Al’s Sporting Goods in Logan is expanding its retail footprint by adding a second location in the Provo-Orem area. The store is expected to open by early fall.
Al’s is a locally owned company known for selling all of kinds of sporting and outdoor gear. The company’s first location outside Cache Valley will be a 40,000-square-foot location with 70 employees at University Place, 575 E. University Parkway, Orem — a mixed-use development with retail, office space and housing. The announcement was made by Woodbury Corporation, the owner of University Place, in a news release earlier this week.
Al’s Owner Kris Larsen said he is excited about the idea of adding a second retail location.
“For a few years now, we’ve been pretty aggressively looking at locations all along the Wasatch Front for a good opportunity for our second location,” Larsen said. “If you’re going to define the heart of the watermelon of Utah, we look at Utah County and some of that area. It’s really prime real estate for sporting goods.”
Larsen cited the Orem-Provo area’s geography, demographics and the fact that it’s near both high school and college students. Utah Valley University is in Orem and Brigham Young University is in Provo….