By: Anthony Harris and John Robertson

What do these companies do?  Sell sports apparel and equipment.

 Sports Authority was founded in 1928 as Gart Spots then in 1987 as Sports Authority. It was built to provide sports wear for athletes.  Academy Sports + Outdoors was founded in 1938 by Max Gochman and was originally made to support the military

Employees and Locations  Sports Authority has 14,250 locations and employees.  Academy sports and outdoors is located mostly in southern region and has employees and 115 job titles.

Products  The products are Nike, Under Armor, and Adidas. Camping and outdoors, apparel, electronics, and sports equipment.

Stores Position  An entry level position is a stocker and a senior position is a manager.

Salary  At Spots Authority an entry level makes $9.61.  At Academy Sports an entry level position makes $8.38.

Benefits  Employee Discount, 401k Plan, and Heath Insurance.

Owners  Leonard Green and Partners are the owners of Sports Authority.  David Gochman and Gochman family owner of Academy Sport + Outdoors

Questions  Are there stores in other counties?  Are they hiring?

Work Cited  Sports Authority Website  Academy Spots Website