Sport Chek
Encyclopedia
Sport Chek is the largest Canadian retailers of sporting
clothing
, sports equipment
and equipment destroy
, with stores across Canada
(excluding Yukon
). Its parent company, the Forzani Group Ltd., operates stores under the following corporate and franchise banners: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, National Sports, Athletes World, Sports Experts
, Intersport
, Atmosphere (formerly Coast Mountain Sports), Tech Shop, Econosports, Pegasus
, Nevada Bob's Golf, Hockey Experts, The Fitness Source, and S3
.
In 2011, Canadian Tire
bought Forzani for $771 million, and has since embarked on a large scale brand restructuring.
Sporting
Sporting may refer to:*Sport, recreational games and play.It may also refer to a sporting club:*Sporting Clube de Portugal, a sports club from Lisbon, Portugal.*Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, a sports club from Beirut, Lebanon.*A.O...
clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, sports equipment
Sports equipment
Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for sport or exercise. Examples of sports equipment include:-Exercise equipment:Examples for exercise include swiss balls, weights, equipment for the gym...
and equipment destroy
Destroy
Destroy may refer to:* Destroy , Matter is not created and not destroyed.* Destroy , a 2004 album by Ektomorf* Destroy!, a Minneapolis Crust punk band...
, with stores across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(excluding Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
). Its parent company, the Forzani Group Ltd., operates stores under the following corporate and franchise banners: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, National Sports, Athletes World, Sports Experts
Sports Experts
Sports Experts is a major Canadian sports retailer franchise primarily located in Quebec, and part of the Forzani Group.Sports Experts was independently founded in 1967, but purchased by Provigo in 1981...
, Intersport
Intersport
The Intersport Group is an international sporting goods retailer. IIC-Intersport International Corporation is its purchasing division.The headquarters are located in the capital of Switzerland, Bern....
, Atmosphere (formerly Coast Mountain Sports), Tech Shop, Econosports, Pegasus
Pegasus
Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
, Nevada Bob's Golf, Hockey Experts, The Fitness Source, and S3
S3
-Airlines:* Santa Barbara Airlines IATA airline designator* S03, Ashland Municipal Airport FAA LID-Locomotives:* ALCO S-3, an American diesel switching locomotive* NER Class S3, a North Eastern Railway steam locomotive...
.
In 2011, Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
bought Forzani for $771 million, and has since embarked on a large scale brand restructuring.