Company type | Division |
---|---|
Nasdaq: GLYN [1] (2001–2004) | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1946Plainfield, Indiana | , in
Founder | Albert and Naomi Galyan |
Defunct | 2004 |
Fate | Acquired by Dick's Sporting Goods |
Successor | Dick's Sporting Goods |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 47 (2004) |
Area served | United States |
Products | Sporting goods |
Parent | The Limited |
Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
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. [2] The chain was purchased in 1995 by The Limited. [3] [4] [5] At the time, the chain consisted of only five stores, [6] but grew to 20 by 1999 [7] when The Limited sold 60% of the company to the investment firm of Freeman, Spogli & Company. [8] [9] The company became a publicly traded company when it released its IPO on NASDAQ in 2001. [10] Many of the stores featured rock climbing walls, golf simulators, and archery ranges. [1] [11] [12] [13]
By 2004, Galyan's had 47 stores in 21 states. [1] That same year, the chain was acquired by Dick's Sporting Goods. [14] [15] [16]
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