National athletic retailer Hibbett Sports, Inc. opened its newest store in Kutztown. The new store opened at 45 Constitution Blvd. in Village Square on Friday, Aug. 28 and will employ approximately eight full and part-time team members.
Announcing the opening, Jeff Rosenthal, President and CEO of Hibbett Sports, Inc. said, “This convenient new location is a win-win for our company and the Kutztown community. We are very excited to serve the customers in this area.”
Hibbett Sports stocks a large selection of athletic footwear, athletic apparel and team athletic equipment. “With the buying power of a national company, we offer our customers the convenience of buying the best in sports, right in their own neighborhoods,” said Rosenthal, “and we extensively train our employees to make sure they can provide superior service to our customers.”
“We research the markets we enter to learn what the customers of that area want from an athletic retail store,” added Rosenthal. “We constantly update our merchandise assortment to offer the latest in product technology, performance and fashion so that we can meet the diverse needs of our customers’ active lifestyles.”
Hibbett Sports also offers a valuable customer loyalty program, the Hibbett Sports MVP Rewards program. “Our customers in Kutztown can go online to www.hibbett.com today and sign up for the program to start earning points with their very first purchases,” said Rosenthal. Customers can also find Hibbett Sports on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@HibbettSports).
Pennsylvania, the target of the Company’s expansion for several years, is now home to seven Hibbett Sports locations. Of those stores, Greenville was the first to open in 2013.
In business since 1945, Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: HIBB) and its subsidiaries operate over 1,000 premium athletic retail stores in small to mid-sized markets, predominantly in the South, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States. The Company’s primary retail format is a 5,000 square-foot store located in strip centers and enclosed malls. Each store typically lies within 150 miles of another store location.
