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Galyan's

Galyan's Trading Company was an American sporting goods chain. It was founded in Plainfield, Indiana.

The store began in 1946 as a grocery store, founded by Albert and Naomi Galyan. By the 1960s, the Galyans began selling sporting goods instead.[1] The chain was purchased in 1995 by The Limited.[2][3][4] At the time, the chain consisted of only five stores,[5] but grew to 20 by 1999[6] when The Limited sold 60% of the company to the investment firm of Freeman, Spogli & Company.[7][8] The company became a publicly traded company when it released its IPO on NASDAQ in 2001.[9] Many of the stores featured rock climbing walls, golf simulators, and archery ranges.[10][11][12][13]

By 2004, Galyan's had 47 stores in 21 states.[10] That same year, the chain was acquired by Dick's Sporting Goods.[14][15][16]

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References

  1. Steve McLinden. Plainfield, Ind.-Based Sports Retailer Opens Store in Arlington, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August 30, 2002^
  2. Steve Kukolla. The Limited buys Galyan's Indianapolis Star, July 5, 1995^
  3. Galyan's Trading Stores to Be Acquired By The Limited New York Times, July 6, 1995^
  4. The Limited, Inc. Acquires Galyan's Trading Company PR Newswire, July 5, 1995^
  5. Steve Kukolla. Galyan's expansion drive has stalled Indianapolis Star, February 16, 1997^
  6. Alternate Link via NewsBank. Sharon Linstedt. Galyan's Sporting Goods Store Being Built At Walden Galleria Buffalo News, June 24, 1999^
  7. Spinoff and Sale By the Limited New York Times, May 4, 1999^
  8. Limited completes Galyan's deal. Columbus Business First, September 1, 1999^
  9. Kathy Hoke. Limited to keep its hand in Galyan's following IPO Columbus Business First, July 2, 2001^
  10. Galyan's Opens New Store in Lakewood, Colorado PR Newswire, April 29, 2004^
  11. Galyan's Opens New Store In Woodbridge Store Features Rock Climbing Wall, Golf: Simulator and Archery Range PR Newswire, September 9, 2003^
  12. Galyans Opens New Store In Virginia Beach Transworld Snowboarding, April 21, 2004^
  13. Galyan's opens new store in Lakewood today BizWest, April 30, 2004^
  14. Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. Company Profile Yahoo Finance^
  15. Becky Bowman. Outdoor retailer Galyans to close Plainfield, Ind., headquarters by Jan. 31 Indianapolis Star, July 30, 2004^
  16. Dick's Sporting Goods to buy Galyan's for $305 million Deseret News, June 22, 2004^