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Area Dick's Sporting Goods Store Closes Abruptly
An area Dick's Sporting Goods store has closed without warning.

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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