It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference

By Ed Stack

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Money

Ed Stack, the longtime chief executive of Dick's Sporting Goods, tells how he turned his father's small bait-and-tackle shop into a national retailer. He describes near-bankruptcy, expansion and acquisitions, and his mistakes and lessons as a leader. Stack also explains his decision in 2018 to stop selling assault-style rifles after the Parkland school shooting, and what that stand cost and taught the company.

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