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Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Dick’s) is a full-line sporting goods retailer that offers an assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear in a specialty store environment. As of February 2, 2008, the Company operated 340 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in 36 states, 79 Golf Galaxy stores in 29 states and 15 Chick’s Sporting Goods stores in California. Dick’s carry a variety of well-known brands, including Nike, North Face, Columbia, Adidas, TaylorMade, Callaway and Under Armour, as well as private label products, which are available only in its stores. On February 13, 2007, the Company acquired Golf Galaxy, Inc. (Golf Galaxy) by means of merger of its wholly owned subsidiary with and into Golf Galaxy. On November 30, 2007, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Chick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Chick’s).(Source: 10-K)