HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC. RELOCATES MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE STORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 22, 2011) – National sporting goods retailer Hibbett
Sporting Goods, Inc. operating as Hibbett Sports has relocated one of the Murfreesboro,
Tenn. locations. The new store moved to 2878 South Rutherford Blvd. and opened on
Friday, November 18. The new location will employ approximately eight full and part-time
team members.
Announcing the opening, Jeff Rosenthal, President and CEO of Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.
said, “This convenient new location is a win-win for our company and the Murfreesboro
community. We are very excited to continue serving the customers in this area.”
Hibbett Sports stocks a large selection of athletic footwear, athletic apparel and team athletic
equipment. “With the buying power of a national company, we offer our customers the
convenience of buying the best in sports, right in their own neighborhoods,” said Rosenthal,
“and we extensively train our employees to make sure they can provide superior service to
our customers.”
“We research the markets we enter to learn what the customers of that area want from a
sporting goods store,” added Rosenthal. “We constantly update our merchandise assortment
to offer the latest in product technology, performance and fashion so that we can meet the
diverse needs of our customer’s active lifestyles.”
Hibbett Sports also offers customers a valuable customer loyalty program, the Hibbett Sports
MVP Rewards program. “Our customers in Murfreesboro can go online to www.hibbett.com
today and sign up for the program to start earning points with their very first purchases,” said
Rosenthal.
Tennessee has been a target of the company’s expansion for several years now. With the
relocation of the Murfreesboro store, the company has 55 stores open in Tennessee. Of those
stores, Jackson was the first to open in 1981. The Murfreesboro relocation joins a growing
number of Hibbett Sports stores in central Tennessee, including stores in Lebanon, Smyrna
and an additional store in Murfreesboro located at 1989 Old Fort Parkway.
In business since 1945, Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. operates over 800 sporting goods stores
in small to mid-sized markets, predominantly in the Sunbelt, Mid-Atlantic and the Lower
Midwest. The company’s primary store format is a 5,000 square-foot store located in
dominant strip centers and enclosed malls. Each store typically lies within 150 miles of
another store location.
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