Dick’s Sporting Goods will be opening two new stores – one in Connecticut and one in California. The new stores will bring the retailer’s total to 682 Dick’s Sporting Goods locations in the country. The Norwalk location will be the twelfth Dick’s store in Connecticut, while the Sunnyvale location will be the first for that community and forty-seventh store in California.

“We look forward to celebrating the grand opening of new stores in two different states,” said Lauren Hobart, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods. “The rich history of sports and outdoor traditions in these markets provide us with a great opportunity to serve the community in a way only we can. The new stores will carry a wide range of apparel, equipment and accessories, including offerings from exclusive brands such as CALIA by Carrie Underwood, Field & Stream and Walter Hagen.”

Dick’s has brought more than 175 total jobs to these communities through the hiring of full-time, part-time and temporary associates for the two stores.