Play It Again Sports franchises sell new and used sports and fitness equipment for children and adults. Stores also buy used equipment from customers.
$ 25,000
$90,000
237
1988
$ 400,000
$292,500 - $401,300
Minneapolis,MN
Brett D. Heffes
Love sports? Have a passion to be involved in your local sports scene? Why not make it your business? Play It Again Sports is the largest sporting goods retailer of new and quality used merchandise in North America. Ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Franchise 500, we offer our customers cash on the spot for their quality used sports gear and fitness equipment, and provide them significant savings on their sporting goods purchases for the new gear they need. Our stores are eco-friendly, community-focused and an important part of the fabric of their local sports scene. For parents with growing kids, we are the preferred sporting goods retailer for the value they seek and the quality merchandise they need. The stores range from 3,500 to 4,000 square feet and are in suburban centers and power strip malls. The franchise monitors secondary market trends and style changes so that the franchisees and their staff can focus on buying the right merchandise at the right price. The point of sale system has a built in pricing matrix, allowing the franchisees and their team to simply enter the items on a touch screen monitor to get a price quote for the customer. The stores pay cash on the spot to people who bring in quality used items purchased within the past couple of years. These items are then resold for 70% to 90% less than what the item would be new. No appointments are necessary for customers who wish to sell items, and they can sell all year round, no matter the season.
With a high level of brand awareness, Play It Again Sports is the #1 choice in sports resale franchises. We service the value-oriented customer who loves to find great merchandise at a great price. Our franchisees are sports fanatics and embrace their role in the community in serving their customers the best product at the best value with the best service in the industry. In addition: Despite the robust growth of Play It Again Sports, plenty of opportunities remain for new stores. The franchise website lists the cities/areas in each state that the company would like growth in. Winmark, the parent company for Play It Again Sports, offers extensive training and support to store owners in areas such as business planning, pricing, styles and trends, retail site selection, marketing and advertising, and field operations.
