Fanzz

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Fanzz
TypePrivate
Founded Salt Lake City, Utah, 1985 (1985)
Founder Larry H. Miller
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
Approx. 100 locations in the United States (2017)
Area served
United States
Key people
Lawrence Berger President
ProductsLicensed Sports Apparel & Team Gear
OwnerMadison & Ames
Number of employees
1000
Website www.fanzz.com

Fanzz is a sports apparel and team gear retailer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fanzz began operations in 1985. Fanzz/Just Sports currently has approximately 85 retail store locations in many US states. Fanzz purchased the Northwest-based Just Sports retailer on October 1, 2013. The company's assets were sold in 2018 by the Larry H. Miller Company to Ames Watson Capital and re-incorporated as Fanzz Gear Inc. [1]

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References

  1. "Larry H. Miller sells Fanzz to Maryland-based operating company". February 9, 2018.