Sports Authority Inc. plans to close its stores, including three in Snohomish County, if the struggling retailer can’t find a buyer in the coming weeks, according to news reports.
The Colorado-based company has 15 stores in Washington, including in Lynnwood, Everett and Lake Stevens.
The company is contending with sliding sales and mounting debt. It missed a debt payment in January and was expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Sport Authority reportedly has been in talks with rival big-box chains Dick’s Sporting Good and Modell’s Sporting Goods. Dick’s has five Washington locations. Modell’s is based on the East Coast with stores between Virginia and New Hampshire.
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