Academy Sports + Outdoors is not slowing down on its store opening strategy.

On Thursday, the Katy, Texas-based retailer said that it has opened three new locations in Boardman, Ohio; Beaufort, S.C.; and Virginia Beach, Va., so far this quarter. Eight more stores are set to open in the fall in Rome, Ga.; Cullman, Ala.; Mishawaka, Ind.; Lakeland, Fla.; Columbia, Tenn.; Albany, Ga.; Palestine, Tex.; and Batesville, Miss. In total, the new store openings will create more than 650 new jobs across 10 states.

In June, Academy also opened locations in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Midlothian, Va.; and Morgantown, W. Va. The new doors are in addition to the retailer’s first stores in Pennsylvania and Maryland during the first quarter. The company has plans to open a total of 20 to 25 new locatio

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