Canadas largest golf retailer, Golf Town, opened its first store in the province of Newfoundland.
The new Golf Town location in St. Johns is unlike any other golf store around and is designed to empower shoppers by allowing them to test drive equipment using an in-store putting green, a trio of hitting bays and the latest, high-tech golf simulator. The new Golf Town also offers indoor lessons and a wide variety of custom club fitting services using the latest video and computerized technology designed to help golfers play better.
A Grand Opening celebration along with a free shopping spree and giveaways will herald the arrival of the companys 56th Canadian location on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The 15,695 square foot retail location will offer unequalled selection and competitive pricing, a hallmark of Golf Town. The St. Johns Golf Town store is located at 50 White Rose Drive near the city centre and will offer a vast selection of brand name golfing equipment, apparel and accessories, as well as a full range of Golf Town Academy services and indoor lessons.
Golf Town will provide a retail experience unlike any other for the thousands of golfers living in the province and the tens of thousands of golf tourists who visit every year. St. Johns is a golfing hotbed with a number of wonderful courses that provide a tremendous golfing experience within a short drive of our front door. Its a natural fit to us to be in a community where so many are passionate about the game of golf, says Golf Town’s EVP Operations Canada, Ron Hornbaker.
According to Hornbaker, Golf Town is committed to meeting price conscious consumers by offering competitive pricing with an unbeatable and convenient shopping experience. In-store product selection includes the latest from Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, Nike, Ping, TaylorMade, Titleist and Wilson Staff.
Golf Towns Grand Opening activities are May 23-26, 2013 with Olympic Gold Medalist Brad Gushue, a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador attending May 23rds ribbon cutting ceremonies. Gushue will also participate in a putting contest with proceeds benefiting the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation. The first 100 customers who visit the store each day of the Grand Opening will receive a free gift bag and can also enter in to win a $1,000 shopping spree. Grand Opening hours are Thursday, May 23rd from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May 24th from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday May 25th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday May 26th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About Golf Town: Founded in 1999, Golf Town has evolved from a single store in Scarborough, ON, into Canada’s largest golf retailer. With stores averaging nearly 18,000 square feet, the chain features 56 superstores from coast to coast.
