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{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SportchekSport-Chek International 2000 Ltd.
| trade_name = Sport Chek
| logo = SportChek logo.svg
| image = SportChekFairviewMallEdmonton (21374474908).JPGjpg
| image_caption = The Sport Chek/Atmosphere at the [[FairviewWest Edmonton Mall]] in [[TorontoEdmonton]], Ontario[[Alberta]] in 20132015
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = 1999
| location = [[Calgary, Alberta]]
| location_country = Canada
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| area_served = Canada
| founder =
| parent = [[FGL Sports (1991–2011)<br> [[Canadian Tire]] (2011–present)
| owner = [[Canadian Tire]]
| key_people = Stephen Brinkley (president)
| products =
| homepage = {{url|https://www.sportchek.ca}}
}}
[[File:SportChekPromenade.JPG|thumb|A Sport Chek store in [[Promenade (shopping centre)|The Promenade Shopping Centre, Thornhill, Ontario]] with a very rare sign, without the red check. This is now closed and replaced by Designer Row Express]]
'''Sport-Chek International 2000 Ltd.''' ([[doing business as]] '''Sport Chek''') is the largest Canadian retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, with 191 stores throughout Canada as of 2020. It is the only national big box sporting goods retailer in Canada, although it is absent in the [[Northwest Territories]] and [[Nunavut]], while [[Quebec]] and [[Yukon]] are served by its sister brand [[Sports Experts]] instead. Its parent company, [[FGL Sports]], also owns over a dozen sporting brands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fglsports.com/fglprofile.html |title=Sport Chek |website=FGL Sports |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2011, [[Canadian Tire]] bought out full corporate ownership stakes of Sport Chek's parent company, [[FGL Sports]] (then known as Forzani), for $771 million, and has since embarked on a large scale brand restructuring.▼
In 1999, a ''Sport Supercenter'' flagship store was opened on the top level of the [[Londonderry Mall]], replacing an existing [[Walmart Canada|Walmart]] store. In 2014, the Londonderry Mall store relocated to Manning Town Centre, and was replaced by [[La Maison Simons|Simons]] in 2017. There was a second one in [[Place d'Orléans]], but it was converted to Sport Chek/Nevada's Bob Golf in 2012. {{Why|reason=Relevance|date=May 2019}}
 
New SportChekSport Chek stores with Samsung OLED screens, tablets, and high tech were opened at [[West Edmonton Mall]] in 2014, Square One and Yorkdale in 2015, and a flagship SportChek/Atmosphere opened in [[Sherway Gardens]] in the GTA in July 2016.<ref>▼
▲In 2011, [[Canadian Tire]] bought Sport Chek's parent company, [[FGL Sports]] (then known as Forzani), for $771 million, and has since embarked on a large scale brand restructuring.
 
▲New SportChek stores with Samsung OLED screens, tablets, and high tech were opened at [[West Edmonton Mall]] in 2014, Square One and Yorkdale in 2015, and a flagship SportChek/Atmosphere opened in [[Sherway Gardens]] in the GTA in July 2016.<ref>
[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2011-05-09/article-2491564/Canadian-Tire-buys-Sport-Chek-Athletes-World-owner/1 ''Canadian Tire buys Sport Chek, Athletes World owner'', The Guardian, 9-May-2011]</ref> {{Why|reason=Relevance|date=May 2019}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" heights="150">
File:Edmonton (21374474908).jpg|The Sport Chek at [[West Edmonton Mall]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], opened in 2014 (this picture is from 2015)
Sport Chek in Square One Mississauga interior 2022.jpg|Sport Chek at [[Square One Shopping Centre]], Mississauga
Sport Chek Atmosphere Sherway Gardens 2021.jpg|Sport Chek Atmosphere at [[Sherway Gardens]] in Toronto, Ontario
SportChek - Scarborough TC.jpg|A Sport Chek store at the [[Scarborough Town Centre]] in Toronto, Ontario. This is now closed and replaced with a [[Forever 21]]
</gallery>
 
==See also==
* [[FGLCanadian SportsTire]] – Parent(Current Companyparent company)
* [[Canadian Tire]] – Parent Company
* [[Sports Experts]] – equivalent in Quebec
* [[Mark's]] (formerly Mark's Work Wearhouse) – another unit of [[Canadian Tire]]
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