Olympia Sports continues southern expansion

Dick’s Sporting Goods isn’t the only rapidly growing sporting goods chain based in the Northeast. Lesser know Olympia Sports based in Westbrook, Maine, recently surpassed its 200th location and has begun a march south and west from its home state. The company plans to open 25 stores during its current fiscal year, including its first store in West Virginia and others in states south of New York. A similar pace of expansion is expected for the following fiscal year beginning in October. Most of Olympia’s 207 stores are located in the far Northeastern markets of Maine (29 stores), Massachusetts