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Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens 11 New Stores in Q3
Academy Sports + Outdoors is opening 11 new locations across six states this quarter and expects the expansion to add more than 650 retail jobs.
Maya Chen•Aug 18, 2026
Store formats, flagship strategy, and the future of physical brand space.
Academy Sports + Outdoors is opening 11 new locations across six states this quarter and expects the expansion to add more than 650 retail jobs.
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