Dick's Sporting Goods Signs Lease

Dick’s Sporting Goods is already on the Center Park Shopping Center sign on U.S. 1.

Ted M. Natt Jr. and Tom Embrey

As of Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., which offers a full line of sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear, is coming to the former Goody’s department store space at Center Park Shopping Center in Aberdeen.

“They have signed a lease,” said Britt Byrne, a senior property manager for Faison Enterprises Inc. in Charlotte, which owns the shopping center.

Byrne deferred further details to Dick’s. The company’s public relations firm did not return telephone calls from The Pilot on Tuesday.

Patrick Coughlin, president and CEO of the Moore County Chamber of Commerce, said the decision by Dick’s Sporting Goods to locate in Moore County “speaks volumes.”

“It shows how well things are starting to come back here and the strength of Moore County as a regional shopping destination,” Coughlin said. “Their investment here indicates the potential they see for growth and profitability. It tells me that they think they can make money in Moore County, which is a good thing.”

Coughlin added that while he “hated to see” the demise of Goody’s, he is “excited” that Dick’s is coming soon.

“Personally, I think it’s incredibly significant that that retail space is going to be taken by another major brand,” he said. “It’s not going to sit empty.”

The move comes less than a year after Stage Stores Inc. switched flags from Peebles to Goody’s, believing that the Goody’s name still had substantial brand equity in Moore County. Goody’s, which previously operated at Pinecrest Plaza Shopping Center in Southern Pines, opened at Center Park last April and closed earlier this year.

Dick’s will lease 34,649 square feet of space in Center Park, which is anchored by Harris Teeter.

Aberdeen Town Planner Kathy Liles said that she had not spoken with representatives from the sporting goods chain recently, but there had been prior discussions when Peebles and Goody’s occupied the building.

“About a year ago, they were having conversations with us, but we were never able to bring them to closure,” Liles said.

Liles said Dick’s could move into the building and open right away if the use complies with the town’s ordinances, it passes a building code and fire inspection, and a privilege license is obtained and filed with the town.

“Once we have all those pieces, we are good to go,” Liles said.

Any structural changes to the interior or exterior of the building would require a building permit.

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CC85 1 year, 3 months ago

YES!!!

MikeNC 1 year, 3 months ago

CC85 15 minutes ago....YES!!!

Ditto....Mike

AFCHIEF 1 year, 3 months ago

Good news, nice to see a quality store filling an empty space.

coffecreme 1 year, 3 months ago

Yeah!!!!

TooHot 1 year, 3 months ago

So if Dick's arrival "speaks volumes", what does Goody's/Peebles demise speak?

justmyopinion 1 year, 3 months ago

It means we have enough places to buy shirts & pants, but nowhere to buy quality sporting goods. That what it means!!

AFCHIEF 1 year, 3 months ago

I'm sure MC7 will be on here shortly to complain about cronie capitalism.

herecomesthescience 1 year, 3 months ago

YES! thank goodness, the only other real alternative has been Hibbett's, and that place is a joke as far as sporting goods goes. They should just go ahead and turn it into a hip-hop clothing store, it seems that they carry more clothes like that than actual athletic clothing and actual sporting goods.

justmyopinion 1 year, 3 months ago

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Bflat 1 year, 3 months ago

A big outlet mall is being considered on the Morganton Rd property, too.

DaveyNC 1 year, 3 months ago

"So if Dick's arrival "speaks volumes", what does Goody's/Peebles demise speak?"

It, too, speaks volumes. Just a different set of volumes. Duh.

teufelhunden 1 year, 3 months ago

Good news!

JER 1 year, 3 months ago

Having been in this chain store before and noting the "quality" pricing for the items offered, I know why it's called Dick's. Glad to see there will be another store to cater to those who demand and can afford the very best. I hope it thrives.

MarkinMiami 1 year, 3 months ago

The arrival of "Dick's" means that any mom and pop sporting goods or shoe store will be put out of business. Not that there are many of those left in Moore County... if any at all. Wouldn't know. Haven't been back in 5 years lol.

SH59 1 year, 3 months ago

justmyopinion 1 hour, 24 minutes ago She (MC7) is pathetic Is that necessary? I know you can be better than that.

teufelhunden 1 year, 3 months ago

Yes but they will bring jobs with them just like Dunkin Donuts. I too support the mom & pops as much as possible but I also want to be able to find what I'm looking for. As for donuts, I don't think you can top Granny's. ;)

luckygrammy 1 year, 3 months ago

The only different between the Peebles and Goody's was the name. It wasn't the Goody's prices or anything else. So glad Dicks is coming. This will save some trips to Fayetteville.

