Bankrupt sports retailer takes next steps (maybe a comeback)

While the leisure sportswear market has never been stronger, the competition in the space has never been stronger.

Dick’s Sporting Goods (dks) – Get a free report it has managed to survive, sometimes even thrive using a fairly traditional model, but several similar chains have failed. Sports Authority, a big box store with a model similar to Dick’s went bankrupt in 2016, while Eastern Mountain Sports went bankrupt that same year while Modell’s liquidated its stores in 2020.