Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc., the national sporting goods retailer based in Birmingham, Alabama, plans to open a store in Clinton this summer.
The company announced on Tuesday that it had executed a lease for the new Hibbett Sports store at Centre Plaza, which is on North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard near the Clinch River and across the Boulevard from Hammer’s.
The company expects to employ eight full and part-time workers at the new store. Currently, Hibbett has 62 locations in the state of Tennessee, including one in Oak Ridge.
A press release forwarded by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce said Hibbett is a fast-growing operator of more than 1,000 full-line sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized markets, predominantly in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.
Hibbett Sports stores offer a large selection of quality branded athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel, and the stores have a “long history of focusing on the needs of local teams and leagues, with a variety of services to meet the needs of coaches and players alike,” the press release said.
It said Hibbett is the only sporting goods chain committed to serving small and mid-size markets.
“This strategy has proved to be a successful one for Hibbett as the company continues to expand its number of stores across the U.S.,” the release said.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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