Academy Sports + Outdoors, a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer whose mission is to provide “Fun for All,” will open its first store in Rome in September 2025. Located at 232 Shorter Avenue, the 44,000 square foot store brings a wide assortment of sports and outdoors merchandise to the area. This marks Academy’s 21st location in Georgia.
The new Academy Sports + Outdoors store will carry a wide assortment of sports and outdoors products for customers to choose from to kickstart their fun. Academy is focused on providing the best service, experience, and value to help customers pursue the activities that they love and make new memories on any budget. Rome customers can expect to find Academy team members who are passionate, along with a unique assortment from top brands like Nike, adidas, Jordan Brand, Carhartt, Stanley, Titleist, Shimano, Brooks, YETI and more. Academy also offers tremendous everyday value and quality through its exclusive, private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2OX, Redfield, and Mosa.
Customers are invited to sign-up for Academy’s rewards program, myAcademy, which includes a 10% welcome offer, lower free shipping minimum ($25), insider access to personalized offers, deals and products, faster online and in-app checkout, and an annual birthday reward. See Terms for more details.
This location is expected to bring an estimated 60 new jobs to the community. Individuals interested in careers at Academy Sports + Outdoors can visit careers.academy.com to apply for open positions.
