Here in Maine, the South Portland store stopped carrying guns two years ago. And while the company hasn't said it out loud specifically, besides the SoPo store, Maine's other Dick's locations made the move to give up their gun sales shortly after the tragedy that struck Lewiston last fal...
No other major corporation had been so vocal on the topic, nor taken such a bold stance. Dick's Sporting Goods was a lone wolf. But eventually wolf became a leader of the pack, because there has since been a ripple effect after Stack's actions. KrogerandWalmartfollowed Dick's Sport...
Overseeing more than 720 stores in 47 states, Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, has a multi-billion-dollar empire to run. But Stack is now balancing running a business with his new role as one of the corporate faces of America's gun control debate. "I don't understand how...
"Unlike a specialty sporting-goods retailer where customers expect to see firearms of various types being handled, Walmart customers do not generally expect to see individuals walking through the store potentially carrying multiple firearms," Walmart's Wilson said. Firearms sales end July 22 Like ot...
Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling guns and ammunition at 125 stores where firearm sales have struggled. The company removed firearms and hunting accessories from 10 stores last fall as a test. The test went well and sales grew in those stores, Dick’s said. So the company decided ...