Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports both sell sporting goods, but Dick’s has the higher quality and a larger variety. Each store has their ups and downs in different areas. Dick’s has a smaller outdoor apartment while Academy Sports loses out on the golf and shoe department. At Dick’s they even have services that relate to customers including: stringing tennis rackets, drilling bowling balls, and even golfing lessons. Aside from the goods and services, the employment at the two stores is very different. At Academy Sports you have a sales team, but at Dick’s you have qualified professionals. For example, Dick’s has a trainer and golf pro in the store at all times, so when you are getting the right supplies you are also getting educated. Back in Nashville my dad and I were trying out some new putters. We were curious to see how well Dick’s golf section was so we tried it out. We were expecting it to be fairly poor compared to other stores like Golf Galaxy. To our surprise it was pretty decent. They had a putting green, a computer driving system, and an actual golf pro. Not only did they have a wide selection to choose from, but we were educated on each individual putter and ended up buying from
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports both sell sporting goods, but Dick’s has the higher quality and a larger variety. Each store has their ups and downs in different areas. Dick’s has a smaller outdoor apartment while Academy Sports loses out on the golf and shoe department. At Dick’s they even have services that relate to customers including: stringing tennis rackets, drilling bowling balls, and even golfing lessons. Aside from the goods and services, the employment at the two stores is very different. At Academy Sports you have a sales team, but at Dick’s you have qualified professionals. For example, Dick’s has a trainer and golf pro in the store at all times, so when you are getting the right supplies you are also getting educated. Back in Nashville my dad and I were trying out some new putters. We were curious to see how well Dick’s golf section was so we tried it out. We were expecting it to be fairly poor compared to other stores like Golf Galaxy. To our surprise it was pretty decent. They had a putting green, a computer driving system, and an actual golf pro. Not only did they have a wide selection to choose from, but we were educated on each individual putter and ended up buying from