Press Releases
2018
- 07/17/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors announces multimedia sponsorship with ESPN and SEC
- 06/23/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- 06/19/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open newly-relocated store off Northwest Highway 12 and Skillman
- 06/19/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Mansfield, Texas
- 06/19/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Richmond, Texas
- 06/14/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Daytona, Fla.
- 06/14/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Cookeville, Tenn.
- 06/09/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in Columbus, Ga.
- 05/26/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in Matthews, N.C.
- 05/16/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces Ken C. Hicks as Chairman and CEO
- 05/08/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Columbus, Ga.
- 05/02/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open two new North Carolina locations
- 04/28/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in New Bern, N.C.
- 04/21/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in Rolla, Mo.
- 04/07/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly relocated Shreveport, La., store
- 04/07/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly relocated Madison, Miss., store
- 03/23/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly relocated Abilene, Texas store
- 03/07/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names Rene Casares as General Counsel
- 01/10/18 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names Michael Mullican Chief Financial Officer
2017
- 11/17/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first stores in Burlington and Wilmington, N.C.
- 11/14/17 All new Magellan Outdoors Camo Collection now available at Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 11/03/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens sixth Central Florida location
- 10/20/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in St. Peters, MO
- 09/29/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new store in Spring, TX
- 09/22/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Apex, NC
- 09/01/17 ACADEMY PROVIDING MORE THAN $2.5M IN AID; HAS TRANSFORMED HEADQUARTERS INTO COMMAND CENTER AND SHELTER FOR HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS
- 07/07/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Rockwall, TX
- 07/07/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Poplar Bluff, MO
- 06/23/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly-relocated College Station store
- 06/23/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Paducah, KY
- 06/02/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Starkville, MS
- 05/26/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Manhattan, KS
- 05/26/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Florence, AL
- 05/05/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Weatherford, TX; brings 100 new jobs
- 05/03/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors New Campaign Combats Elitism
- 04/28/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens third location in Huntsville area; brings 100 new jobs
- 04/14/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Greensboro, NC; brings 100 new jobs
- 04/14/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Columbia, MO; brings 100 new jobs
- 04/07/17 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names Sam Johnson EVP, Retail Operations
2016
- 12/13/16 Katy ISD Selects Academy Sports + Outdoors for Exclusive Naming Rights of Student Activities Complex
- 12/08/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors Selects FCB as Agency of Record
- 11/18/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first location in Illinois
- 11/18/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first stores in Greenville and Jacksonville, N.C.; brings 200 total new jobs
- 11/15/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors continues tradition, remains closed on Thanksgiving Day
- 11/11/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first stores in Kennesaw and Brunswick, Ga.; brings 200 total new jobs
- 10/28/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens three new Oklahoma locations; brings 300 new jobs
- 10/27/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to relocate College Station store to Hwy. 6 & Northup Grumman Rd. next year
- 10/14/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first of two St. Louis area stores; brings 100 new jobs to Manchester, MO
- 10/07/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens second location in Pearland, TX; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/30/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Conway, AR; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/30/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens fifth location in Central Florida; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/23/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in New Caney, TX; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/16/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Jackson, TN; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/02/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Liberty, MO; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 08/31/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first stores in Greenville and Jacksonville, NC
- 08/26/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new Lubbock, TX store; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 08/23/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open third location in the Huntsville, AL area
- 08/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names Michelle Gloeckler Chief Merchandising Officer
- 08/02/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors donates 5,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
- 07/01/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Greenville, TX today; brings 100 new jobs
- 06/23/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Greensboro, NC
- 06/23/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Florence, AL
- 06/22/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Columbia, MO
- 06/22/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Manhattan, KS
- 06/22/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Jackson, TN
- 06/22/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first locations in Greenville, TX and Weatherford, TX
- 06/22/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first locations in Enid and Midwest City, OK
- 06/21/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Brunswick, GA
- 06/10/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly-relocated San Antonio store
- 05/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names Thomas Lamb Chief Marketing Officer
- 04/29/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Thibodaux, La
- 04/26/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens third distribution center located in Cookeville, Tenn.
