Sporting goods retail chain Sports Authority’s arrival to Puerto Rico coincides with a time of economic challenges for the island that also represent opportunities for a company that has been considering coming here for more than a decade.
Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority announced Thursday it will be hiring 200 people for the company’s two newest locations in Plaza Las Américas and Plaza Carolina, which are set to open in early April 2014.
Sports Authority, one of the largest full-line sporting goods retailers in the United States, announced Monday it will be hiring department managers for the company’s two newest locations in Plaza Las Américas and Plaza Carolina, which are set to open in early April 2014.
Sports Authority, one of the largest sporting goods retailers in the mainland, marked its entrance into the Puerto Rican market Thursday with the grand opening of its flagship store in Ponce.
“After 10 years of Act 247-2015 [Law for the Promotion of Reusable Bags and the Regulation of the Use of Plastic Bags], we must seriously examine whether public policy has produced the expected effects.
We need to see the full picture: protecting the environment, weighing costs for consumers and ensuring viability for retailers. Our duty is to consider amendments or new strategies that bring a fair and effective balance for Puerto Rico.”
— Sen. Nitza Morán, chairwoman, Puerto Rico Senate Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, Banking, Commerce, Insurance and Cooperativism
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