Katy, Texas — Academy Sports + Outdoors, a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, has opened two new stores in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Kerrville, Texas; and will open nine additional locations this quarter in Celina, Texas; McAlester, Okla.; Lacy Lakeview, Texas; Fayetteville, Ga.; Roanoke, Va.; Statesboro, Ga.; Granbury, Texas; Millington, Tenn.; and Fairview, Texas. To date, Academy has opened seven new stores in 2026, with plans to open a total of 20 to 25 new locations this fiscal year.
In pursuit of becoming the best sports and outdoors retailer in the country, Academy continues to open new stores to expand its base across legacy, existing and new markets. This has resulted in the opening of more than 60 new locations since 2022 including 24 new stores across 16 states in 2025, including its first locations in Maryland and Pennsylvania and 16 new stores across 10 different states in 2024.
Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to more than 300 stores across 21 states and counting. For more information, visit www.academy.com.
SOURCE: Academy Sports + Outdoors