Recreation retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened its first store in the Peoria, Illinois, area. Located at 7611 North Grand Prairie Dr., the 60,000-square-foot store brings a wide assortment of sports and outdoors merchandise to the area.
This marks the second store Academy has opened in 2023. Academy plans to continue its expansion efforts with the goal of opening 13 to 15 stores this year, and a total of 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027.
“Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to bring its newest store to the Peoria community as a destination that makes pursuing their sports and outdoors passions easy and affordable,” said Sam Johnson, Academy’s executive vice president of retail operations. “Whether you’re an angler looking to reel in your next big catch, a grill master preparing for your next backyard party, or a parent shopping for new outfits or sports equipment for the new school year, our low prices and assortment of products encourage customers to have fun.”
Customers can find athletic and casual shoes, sports and outdoors equipment, and clothing from top, national brands such as Nike, adidas, The North Face, Under Armour, Columbia, Yeti, Carhartt, Wrangler, CAT and Traeger. It also offers exclusive, private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, Mosaic and O’Rageous, which cover outdoor apparel and equipment, women’s and men’s apparel, workout attire, fishing equipment, hunting optics and accessories and water gear, respectively.
Academy offers free services such as grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, bore sighting, and line winding/spooling. Customers can also purchase hunting and fishing licenses in the store.
