Mc Sports
Encyclopedia
MC Sports is an American retail sporting goods chain. The company strongly believes in something they call "T.O.C.S" Truly Outstanding Customer Service, this is very apparent the moment you step into the store. MC Sports was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan
in 1946. The chain operates more than eighty stores in the Midwestern United States
.
MC Sports switched its focus from just clothing, to sports equipment, footwear and apparel. At this time, MC Sports was one of the first sports stores with this wide assortment of products under one roof.
In the 1970s and 1980s, MC Sports purchased two sports chains; the Morrie Mages Sports chain of three stores located in Chicago, and the Browns Sporting Goods chain of 19 stores headquartered in Peoria, Illinois
.
Throughout the 1990s, continued growth was sustained as MC Sports entered markets in Kansas City, and others in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
MC Sports has over 80 stores in eight states across the Midwest.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
in 1946. The chain operates more than eighty stores in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
.
History
MC Sports began in 1946 as Michigan Clothiers in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was founded by a man named Silas Kok. At this time, men's clothing had shared the shelving spaces with military surplus items.MC Sports switched its focus from just clothing, to sports equipment, footwear and apparel. At this time, MC Sports was one of the first sports stores with this wide assortment of products under one roof.
In the 1970s and 1980s, MC Sports purchased two sports chains; the Morrie Mages Sports chain of three stores located in Chicago, and the Browns Sporting Goods chain of 19 stores headquartered in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
.
Throughout the 1990s, continued growth was sustained as MC Sports entered markets in Kansas City, and others in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
MC Sports has over 80 stores in eight states across the Midwest.