Marketing

Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 5 stores

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December 26, 2025

Academy Sports + Outdoors , a sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, has open five locations in Russellville, Ark.; Seguin, Texas; Fort Wayne, Ind.; El Paso, Texas and New Braunfels, Texas.

With the addition of these stores, Academy will have opened 24 total new locations by the end of fiscal 2025, according to a press release.

"We are thrilled to expand our footprint with 24 new stores while also giving back to local communities who demonstrate a passion for sports and outdoors," Eric Friederich, senior vice president of retail operations at Academy Sports + Outdoors, said in the release. "As the holiday season approaches, we are confident in our value-leading product assortment of top brands curated to bring joy to every member of the family at undefeatable prices."