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Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens New Store in Panama City, Fla.
Marks Academy's 13th store in the sunshine state KATY, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading
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[{"type":"text","content":"Marks Academy's 13th store in the sunshine state\nKATY, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors (\"Academy\") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce the opening of its Panama City, Fla. store. Located at 820 W. 23rd Street, the 55,000 square-foot store brings approximately 60 new jobs to the community. Academy will host grand opening festivities from Friday, July 29 through Sunday, July 31. Throughout the weekend, customers can look forward to exclusive deals, giveaways, a pro-angler appearance, and take advantage of Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday which goes through Aug. 7.\n\nThe new Panama City location marks the second of nine new stores Academy will open this year and one of three stores currently planned for Florida. Academy looks forward to continuing its expansion efforts beyond 2022, with the goal of opening 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years. \n\"Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to kickstart fun in the Panama City community by providing customers what they need to make pursuing their sports and outdoors passions easy and affordable,\" said Sam Johnson, Academy's Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. \"Whether you're an angler looking to reel in your next big catch, a little leaguer searching for the perfect pair of cleats, or a runner gearing up for a jog through Conservation Park, our great value and services create new possibilities for families to get active.\"\nCustomers can expect to find the best assortment of athletic and casual shoes, sports and outdoors equipment and clothing from top brands such as Nike, adidas, The North Face, Under Armour, Columbia, YETI, Ugly Stik, KastKing, Garmin, Humminbird and more. Academy also offers tremendous everyday value and quality through its exclusive brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2O Xpress, Mosaic and O'Rageous which cover outdoor apparel and equipment, women's and men's apparel, workout attire, fishing equipment and water gear, respectively.\nThe new location is a fun destination where families can find a YETI cooler for a day at the beach, a Rawlings glove for the next sports season, or a sleeve of Titleist Pro V1 balls for a round of 18 at their favorite golf course. Additionally, the store has everything you need to create...