Field & Stream (retailer)

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Field & Stream
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Retail
FoundedAugust 16, 2013;11 years ago (2013-08-16)
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Headquarters Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Number of locations
3 (2024) [1]
Area served
United States
Products
  • Hunting
  • fishing
  • Outdoor merchandise
Parent Dick's Sporting Goods (2013–present)

Field & Stream is a retailer of hunting, fishing, camping, and related outdoor recreation merchandise that is a subsidiary of Dick's Sporting Goods. The company's logo date of "1871" references the origination of Gordon & Ferguson Merchandising Company, who sold clothing under the brand "Field and Stream" starting in 1915. Dick's purchased licensing rights to the name from Gordon and Ferguson's successors in 2012. [2] [3]

In 2021, Dick's began the converting existing Field & Stream stores to Public Lands stores, which are similar to in concept, but with an increased emphasis on local conservation efforts and preservation of public lands along with a decreased emphasis on hunting and firearms. [4] [5]

History

On August 16, 2013, Dick's Sporting Goods opened its first Field & Stream Shop in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Dick's location in Cranberry (Dick's had moved to a newer location nearby in Cranberry Township in 2012), operating as a competitor to Cabela's. [6] Willie Robertson of the reality television series Duck Dynasty made a speaking appearance at a wedding at the store, with both participants dressed in camouflage, [7] as well as retired WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels (currently hosting MacMillan River Adventures on the Outdoor Channel) appearing at the store to sign autographs for the grand opening. [8] Later in the month, the store began selling AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, [9] ending the chain's 2012 self-imposed suspension of sales of certain semi-automatic firearms following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. [10]

The first locations opened after the Cranberry store were in Erie, Pennsylvania (on the site of a proposed Cabela's store that Dick's had purchased before Cabela's had a chance to buy it), Altoona, Pennsylvania, [11] and Crescent Springs, Kentucky. [6] On October 10, 2014, a newly constructed Field & Stream Shop opened in Miamisburg, Ohio, and Horseheads, New York. The Miamisburg store opened its doors on October 8, 2014, although the official opening was not until October 10, 2014. [12] As of 2024, the chain has 4 stores across the United States, including stores as far west as Texas. [2]

In October 2019, the Utah based company Sportsman's Warehouse acquired eight Field & Stream stores. [13] In March 2020, the company acquired two additional stores. [14]

In 2021, the original Field & Stream store in Cranberry Township was replaced by Dick's newest concept called Public Lands, which is similar to Field & Stream in concept but places emphasis on local conservation efforts. [4]

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