MC Sports

MC Sporting Goods

Type	Private Company
Industry	Retail
Founded	1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Headquarters	Grand Rapids, MI,[1]
Key people	Bruce Ullery (CEO) & (CFO)

MC Sports store, Oak Valley SC, Ann Arbor, MI

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Charitable Contributions

Every May, MC Sports promotes Miracle May; a month dedicated to helping West Michigan charities. Each week in the month of May, a specific vendor item is advertised. Portions of these sales, and the proceeds from sponsorships and other business are donated to the Children's Miracle Network for each featured item.^[3]

References

1. ^ [1]; MC Sports Web Site; retrieved July 14, 2008
2. ^ [2], MC Sports Corporate Web Site
3. ^ [3], MC Sports Corporate Web Site

External links

• Official site