- 03/04/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newest Valley location
- 02/29/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors kicks off newly-formed partnership with Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash
- 02/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Yukon-Mustang, OK
- 02/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open fifth location in the Orlando area
- 02/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to continue Atlanta area expansion with new store in Kennesaw
- 02/03/16 Academy Sports + Outdoors to relocate Southwest Military location in San Antonio
2015
- 12/11/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds San Antonio store; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 11/20/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Waxahachie today; brings 100 new jobs
- 11/13/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Terre Haute today; brings 100 new jobs
- 11/11/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors announces continued Thanksgiving Day store closure and Black Friday plans
- 10/26/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Liberty, MO
- 09/29/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors Names J.K. Symancyk President & CEO
- 09/22/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open second Lubbock location in 2016; bring 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/18/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Olive Branch, MS; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 09/04/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Owasso, OK; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 07/15/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Waxahachie, TX
- 07/15/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open three stores in Houston; one each in Spring, Missouri City and Cypress
- 07/15/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to expand in Mississippi with first stores in Olive Branch and D’Iberville
- 07/01/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Tupelo, MS; brings 100 new jobs to the area
- 07/01/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open 200th store
- 06/19/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Stillwater, OK; brings 125 new jobs
- 06/02/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces Succession Planning
- 05/22/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first store in Benton, AR; brings 125 new jobs
- 04/24/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds second Wichita store; brings 150 additional jobs
- 04/24/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first store in Elizabethtown, KY; brings 125 new jobs
- 04/24/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first Johnson City, TN location; brings 125 new jobs
- 04/13/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors announces multi-year partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals
- 04/09/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to relocate McAllen store
- 02/18/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open new store in Benton/Bryant and continues partnership with the University of Arkansas
- 02/18/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Owasso, OK; will bring 125 new jobs
- 02/11/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Tupelo, Miss. in 2015; will bring 125 new jobs
- 02/11/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open Gainesville, Ga. store in 2015
- 02/10/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Terre Haute; will bring 125 new jobs
- 02/04/15 Academy Sports + Outdoors announces multi-year partnership with Orlando City Soccer Club in time for March 6 store openings
2014
- 11/21/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first stores in Louisville area; brings 300 new jobs
- 11/21/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens store in Denham Springs, La.; brings 125 jobs to the area
- 11/14/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first Bastrop store; brings 125 new jobs
- 11/5/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors announces Thanksgiving store closure and early Black Friday events
- 10/31/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds second Memphis-area store; brings 150 additional jobs
- 10/24/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Topeka, KS; brings 125 new jobs
- 10/24/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first store in Denton, TX; brings 150 additional jobs
- 10/17/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first store in Eagle Pass, TX; brings 125 new jobs
- 10/17/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first stores in Indiana and Kentucky; brings 275 new jobs
- 09/24/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Johnson City, TN; brings 125 additional jobs
- 09/12/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors adds first store in Belton, MO; brings 125 additional jobs
- 09/09/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Stillwater, OK; Store will bring 125 new jobs to the area
- 09/05/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens store in Huntsville, TX; brings 125 jobs to the area
- 09/03/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Foley, Ala. in 2015; will bring 125 new jobs
- 08/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to add distribution center in Tennessee
- 07/29/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to enter Orlando, Fla. market with four new stores in 2015; brings 500 new jobs
- 07/23/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open third Baton Rouge area store in Denham Springs, LA & renews partnership with New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers
- 07/22/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open second Wichita area location in 2015
- 07/22/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Belton, MO later this year
- 07/22/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Topeka, KS later this year
- 07/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first store in Denton, TX and extends partnership with the Dallas Cowboys
- 07/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to enter Louisville with three stores and sign partnerships with the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky
- 07/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open second Memphis area location
- 07/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Bastrop, TX
- 07/08/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Eagle Pass, TX
- 06/27/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors today opens Flowood, Miss. store; second in Jackson area
- 06/24/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors renews partnerships with Univ. of Alabama and Auburn Univ.
