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How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fights Premium Sneaker Diversion with its Mobile App

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The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. One of the first additions was a geolocation software development kit (SDK) from Radar , to answer the question of whether athletes were actually opening the app while shopping in the store.

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‘Designed to Explore the Future of Retail’: DICK’S Sporting Goods Debuts House of Sport Concept

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A 17,000-square-foot outdoor turf field and running track, a rock-climbing wall, batting cages and golf hitting bays — these are just a handful of the features adding excitement to the new experiential retail concept — House of Sport from DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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Walmart Buys Pittsburgh-Area Mall for $34 Million

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retailer, Walmart has purchased a shopping mall the Monroeville Mall and Annex in Monroeville, Pa. According to the CBL website , the 985,073-square-foot Monroeville Mall contains 133 stores, including Dicks Sporting Goods, Macys, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Forever 21, Victorias Secret and JCPenney.

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DICK’s Sporting Goods Recreates Iconic Film Moments With NFL Star J.J. Watt in New Holiday Ad

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An NFL legend tackles holiday shopping in a hilarious new commercial for DICK's Sporting Goods.

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Launches Same-Day Delivery at 150 Locations

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DICK’S Sporting Goods has partnered with Instacart to launch same-day delivery at more than 150 stores. The service will cover thousands of DICK’S Sporting Goods products including sporting and athletic equipment, outdoor recreation gear and apparel, footwear and accessories. “We’re

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Enters the Outdoors Space With Emphasis on Conservation

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DICK’S Sporting Goods will open a new concept store, Public Lands , in Pittsburgh on September 24. The sporting goods retailer has been steadily building momentum in 2021 through the launch of various new concepts. store in September, bringing the off-price concept to a total of three locations. and Knoxville, Tenn.

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Holiday Sales Grew 4% to Top $994 Billion, Exceeding Expectations

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The spending pace was back to pre-pandemic growth and indicates a good start for the year ahead. While the shorter holiday shopping calendar likely influenced the continued trend of more online shopping, there was also a return to in-person shopping experiences and a focus on early buying, Kleinhenz added.