DICK'S Sporting Goods Careers and Employment
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- CEOLauren Hobart71%approve of Lauren Hobart's performance
- Founded1948
- Company sizemore than 10,000
- Revenue$5B to $10B (USD)
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- HeadquartersPittsburgh, PA
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THE STORY BEGINS
DICK’S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18-year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother’s house where he spent a lot of tim...
THE STORY BEGINS
DICK’S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18-year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother’s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick’s grandmother asked how much it would cost to build the store himself. Dick said it would cost $300. His grandmother then went to the cookie jar where she kept her life savings and gave him $300 and told him, “Do it yourself.” Dick used that money and his relentless work-ethic to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton. By the late 1970's, he expanded his product line to include much of what you’ll find at DICK’S Sporting Goods today.
AND LIVES ON
Today, headquartered in Pittsburgh, DICK'S Sporting Goods is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. The company serves and inspires athletes and outdoor enthusiasts to achieve their personal best through a combination of its dedicated teammates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops dedicated to Team Sports, Athletic Apparel, Golf, Outdoor, Fitness and Footwear. DICK'S Sporting Goods also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling, communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming. DICK'S Sporting Goods offers its products through a dynamic eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour storefront.
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- Sales Associate3.5 out of 5 stars.
- Retail Sales Associate3.5 out of 5 stars.
- Customer Service Representative3.5 out of 5 stars.
- Cashier3.4 out of 5 stars.
- Apparel Associate3.4 out of 5 stars.
- Customer Service Associate / Cashier3.4 out of 5 stars.
DICK'S Sporting Goods locations
- Pittsburgh, PA3.7 out of 5 stars.
- Atlanta, GA3.5 out of 5 stars.
- East Point, GA3.4 out of 5 stars.
- Coraopolis, PA3.4 out of 5 stars.
- Plainfield, IN3.6 out of 5 stars.
- Charlotte, NC3.8 out of 5 stars.
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