History
MC Sports began in 1946 as Michigan Clothiers in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 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. 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.
While some locations have closed due to the influx of big-box stores and larger chains such as Sports Authority, MC Sports still retains over 80 stores in eight states across the Midwest, filling a role in sporting goods similar to that played by Ace Hardware in hardware, where the company goal is to provide convenience and more personable experience than the mega-stores.
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