Dick's Sporting Goods announced grand opening festivities for new stores
in Athens, GA and Gainesville, GA as well as the grand reopening of a
remodeled store in Leawood, KS.

The Gainesville store will be
located at the Lakeshore Mall (150 Pearl Nix Parkway). Opening
celebrations begins on Friday, Oct. 4 and continues
through Sunday, October 6. Throughout the weekend, Dick's will host a
variety of giveaways, including a free Mystery Gift Card from $5 to $500
for the first 100 adults in line on Friday and Saturday, a free Under
Armour Tech T-shirt for the first 100 people in line on Saturday and a
free Scratch & Win card, where every card is a winner, for the first
100 adults in line on Sunday. Former Atlanta Braves player Dale Murphy
will make an appearance.

The Athens store in located at the Epps
Bridge Centre (1791 Oconee Connector). The opening celebration begins on
Friday, Oct. 4 and continues through Sunday, Oct. 6, and also includes
similar giveaways. Former University of Georgia Running Back Rodney
Hampton, who is also a two-time Pro
Bowl selection and Super Bowl Champion with the New York Giants, will
make an
appearance. With Athens and Gainesville, Dick's SG will have 18 stores
in Georgia and 534 nationwide.

The reopened Leawood store
102,000 square foot store will include additional specialized services
and hands-on customer experiences throughout the Bike, Lodge and Golf
departments, including a golf simulator, a club fitting center, putting
green, an archery lane with an on-site bow technician, and bike safety
inspections, custom fittings, tune-ups and assembly. The celebration
will take place on Oct. 6 with former Kansas City Chiefs Running Back
Priest Holmes making an appearance.