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Dick`s Sporting Goods

www.dickssportinggoods.com

 
DICK`S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18 year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother`s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick`s ...
  • Number of Employees: 5K-10K
  • Annual Revenue: > $1 Billion

Executives

Name Title Contact Details
Vlad Rak
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Profile
Michael Simmons
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Profile
Paul Gaffney
Chief Technology Officer Profile
Paul Gaffney
Chief Technology Officer Profile
Paul Gaffney
Chief Technology Officer Profile

Funding

Dick`s Sporting Goods raised $1.5B on 01/14/2022

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