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Dunham's Sports

Dunham's Sports

Dunham's Sports is a regional sporting goods superstore chain owned by Dunham's Athleisure Corporation,[1] with stores located in the Midwestern to Southeastern United States. The chain specializes in athletic equipment, clothing, guns, and other sports-related items. The chain has over 230 locations in 22 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Dunham's Sports
IndustryRetail
Founded1937 in West Bloomfield, Michigan
Headquarters
Troy, Michigan
ProductsSporting goods
Websitedunhamssports.com [9]

History

Dunham's Ypsilanti Twp., MI store

Dunham's Ypsilanti Twp., MI store

The first store opened in West Bloomfield, Michigan in 1937 as Dunham's Bait & Tackle.[2] It was operated by Ron Dunham in a location on Northwestern Highway west of Telegraph Road. The original store gained exposure through advertisements in Newsweek and fishing shows hosted on radio. The original store burnt down in 1946 but was promptly rebuilt.[3]

R. L. Schmalzreid bought the store in 1953 and relocated it to the corner of Northwestern Highway and Orchard Lake Road.[4] American Can Company acquired the chain in 1985.[5] At the time of the acquisition, the chain had eight stores: five in Metro Detroit, one in Grand Rapids, Michigan, one in Anderson, Indiana, and one in Muncie, Indiana.[6] After merging with Primerica, the company sold off Dunham's in 1989.[7]

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.bloomberg.com"Company Overview of Dunham's Athleisure Corporation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.com"About Us". Dunham's Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.comVogel, Don (December 19, 2014). "It started with a tub of minnows" (PDF). The Oakland Press. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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Citation Linkwww.newspapers.comRossiter, Joe (September 23, 1988). "R. L. Schmalzreid started sport shops". The Detroit Free Press. p. 6D. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"COMPANY BRIEFS". The New York Times. February 13, 1985. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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Citation Linkbooks.google.com"Eugster assumes sporting goods role". Billboard: 24. March 2, 1985.
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Citation Linkarchive.fortune.com"COMPANIES TO WATCH TURNAROUND AT PRIMERICA The stock has jumped by one-third, even though some people still don't understand the company". Fortune. December 18, 1989. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.comOfficial Website
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[9]
Citation Linkdunhamssports.comdunhamssports.com
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.bloomberg.com"Company Overview of Dunham's Athleisure Corporation"
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[11]
Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.com"About Us"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:24 PM
[12]
Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.com"It started with a tub of minnows"
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[13]
Citation Linkwww.newspapers.com"R. L. Schmalzreid started sport shops"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:24 PM
[14]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"COMPANY BRIEFS"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:24 PM
[15]
Citation Linkbooks.google.com"Eugster assumes sporting goods role"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:24 PM
[16]
Citation Linkarchive.fortune.com"COMPANIES TO WATCH TURNAROUND AT PRIMERICA The stock has jumped by one-third, even though some people still don't understand the company"
Sep 29, 2019, 5:24 PM
[17]
Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.comhttp://www.dunhamssports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RonDunham.pdf
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.dunhamssports.comOfficial Website
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[19]
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