NocOwl 1 year, 3 months ago

I agree, all Peebles did was change the name, it was still the same merchandise as they always had. I'm glad to see a store other than yet another outlet clothing store opening up.

cantstandya 1 year, 3 months ago

No matter what gets reported when it comes to growth someone always has to put a negative spin on it,I'm sure those that have to travel to other areas to purchase items that Dicks has to offer will be appreciative that they can now shop local,I'm sure they don't intend on running any other businesses out of town so relax.

lakeview 1 year, 3 months ago

Harley & SH, Let's see if I understand this. You cry about a comment and report it and have it removed. Then, repost it in your comments???

Justmtopinion, there is no response that would make these two look more stupid than they just did to themselves.

lakeview 1 year, 3 months ago

Harley- Son, go do your homework and get to bed. You are making a fool of yourself child.

AFCHIEF 1 year, 3 months ago

@scooter boy, do you ever having anything positive to say

buskwon 1 year, 3 months ago

What do you call a group of I am a harleymen with a collective IQ of 120 ? Stirgis .

Thatcher 1 year, 3 months ago

This is great news! A great store with reasonable prices. Welcome!

Bflat 1 year, 3 months ago

At last...something to look forward to when receiving the sales flyer in the newspaper.

buskwon 1 year, 3 months ago

Harleyman , Your absolutely right , Make that a 121 IQ , Now go get that GED.

Thatcher 1 year, 3 months ago

Looks like some guys are already brawlin' in the Dick's Sporting Goods parking lot. Remember guys, Dick's is in Aberdeen. Watch out for them chickens, and if their noise disturbs your peaceful, private brawl, call the authorities immediately. Be safe out there!

AFCHIEF 1 year, 3 months ago

@wdd101, come on man. You know harleyman is really riding one of those liqour cycle mopeds no way he can ride that to Sturgis

buskwon 1 year, 3 months ago

I found a picture of harleyman last time he tried to make it to stirgis , or is that sturgis ? by buskwon

JER 1 year, 3 months ago

Well, this was an article about dicks, so I guess none of this stuff is off the subject.

buskwon 1 year, 3 months ago

thanks to Jimmy Nothin'

There was this drunk up at the split rail in that bar

And he was staggerin' all around (real skinny guy) and he was yellin', shootin' pool. And he said "I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man 'till the day I die."

"I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man till the day i die" he said. "I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man till the day I die," he said. till the day he dies.

He drank lots of beer And he wanted everyone to know That he wasn't a queer. "I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man till the day I die," he said. till the day he dies.

He was hardly a man, Though hardly a man at all, But he sure like his Harley. You'd see him staggerin' around, staggerin' around up at the mall, happy as can be. You see he was never really sober enough To feel the pain of being an ass@#$%.

"I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man till the day i die." "I'm a Harley man and I'll be a Harley man till the day I die," he said. till the day he died.

MikeNC 1 year, 3 months ago

Agreed, When the "original" Goody's was at Pinecrest, it thrived !! Peebles just changed their name, everything else stayed the same. As far as the mom and pop sporting goods stores in Moore County getting hurt. I counted about two in the yellow pages, and one of the two has revenue less than $5000,000 a year. Hibbetts is a chain store. Play It Again Sports,is a franchise store. Walmart, is a chain store. And as usual we have the always present "glass half empty" imput of JER. Now it's on high prices at Dick's, to cater to the rich. Whether shopping at Walmart, or Dick's, sporting good prices are never cheap. You need a quality item to absorb the abuse it takes in a game. Quality items cost. But of course Dick's is only going in to ruin your day, or in your case, make your dismal day. Diane

SoPinesNo1 1 year, 3 months ago

I've been to Dick's in other locations. I've bought some things there, but the quality of the items I'm interested in usually is pretty low. I'll stick with River Jack and possibly REI when I'm near one...

Arestorer 1 year, 3 months ago

SP#1;I found about the same thing....Affordably priced usually ment lower quality...And I will still be buying my fishing tackle @ Aberdeen Bait & Tackle...

reformgov1 1 year, 3 months ago

Thankfully; it's not going in Pinehurst or Southern Pines. They'd say the name was offensive or not approve the color of the sign.

JER 1 year, 3 months ago

MikeNC (Diane): I believe I said that I was glad that a store that caters to the high end clientele in Moore County had another place to spend their money and that I hoped it thrived. What's your problem with that? Please, do all your sporting goods shopping there, it will free up parking spaces at WalMart.

Bigguy 1 year, 3 months ago

I've shopped at Dick's many times, good store hope it doesn't hurt someone like Roberts Golf, that has provided quality service and also done alot of good for our community. On another note, what happened to Dunkin donuts? Went by the old Blockbuster building last night and saw that a new Urgent Care is going in there.

teufelhunden 1 year, 3 months ago

BB was halved...going on the end...

Bigguy 1 year, 3 months ago

BB? Or DD?

NocOwl 1 year, 3 months ago

According to a previous article I read the space BB occupied was halved, Urgent Care is going in the front, and DD is going on the back end, and they WILL be making a drive thru window! I'm so happy to have another good place to get coffee by drive thru in the morning. I just hope they think up better logistics for the drive thru line than SB's.

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