Sports Experts Inc. is a major Canadian sports-retailer

franchise Franchise may refer to: Business and law * Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees * Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television p ...

primarily located in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. It is part of

FGL Sports FGL Sports Ltd. is a Canadian sporting goods retailer based in Calgary, Alberta. It operates under these corporate banners: ''Sport Chek'', ''Atmosphere'' (renamed from ''Coast Mountain Sports''), ''Sport Mart'' (all stores closed as of March 20 ...

(formerly The Forzani Group), itself part of the

Canadian Tire Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is a Canadian retail company which operates in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors. Its Canadian operations include: Canadian Tire (including Canadian Tire Petroleum gas stations a ...

group.

History

Sports Experts was founded in 1967. It was purchased by

Provigo Provigo is a grocery retailer based in Quebec, Canada, consisting of over 300 stores and franchises throughout the province. It operates a retailing chain of stores and distribution warehouses. It is owned by Loblaw Companies Limited. The chain ...

in December 1980. On February 5, 1985, Sports Experts, which at the time had 108 locations across Quebec and

The Maritimes The Maritimes, also called the Maritime provinces, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes had a population of 1,899,324 in 2021, which makes up 5.1% of Ca ...

, merged with Toronto-based Collegiate Arlington Sports, a sporting-goods chain of 44 stores in Quebec,

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

and

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. The merger went in effect in April 1985 and the combined company took on the name Sports Experts Inc. The Arlington locations initially continued under their namesake but had all been converted to the Sports Experts banner by 1986. In 1994, Provigo sold Sports Experts to the Forzani Group. The Forzani Group has since been acquired by

in 2011.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Retail companies established in 1967 1967 establishments in Quebec Canadian brands Canadian Tire Sporting goods retailers of Canada

History

See also

References

External links