Olympia Sports, a regional sporting goods retailer with 193 stores throughout the Northeast, plans to open its first store in the mid-Atlantic region. The Warrenton, VA store is the first of 11 new stores planned throughout the northeast by Thanksgiving, as well as the first of what the company expects will be 6 or more stores in the mid-Atlantic by the end of 2012.
The Grand Opening of its Warrenton, VA store at Warrenton Village Shopping Center is being held Sept. 29. The store is also its first in Virginia.
“The mid-Atlantic states of Virginia and Maryland are a natural progression from our base of strength in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania,” says Bob Boland, Director of Stores, and head of Olympia's real estate department. “While we will continue to expand in our current footprint, our studies have shown a real opportunity for expansion throughout the mid-Atlantic, and we plan to aggressively pursue those opportunities.”
Boland said that the company targets 4,000 – 6,000 square foot strip center locations with strong anchor tenants in small to mid-sized markets.
Olympia Sports is based in Westbrook, ME.
