Al’s Sporting Goods has found a second home at University Place.
The four-generation sporting goods store — which took over the former Sports Authority location on the northeast side of University Place — had been searching for a location to open a second store along the Wasatch Front when Woodbury Corporations approached them about opening a store at University Place.
“We found that the demographic of Orem is so much of what we’re used to in Logan: big families, sort of the same seasons and same sports,” said Kris Larsen, president and CEO of Al’s sporting Goods. “It was a perfect fit. A lot of our employees don’t want to work on Sunday and this mall is not open on Sunday. We love that. Plus, the people down here are as friendly as you’ll find on earth. And all of these college kids, what a great treasure trove of employees. The fact that we got bookmarked by RC Willey and Costco was a big plus.”
Al’s Sporting Goods was founded in Logan, Utah in 1921 by Alvin Moroni Larsen, Kris Larsen’s grandfather. While the store started as a bicycle shop, it grew to include bike repairs, lawnmower repairs, and was the town’s only locksmith and gunsmith shop. . . .