Accounting Annual Project

Accounting Annual Project- Dicks Sporting Goods

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Dick 's Sporting Goods Inc (Dick 's

300 Industry Drive RIDC

Park West

Pittsburg , PA 15275 1-724-3400 (phone

The ticker symbol used by Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . is DKS . It is a public company traded in the New York stock Exchange (NYSE

The company 's website is HYPERLINK "http /www .dickssportinggoods .com http /www .dickssportinggoods .com with links to New Releases , Investor Relations , Financial Information , Corporate history /pro , Executives Products / services , Employment opportunities

p The company was founded in 1948 by one 18 year old Dick Stack who was a salesman at a small army and navy store in Binghamton , New York . He was given 300 by his grandmother and he opened a small bait and tackle shop in Binghamton

He expanded the company and by 1958 the company had taken shape and that is how Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . came to be

Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . is a full line sporting goods retailer that sells a variety of well known sporting goods , equipment , kits and foot ware in a specialty store environment

Some of the brands that the company sells are among others Nike , North Face Columbia , Adidas , Callaway and Under armour . It also merchandises private label goods which are retailed under names such as Ativa , and Walter Hagen . These two private label-products are exclusively available in its stores

Apart from retailing , Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . store also offer after sales services such as golf grip replacement , bicycle repair and maintenance , home delivery and the assembly of fitness equipment

The top competitors to Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . include Foot Locker Sports Authority , Wall-Mart , Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation , Hibbet Sports , Inc . Cabela 's . Incorporated , Gander Mountain Company , Sport Chalet , Inc , Win mark Corporation , Zimiez , Inc

The CEO of Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc is Edward W . Stack who is also the chairman of the board he has been an officer of the company since 1984 He is aged 52

He took over from his father Richard ODicko Stack when he retired from the company . Mr . Stack has been in the company on a full time basis in several positions including President , Store Manager and Merchandise Manager

He earns a in which 201 ,000 have been exercised worth 9 ,531 ,420

William J . Colombo is the President , Chief Operating Officer and Director of the company . He is aged 51

Mr . Colombo became President and COO in 2002 . He served as President of disports .comLLC a subsidiary of Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc . from late 1998 to 2000

From 1995 to 1998 , he was Chief Operating Officer and an Executive vice President

Before joining the company he was with J .C Penney Company Inc (a NYSE listed company ) from 1977-1988

He is also a Director of Gibraltar Industries (listed on NASDAQ

He earns 1 ,865 , 259 ,259 with exercisable options of 300 ,000 worth 13 ,917 ,152

Dick 's Sporting Goods , Inc , top management

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