Field & Stream (retailer)

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]

For other uses, see Field & Stream (disambiguation).
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

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. "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. 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. 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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