Dick's Sporting Goods #1193 - Wentzville, MO
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N 38° 49.068 W 090° 52.511
15S E 684471 N 4298702
Sporting goods chain with equipment, apparel & footwear for athletics, outdoor recreation & fitness.
Waymark Code: WM1686V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2022
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County of store: St. Charles County
Location of store: Wentzville Parkway, Dierberg's Center, Wentzville
Phone: (636) 445-3081
"DICK’S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18-year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother’s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick’s grandmother asked how much it would cost to build the store himself. Dick said it would cost $300. His grandmother then went to the cookie jar where she kept her life savings and gave him $300 and told him, “Do it yourself.” Dick used that money and his relentless work-ethic to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton. By the late 1970's, he expanded his product line to include much of what you’ll find at DICK’S Sporting Goods today." ~ Dick's