- 06/24/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open second Columbia, S.C. store and extends partnership with Univ. of South Carolina
- 05/02/14 - Academy Sports + Outdoors opens in Douglasville, Ga.; second Atlanta-area store to open in past month
- 04/18/04 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 175th store, located in Florence, SC
- 04/11/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens Cartersville, Ga. store, seventh in Atlanta-area
- 04/04/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens today in Clarksville, TN
- 03/26/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors extends partnership with Atlanta Braves and announces two new Atlanta area stores
- 03/19/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open first location in Huntsville, TX
- 03/19/14 Academy Sports + Outdoors continues its Midwest expansion with plans to open stores in Indiana and Kentucky
2013
- 12/13/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Portland, TX
- 11/01/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 3rd Jacksonville store, adding 150 new jobs
- 10/11/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens two new DFW-area stores in Flower Mound and Garland on same day, adding 300 new jobs
- 10/11/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens two new DFW-area stores in Flower Mound and Garland on same day, adding 300 new jobs
- 09/27/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens second of two Kansas City area stores
- 09/27/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first Memphis-area store and announces multi-year partnership with Univ. of Memphis
- 08/20/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors inks multi-year partnerships with University of Florida and Florida State University Athletics
- 08/16/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first of two Kansas City area stores
- 08/01/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors signs new multi-year deals with University of Kansas, Kansas State University and University of Missouri
- 07/23/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors signs new multi-year deals with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and Carolina Panthers
- 07/19/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 165th store in Newnan, Georgia
- 07/19/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens second South Carolina store this year in Aiken
- 07/12/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 163rd store in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 07/12/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors in Corpus Christi hosts Grand Re-opening 2-Day Event
- 06/28/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 162nd store in Cape Girardeau, MO
- 05/16/13 Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors expands in home state with a new location and renovation in Corpus Christi area
- 04/26/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens second store in Huntsville, AL area
- 04/12/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 160th store in Anderson, SC
- 03/21/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors enters Kansas City with two new locations opening this summer and a new multi-year deal with the Kansas City Royals
- 03/01/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Dothan, AL
- 02/19/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors to open two Charlotte-are a retail stores, adding 300 new jobs
- 01/25/13 Academy Sports + Outdoors moves to newest location off of N. Davis Hwy. in Pensacola
2012
- 12/14/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens the doors to its newly-relocated Willowbrook store
- 12/07/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first location in Fayetteville, AR
- 12/07/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first location in Frisco
- 11/16/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens fourth Nashville area store in Smyrna, TN
- 11/16/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors moves to newest location off of Veterans Memorial Blvd. from Kenner, LA
- 11/09/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first location in Wichita
- 11/09/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Dalton, GA
- 11/02/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens second store in Mobile
- 10/12/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 150th store in Easley, SC
- 10/26/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors apologizes to Houston Astros fans, the Astros organization and Major League Baseball
- 10/05/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens newest location in Cinco Ranch
- 09/28/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Valdosta, Georgia
- 09/28/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens new Nashville-area store in Mt. Juliet
- 09/14/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors expands into North Carolina with first store in Hickory
- 08/31/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Tallahassee, Florida
- 08/24/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors expands into Warner Robins
- 08/24/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first location in Jonesboro, AR
- 04/20/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors' fourth Atlanta-area store in past 12 months now open in Hiram
- 03/16/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first Charlotte-region store in Rock Hill
- 01/27/12 Academy Sports + Outdoors reopens Joplin store
2011
- 11/18/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Hattiesburg
- 11/11/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Knoxville
- 11/04/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens third Atlanta-area store this year in Cumming
- 08/27/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors Hosts University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Football Season Kickoff Celebrations at all Oklahoma locations
- 08/27/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors in San Marcos Hosts Texas State Football Kickoff Celebration featuring Head Coach Dennis Franchione
- 08/27/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors Hosts University of Arkansas Razorbacks Football Season Kickoff Celebration at all Arkansas locations
- 08/26/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first store in Columbia, South Carolina
- 08/04/11 KKR Completes Acquisition of Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 06/18/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors on Forest Lane hosts a Mavs NBA Championship Celebration
- 06/01/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors becomes a multi-channel retailer with the launch of its eCommerce website
- 05/31/11 KKR to Acquire Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 03/31/11 Academy Sports + Outdoors Final Four Events