During 50 new trade-in events in 2022, DICK'S
athletes can resell their used sports gear and receive a DICK'S
e-gift card instantly for the value of their gear
DICK'S athletes can expect to find even more
SidelineSwap events in 2023
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods and
SidelineSwap, the world's largest online marketplace for new and
used sporting goods, are expanding their partnership to offer a
series of 50 new trade-in events in seven states through the end of
2022. DICK'S Sporting Goods and SidelineSwap have previously held
10 successful trade-in events at four DICK'S locations.
At trade-in events, athletes can exchange their used sports gear
and receive DICK'S gift cards to use towards their next purchase.
Athletes also have the option to donate all or a portion of their
trade-in value to select local sports organizations. Items that do
not qualify for trade-in can be donated or recycled
responsibly.
DICK'S athletes who attended the pilot trade-in events earlier
this year received $78 in gift cards,
on average, for their used gear and 100% of athletes surveyed
said they would be interested in reselling their used sports gear
at least once per year.
Specific DICK'S locations – in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio – and dates for upcoming events can be
found on https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/s/sports-trade-in. The
partnership will expand to additional markets in 2023.
According to Brendan Candon, CEO
of SidelineSwap, "We're excited to expand our resale partnership
with DICK'S Sporting Goods. In a recent survey conducted by
BBMG1, 62% of consumers surveyed said that brands could
do more to help them participate in recommerce, so it's great to
see DICK'S giving more of their athletes a quick and easy way to
participate in the circular economy."
"We love that gear finds a second life on SidelineSwap's resale
marketplace and that more equipment stays on playing fields and out
of landfills," said Peter Land,
Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at DICK'S Sporting
Goods. "Expanding our partnership with SidelineSwap to include more
locations makes so much sense."
DICK'S Sporting Goods athletes who attend trade-in events at
select DICK'S locations can simply bring their used gear to the
event and it will be evaluated by SidelineSwap buying experts using
SidelineSwap's proprietary trade-in software and value guide.
To date, SidelineSwap has helped more than one million athletes
trade in and resell their used gear and is part of the larger
global resale movement. U.S. households are sitting on 23.6 billion
unused items worth $580 billion, and
used sports gear accounts for approximately $20 billion of these unused items.
About SidelineSwap:
SidelineSwap - the world's largest online marketplace for
sporting goods - makes it easy for athletes, fans and sports
families to safely buy and sell their gear. Founded in 2015,
SidelineSwap has enabled athletes to earn more than $100,000,000 to date by reselling the extra gear
they have at home. Buyers can expect to find great value on a wide
range of inventory across all sports, and sellers can quickly &
easily turn their used sporting goods into cash or shopping credit.
SidelineSwap was one of the fastest growing marketplaces on
Andreessen Horowitz's A16z Top 100 marketplace list for 2020.
Contacts: SidelineSwap Doug Smith, 774-213-1563,
doug@sidelineswap.com
About DICK'S Sporting
Goods:
DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and
excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their
dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer
serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S
Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands,
Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through
the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House
of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as
GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling,
communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.
Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has
been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its
Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support
under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter
program and other community-based initiatives. Additional
information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability
efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com,
investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
CONTACTS: Amanda Bonzo, DICK'S
Sporting Goods, amanda.bonzo@dcsg.com
1 Recurate & BBMG, 2022; US and Canada 1"How much do you agree or disagree
with the following statement? "I think brands could do more to help
me [buy/sell] secondhand items.'"
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