Galyan's

Galyan's Trading Company was an American sporting goods chain. It was founded in Plainfield, Indiana.

The store began in 1946 as a grocery store, founded by Albert and Naomi Galyan. By the 1960s, the Galyans began selling sporting goods instead.^[2] The chain was purchased in 1995 by The Limited.^[3][4][5] At the time the chain consisted of only five stores,^[6] but grew to 20 by 1999^[7] when The Limited sold 60% of the company to investment firm of Freeman, Spogli & Company.^[8][9] The company became a publicly traded company when it released its IPO on NASDAQ in 2001.^[10] Many of the stores featured rock climbing walls, golf simulators, and archery ranges.^{[11][12][13][1]}

By 2004, Galyan's had 47 stores in 21 states.^[1] That same year, the chain was acquired by Dick's Sporting Goods.^[14][15][16]

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