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Old 08-29-2010, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Jacksonville
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Does anyone know when and where the Academy Sports is going to open?
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Old 08-29-2010, 01:13 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville
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Just saw a sign for a new Academy going up near intersection of Kernan and Atlantic (across from Kohls). Being from Texas, we had these stores everywhere. Basic sporting goods store, good prices.
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Old 08-30-2010, 05:44 AM
 
Location: Middleburg, FL
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The one on Blanding opens Friday, Sept. 3.
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Old 08-30-2010, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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just another version of Dick's or Sports Authority.
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Old 08-31-2010, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Beautiful place in Virginia
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The one on Blanding opens Friday, Sept. 3.
Nice!

It wasn't a great location for Walmart.
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Old 08-31-2010, 11:32 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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just another version of Dick's or Sports Authority.
A little different than those two - Academy has more camping and outdoors stuff, and is less expensive.

Academy started out in the late 1930's as a tire shop (bicycles) and military surplus store in San Antonio. They moved their store to Austin in the 1950's. Growing up in Austin, we would always shop there for Converse High-tops, t-shirts, Levi's jeans, pocket knives, and for hunting and fishing. Until the mid-1980's they still carried real military surplus, especially Air Force - they turned into a standard sporting goods chain around 1990.
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Old 09-01-2010, 06:11 AM
 
Location: Middleburg, FL
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I stop at the Academy Sports in Prattville, AL, just outside of Montgomery, every year when I go home to Memphis for the holidays. It is much less expensive than Dicks and Gander Mountain.
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Old 09-02-2010, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville
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Agree with the other posts - Academy has a more utilitarian kind of feel (no frills) and the prices are better than Dicks, Gander Mountain, etc.
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Middleburg, FL
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Did anyone go to the grand opening?
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Old 09-09-2010, 01:53 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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i like academy. they fill a niche
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