Orange County Register

Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to open at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, mall spokeswoman Jane Gillespie said.

Dick’s offers a broad assortment of sporting goods equipment, clothing (pictured above) and footwear for baseball, football, hunting, golf, fishing and more. Brands include Nike, North Face and Wilson. It also carries fitness equipment such as treadmills and yoga gear. To virtually tour a Dick’s store, CLICK HERE.

Gillespie said the retailer plans to open a 44,000-square-foot store in summer 2009 in the new building adjacent to Atrium Court, where Dean & DeLuca also plans to open next year.

Dick’s declined to comment.

There are no Dick’s stores in California, according to the retailer’s Web site. As of Aug. 2, the company operated 357 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in 38 states, primarily throughout the eastern half of the U.S.

Dick’s also owns Chick’s Sporting Goods, a chain founded in 1949 that operates 15 stores in Southern California. Last year, Dick’s bought Chick’s, which has stores in Yorba Linda, Laguna Hills, Ladera Ranch and Tustin at The Market Place.

The retail company expects to convert one Chick’s store to a Dick’s shop for the fiscal third quarter, according to a recent company statement. It didn’t specify that location.

The remaining Chick’s stores will be converted in the second half of 2009, according to a recent company conference call transcript courtesy of Seeking Alpha.

Also, the company plans to open about 26 Dick’s stores in the fiscal third quarter. Sales at Dick’s stores open at least a year fell 3.7 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 2.

(Photos from Dick’s Web site.)

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