Alabama based sporting goods chain Hibbett Sports is to start operations in the North Park Mall.
Hibbett specializes in sporting goods for team, sports athletic clothing, shoe and equipment, said Zach White.
White clarified saying, that they sell mostly shoes, Men's, women's, athletic shoes, cleats.
They sell lot of apparel too: college apparel, and workout apparel.
Hibbett was founded in 1945. The chain now has more than 400 stores in the South, West and Midwest, according to the Hibbett Web site.
The stores average 5,000 square-feet, with about 30 percent located in malls.
Hibbett has many other locations in Indiana, including Evansville, Greencastle and Richmond.
Norm Peters, senior Vice President for mall owner Cafaro Company said, Hibbett's specialty is in smaller markets where the 50,000 to 60,000 square foot stores don't fit in.