BSN Sports has completed the acquisition of Kimmel’s Athletic Supply (KAS) based in Spokane, WA.
KAS, serving team customers since 1969, is the leading distributor of team apparel and equipment in the Pacific Northwest.
“We are pleased to welcome Jim and Paul Kimmel and their talented team to the BSN Sports family,” said Adam Blumenfeld, the company’s CEO. “KAS brings additional quality team sports professionals to our organization in the Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Dallas, TX metro area. Their culture of expert advice and friendly guidance is a perfect fit with our OmniChannel approach to the team sports and community marketplaces. Aligning BSN SPORTS’ full suite of traditional sales and marketing assets with
the most comprehensive equipment, apparel, fanwear, and fund raising product line creates an incomparable one stop shop for our new family members at KAS. We look forward to a bright future together.”
Bill Davis, chairman of Kimmel’s agreed, “Today, we join BSN Sports, a national company which operates with the same commendable mission, but with greater resources and state of the art technology, giving our employees the ability to continue providing our loyal customers the same level of service to which they have been accustomed. It’s a win-win scenario for everyone!”
Blumenfeld concluded, “With the addition of KAS, plus the recently announced Marlow, Erie and Lowe’s Sports transactions, we are excited to have brought four premiere properties onto the BSN Sports platform within the last 90 days. We will continue to rapidly pursue both digital strategies and personal relationships that enhance our local presence and expand upon our capacity to provide a highly personalized level of service to communities across America.”
Dallas-based BSN Sports is the leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods apparel and equipment. A division of Varsity Brands, BSN Sports markets and distributes its products to over 100,000 institutional and team sports customers in colleges and universities, middle and high schools, and recreational programs throughout the United States via catalog, e-commerce, and direct sales. Focused on providing game changing solutions through local partnerships, multi-brand selection and one-stop shopping for equipment and uniforms, BSN SPORTS’ more than 2,000 employees have been helping elevate participation in team sports since 1972.
