 16 starting in 2013 the company began using a ship from store platform for online orders . this means that the company has a detailed inventory for every store and pulls new and used inventory from a local store to fulfill online orders to reduce shipping costs . as of march 2009 customers may return items purchased from the web site . 17 sponsorship edit the company sponsors a number of sporting events including sponsor of the 2016 olympics in rio de janeiro basketball dick sporting goods high school national tournament football dick s sporting goods espn kickoff week soccer dick s sporting goods park golf dick s sporting goods open running dick s sporting goods pittsburgh marathon professional sports teams sponsored by dick s include the nhl s pittsburgh penguins and colorado avalanche and the colorado rapids of the mls . dick s has also sponsored sportsmatter.com a crowdfunding site to help support underfunded youth sports leagues . 18 lawsuits and legal proceedings edit in july 1971 dick s was told of infringing a patent owned by furnace brook llc in a lawsuit filed in the northern district of illinois . 19 on march 31 2005 the company restated the first three fiscal quarters of 2004 as well as full year figures due to adjustments to its accounting for leases and tenant or construction allowances . 20 in august 2006 dick s was accused of infringing two patents owned by cushion technologies llc in a lawsuit filed in the eastern district of texas . 21 in april 2007 dick s settled with the plaintiff and the lawsuit was dismissed . in june 2009 dick s was accused of infringing a patent owned by the donkey company inc. in a lawsuit filed in district court for the district of new jersey . 22 in 2014 dick s began a lawsuit against modell s sporting goods ceo mitchell modell who featured on an episode of undercover boss in 2012 for going undercover into their stores to gain access to their retail secrets . 23 24 acquisitions and expansion edit map of dick s store locations as of 2015 . dick s sporting goods opened in florida and california in 1997 . seven years later the chain acquired the entirety of galyan s an indiana based sporting chain . they also acquired golf galaxy and chick s in 2007 . plans were announced in 2010 to open its first store in washington state puyallup with six more locations in oregon coming soon . 25 oklahoma broken arrow 26 and idaho pocatello followed in 2011 27 then new mexico albuquerque in 2012 . 28 on august 16 2013 dick s sporting goods opened its first field & stream shop in cranberry township pennsylvania at the site of the former dick s location in cranberry dick s had moved to a newer location nearby in 2012 operating as a competitor to cabela s. 29 willie robertson of the reality television series duck dynasty made a speaking appearance at a wedding at the store with both participants dressed in camouflage 30 as well as retired wwe wrestler shawn michaels currently hosting macmillan river adventures on the outdoor channel appearing at the store to sign autographs for the grand opening . 31 later in the month the store began selling ar 15 semi automatic rifles 32 ending the chain s 2012 self imposed suspension of sales of certain semi automatic firearms following the sandy hook elementary school shooting . 33 dick s has plans to open at least two more field & stream shop locations in erie pennsylvania on the site of a proposed cabela s store that dick s had purchased before cabela s had a chance to buy it and crescent springs kentucky . 29 dick s had bought the retail related intellectual property rights to the field & stream name from the magazine s owner bonnier corporation in 2012 after having licensed the name for several years before . bonnier remains owner of the magazine . 29 on june 30 2016 dick s sporting goods purchased the intellectual property of now defunct sports authority in an auction . the sale was approved on july 21 2016 . in august 2016 dick s purchased san diego based affinity sports a sports management technology company . affinity will expand the scope of the team sports hq platform by offering management technology for large scale sports organizations and national governing bodies . 15 dick s sporting goods ex galyan s storefront at southpark mall charlotte north carolina . dick s sporting goods ex galyan s storefront at westroads mall omaha nebraska . the typical lodge section of a contemporary dick s sporting goods store . court street store binghamton new york . this store has been in operation since the 1960s and is a fraction of the modern stores sizes . company logo edit the apostrophe in the dick s sporting goods logo contains several balls ; the most common version includes a golf ball baseball soccer ball and basketball in that order . see also edit companies portal pittsburgh portal academy sports outdoors bass pro shops cabela s gander mountain legendary 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