Academy Sports + Outdoors Expands Across 10 States with 11 New Stores in Q3 2025

Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened 11 new stores in Q3 2025 across 10 states, including Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, and more. The retailer plans to open 20-25 new locations this fiscal year, creating over 650 new jobs. Each new store will feature exclusive deals, giveaways, and charitable initiatives, with the company donating to local community organizations to support grand opening events. Academy guarantees the best value by beating competitor prices by 5%.

Academy Sports + Outdoors (Nasdaq: ASO) has announced a significant expansion with the opening of 11 new stores in Q3 2025 across 10 states, including Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, and more. The retailer aims to open 20-25 new locations this fiscal year, creating over 650 new jobs. Each new store will feature exclusive deals, giveaways, and charitable initiatives, with the company donating to local community organizations to support grand opening events. Academy guarantees the best value by beating competitor prices by 5%.

The expansion is part of Academy's aggressive growth strategy, which includes opening 11 stores year-to-date. The new stores will offer a wide range of sporting goods, outdoor recreation equipment, and top national brands at competitive prices. Additionally, each store will provide services like grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, and feature exclusive private label brands including Magellan Outdoors, Freely, and R.O.W. [1]

The company's expansion strategy highlights its confidence in the brick-and-mortar retail model, contrary to industry trends towards e-commerce. Academy's full-service approach, which includes free assembly services and a price-match guarantee that beats competitors by 5%, demonstrates a focus on customer experience that cannot be replicated online. The company continues to emphasize its private label brands alongside premium national brands, suggesting a balanced margin strategy that combines higher-margin private label products with traffic-driving national brands. [1]

The new store openings are expected to bring more than 650 total new jobs across Academy's footprint. Individuals interested in careers at Academy can visit careers.academy.com to apply for open positions. Each location will celebrate its grand opening with exclusive deals, exciting giveaways, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and fun for the whole family. [3]

Academy's aggressive expansion strategy is expected to strengthen its multi-state footprint and create significant operational scaling. The company has already opened three locations in Boardman, OH; Beaufort, SC; and Virginia Beach, VA, with eight more stores planned for fall 2025. The expansion will provide services like grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, and feature exclusive private label brands including Magellan Outdoors, Freely, and R.O.W. [1]

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[1] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/ASO/academy-sports-outdoors-accelerates-growth-with-eleven-new-stores-lwtbgpvks87g.html
[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/academy-sports-outdoors-aso-q2-131502153.html
[3] https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/academy-sports--outdoors-accelerates-growth-with-eleven-new-stores-opening-in-third-quarter-2025-302539229.html