DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening Celebration at Jordan Creek in West Des Moines, IA
Fred Hoiberg to Make Special Appearance
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer, invites the community of West Des Moines to their three-day grand opening weekend. The celebration begins on Friday, November 8 at the retailer's new location at Jordan Creek (320 South Jordan Creek Parkway) and continues through Sunday, November 10. Special extended store hours will be in effect for Friday (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.), Saturday (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and Sunday (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).
Throughout the weekend, DICK'S will host a variety of giveaways, including a free Mystery Gift Card from $5 to $500 for the first 100 adults in line on Friday and Saturday, a free Under Armour Tech™ T-shirt for the first 100 people in line on Saturday and a free Scratch & Win card, where every card is a winner, for the first 100 adults in line on Sunday.*
On Saturday, current Iowa State Men's Basketball Head Coach Fred Hoiberg will make an appearance in-store from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.** Hoiberg, a former Iowa State player and coach since 2010, has led the team to the NCAA tournament the past two seasons.
"We look forward to becoming part of the West Des Moines community and serving all athletes by providing the equipment they need to help them excel," said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK'S Sporting Goods.
The West Des Moines location will be the retailer's 5th store in the state of Iowa and its 556th nationwide. The new store will feature over 40 in-store services performed by DICK'S certified PROS in Golf, Bike, Hunting, Fishing, Team Sports and more.
Visit www.DicksSportingGoodsOnline.com/GrandOpen/WestDesMoines for more details.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Purchase does not improve chance of winning. Limit one per person. See store for details.
**Beginning at 8AM local time, 350 wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of event only. Limit one wristband and one autograph per person. Fans must have a wristband and must be in the Special Appearance line by 2:00 p.m. to receive an autograph. See store for details.
About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sports and fitness specialty omni-channel retailer offering a broad assortment of high quality, competitively-priced brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, LLC, a golf specialty retailer. As of October 25, 2013, the Company operated more than 540 DICK'S Sporting Goods stores in 45 states, 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and eCommerce websites and catalog operations for DICK'S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. news releases are available at http://www.DicksSportingGoods.com/Investors. The Company's website is not part of this release.
SOURCE DICK'S Sporting Goods
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