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Area Dick's Sporting Goods Store Closes Abruptly

An area Dick's Sporting Goods store has closed without warning.

The Plainville Dick's Sporting Goods store closed this week and customers were directed to the Newington store.
The Plainville Dick's Sporting Goods store closed this week and customers were directed to the Newington store. (Dick's Sporting Goods)

SOUTHINGTON/PLAINVILLE, CT — The closest Dick's Sporting Goods store to the local market has closed without warning. That was the word via a voice message at the Plainville store this week. No reason was given for the closure and customers on Thursday were directed to the Newington store.

A call to Dick's media representatives was not immediately returned Thursday morning. A returned email from the same entity indicated that responses could take two days to process.

Dick's has several other outlets in Connecticut, including:

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  • Enfield
  • Manchester
  • Newington
  • Lisbon
  • Canton
  • Meriden
  • Waterford
  • North Haven
  • Waterbury
  • Milford

According to a company profile, Pittsburgh-based Dick's was operating 733 stores in the U.S. as of November.

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