Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. will open its first store in Fredericksburg, VA, in the fall of 2023; this is the retailer’s second store in Virginia. The store’s footprint is over 77,000 square feet.
Academy reported that the Fredericksburg, VA, store will support 60 jobs.
Academy said it plans to expand its store count to open 13-to-15 new stores in 2023 for a total of 120-to-140 new stores by the end of 2027.
“We are excited to be a new destination for the Fredericksburg community to find everything they need to pursue their sports and outdoors passions with top national brands like Nike, Adidas, Yeti, Columbia, Carhartt, and many more, all at a great value,” said Sam Johnson, Academy’s executive vice president of retail operations.
Academy has 270 stores across 18 states nationwide.
