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. Despite its name, the retailer has no association with Field & Stream magazine, the seminal outdoor publication, founded in 1895. 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]The company is in no way related to the famous magazine of the same name, and has no corporate history before 2012. The "1871" reference is meant to suggest that the company was founded over 100 years ago.

For other uses, see Field & Stream (disambiguation).
Field & Stream
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedAugust 16, 2013 (2013-08-16)
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
HeadquartersCoraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Number of locations
26 (June 2020)[1]
Area served
United States
ProductsHunting, fishing, and outdoor merchandise
ParentDick's Sporting Goods
(2013–present)
Websitewww.fieldandstreamshop.com

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.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6] Later in the month, the store began selling AR-15 semi-automatic rifles,[7] ending the chain's 2012 self-imposed suspension of sales of certain semi-automatic firearms following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[8]

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,[9] and Crescent Springs, Kentucky.[4] 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.[10] As of 2020, the chain has opened 26 stores across the United States, including stores as far west as Texas and Oregon. [2]

In October 2019, the Utah based company Sportsman's Warehouse acquired eight Field & Stream stores.[11] In March 2020, the company acquired two additional stores.[12]

Controversy

On February 28, 2018, in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Field & Stream announced that it will no longer sell assault-style rifles, also known as modern sporting rifles; and it will no longer sell high-capacity magazines. Field & Stream said it would no longer sell firearms to anyone under the age of 21. Field & Stream said it has never, and will never, sell bump fire stocks that allow a person to modify a semi-automatic firearm to fire more rapidly.[13]

References
  1. "Stores". Field & Stream. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  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. Lindeman, Teres F. (August 14, 2014). "Field & Stream store gears up for grand opening in Cranberry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
  5. "Duck Dynasty Star pops by for western PA couples camouflage wedding". The Associated Press. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Candiotti, Susan (December 18, 2012). "Sporting goods chain suspends sale of certain semi-automatic after shooting". CNN. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
  9. "Field & Stream store planned for the Altoona area". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
  10. Field & Stream (September 29, 2014). "Field & Stream Specialty Store to Open October 10th in Miamisburg, OH". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. "Media Statements". Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. February 28, 2018.
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