Field & Stream
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedAugust 16, 2013 (2013-08-16)
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
HeadquartersMoon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Number of locations
3 (2023)[1]
Area served
United States
ProductsHunting, fishing, and outdoor merchandise
ParentDick's Sporting Goods
(2013–present)
Websitewww.fieldandstreamshop.com

Field & Stream is a retailer of hunting, fishing, camping, and related outdoor recreation merchandise that is a subsidiary of Dick's Sporting Goods. The company's logo date of "1871" references the origination of Gordon & Ferguson Merchandising Company, who sold clothing under the brand "Field and Stream" starting in 1915. Dick's purchased licensing rights to the name from Gordon and Ferguson's successors in 2012.[2][3]

In 2021, Dick's began the converting existing Field & Stream stores to Public Lands stores, which are similar to in concept, but with an increased emphasis on local conservation efforts and preservation of public lands along with a decreased emphasis on hunting and firearms.[4][5]

History

On August 16, 2013, Dick's Sporting Goods opened its first Field & Stream Shop in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Dick's location in Cranberry (Dick's had moved to a newer location nearby in Cranberry Township in 2012), operating as a competitor to Cabela's.[6] Willie Robertson of the reality television series Duck Dynasty made a speaking appearance at a wedding at the store, with both participants dressed in camouflage,[7] as well as retired WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels (currently hosting MacMillan River Adventures on the Outdoor Channel) appearing at the store to sign autographs for the grand opening.[8] Later in the month, the store began selling AR-15 semi-automatic rifles,[9] ending the chain's 2012 self-imposed suspension of sales of certain semi-automatic firearms following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[10]

The first locations opened after the Cranberry store were in Erie, Pennsylvania (on the site of a proposed Cabela's store that Dick's had purchased before Cabela's had a chance to buy it), Altoona, Pennsylvania,[11] and Crescent Springs, Kentucky.[6] On October 10, 2014, a newly constructed Field & Stream Shop opened in Miamisburg, Ohio, and Horseheads, New York. The Miamisburg store opened its doors on October 8, 2014, although the official opening was not until October 10, 2014.[12] As of 2023, the chain has 4 stores across the United States, including stores as far west as Texas.[2]

In October 2019, the Utah based company Sportsman's Warehouse acquired eight Field & Stream stores.[13] In March 2020, the company acquired two additional stores.[14]

In 2021, the original Field & Stream store in Cranberry Township was replaced by Dick's newest concept called Public Lands, which is similar to Field & Stream in concept but places emphasis on local conservation efforts.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Find a F&S Store Near You". Field & Stream. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. 1 2 "Field & Stream Reaches Agreement To Sell Certain Trademarks To Dick's Sporting Goods". PR Newswire. Cision. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "TIMES MIRROR MAGAZINES INC v. FIELD STREAM LICENSES COMPANY". FindLaw. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 Anderson, Sam (8 September 2021). "Dick's Sporting Goods Goes Green, Launches Outdoor Sub-Brand Under Nonprofit Arm". GearJunkie. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dick's to expand House of Sport megastore, exit Field & Stream brand". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 Lindeman, Teres F. (August 14, 2014). "Field & Stream store gears up for grand opening in Cranberry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Duck Dynasty Star pops by for western PA couples camouflage wedding". The Associated Press. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels 'like kid in a candy store' at new Field & Stream". WTAE. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ O'Connor, Clare (August 20, 2013). "Despite Self-Imposed Ban, Dick's Sporting Goods Selling AR-15 Rifles At New Offshoot". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Candiotti, Susan (December 18, 2012). "Sporting goods chain suspends sale of certain semi-automatic after shooting". CNN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Field & Stream store planned for the Altoona area". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
  12. ↑ Field & Stream (September 29, 2014). "Field & Stream Specialty Store to Open October 10th in Miamisburg, OH". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Kate. "Dick's Sporting Goods is selling 8 of its hunting-centric Field & Stream stores, and it could signal a shift in the company's gun strategy". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  14. ↑ Inc, Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings (2020-03-17). "Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. to Acquire Two Field & Stream Stores in Kentucky and Michigan". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2020-07-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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