Dick's Sporting Goods Opens In Galleria Area

HOUSTON, TX — The Dick's Sporting Goods expansion into the greater Houston area continued with its Galleria-area opening at 2131 Post Oak Blvd. on Friday, just in time for tax-free weekend shopping.

The sporting goods store is competing with Academy Sports + Outdoors to fill the void of recently-departed Sports Authority. The opening is part of Dick's Sporting Goods' launch of five new stores nationwide within the last week, including one in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb Prosper.

"We look forward to celebrating the grand opening of five new stores in three different states," said Lauren Hobart, President, Dick's Sporting Goods. "Having a presence in these cities will allow us to better-serve the athletes and outdoor enthusiasts who live there. We hope the community joins us for the celebrations that we have planned."

With the grand opening of these new stores, they will have 704 Dick's locations and 32 Field & Stream locations in the country.

Dick's is also hiring about 50 full-time and part-time associate positions for its newest location in Westlake Marketplace at 14359 E. Sam Houston Parkway, which is expected to open in September.

Dick's opened six stores in the Metro Houston area last October, the biggest one-time launch in one city in the company's history. Those locations include: Baybrook Mall, Deerbrook Mall, First Colony Mall, The Woodlands Mall, Willowbrook Mall and The Shoppes at ParkWest.

Caption: Baseball legend Roger Clemens does a Q&A with fans at DICK'S Sporting Goods Grand Opening at Willowbrook Mall in Houston, TX on Saturday October 22, 2016.

Photo by Scott Dalton/Invision for DICK'S Sporting Goods/AP Images