I went into one yrs ago to get my nephew a Leatherman that he wanted.

They were all secured to the rack so I couldn't take it to the counter.

I went up and down the aisle, looking both ways at the ends for a bit for someone to help me move this item to the purchasing area.
No help arrived.
I left.

I don't know how they stay in business . Bougie sportswear and golf clubs .....

Well, their name says it all.

In the tony Short Pump area, the Dick's at the mall is routinely the site of shoplifting resulting in police arrests. The onsite mall officer responds, as does another patrol officer. Almost daily.

When your store design has a door on the outer perimeter of the mall, next to the escape road surrounding the mall, what do you expect?

Yes, lot's of shrinkage at Dick's......

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Originally posted by selogic:
I don't know how they stay in business . Bougie sportswear and golf clubs .....

They are far, far from any 'bougie' sportswear as all of their apparel is basic collection styles or special make items to hit price-points, perfect for the unknowing mom to go pick-up kids items and a pair of leggings for her.
Athleisure/gym apparel trends and footwear power their revenue. They bought Golf Galaxy and Golfsmith during the Tiger Woods-craze twenty-odd years ago and are the biggest golf retailer in the country.

Dick's was a pretty cool store when I first encountered one in the early 1990's.

My wife is from Ellicott City, Maryland and there was one not far from her parents house in Columbia, Maryland. It was sort of a warehouse style store without fancy displays. They had some great sales after Christmas and I liked to go there during the holidays aftermath while we visited our Maryland family members.

Dick's operated primarily throughout the Eastern United States until 2009 and has since expanded across the country. By the time they made it to St. Louis it was a completely different kind of place. I went in the St. Louis location not far from my house when it opened, had a look around, and haven't been back since.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
The only one I'm aware of is attached to the local mall.
I think I've been in once, wasn't overly impressed.

As Tailhook posted above, I'd rather go to Academy.

^^ THIS ^^

Literally, a turn left and shop at a anti-2A sporting goods store or turn right and shop at sporting goods store with a decent selection and prices on both guns & ammo. Pretty easy decision to go to Academy every time.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Yes, lot's of shrinkage at Dick's......

Especially in the winter I hear

I've probably already posted this, but the local one has had no firearms or ammo for close to a decade. Which is also the age of this thread.

Dick's ain't dead, yet (unfortunately). They are putting a new one here in Virginia, in Tysons Corner. It will be where Hecht's used to be in the Tysons 1 mall.

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Originally posted by konata88:
There is a local Dicks. Never been to it. And had no interest in even checking it out once they announced their attitudes.

I still don't know what it looks like inside and what they sell.

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
Dick's ain't dead, yet (unfortunately). They are putting a new one here in Virginia, in Tysons Corner. It will be where Hecht's used to be in the Tysons 1 mall.

Unfortunately, their stock price has approx quadrupled since this thread started in Feb 2018.