US-based omni-channel sporting goods retailer Dick's Sporting Goods has announced plans to open three new stores in Jensen Beach, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; and Fresno, California.

The retailer will have a total of 685 locations in the country following the opening of these newly announced stores.

The Jensen Beach location will be Dick's 37th in Florida, while the Phoenix location will be the ninth one in Arizona.

Dick's Fresno store will be the 49th to open in California. These openings are scheduled between 24 and 26 March.

Dick's Sporting Goods executive vice-president and chief marketing officer Lauren Hobart said: "Connecting to our customers and being part of the communities where they live, work and play is extremely important to us.

"We're excited for the opening of our new stores in Jensen Beach, Phoenix and Fresno and look forward to expanding our exclusive offering of products and in-store services to these markets that have a rich history of great sports and outdoor traditions."

"We look forward to expanding our exclusive offering of products and in-store services to these markets that have a rich history of great sports and outdoor traditions."

The new stores have created more than 250 total jobs in their local communities.

Dick's also announced the opening of two new stores in Norwalk, Connecticut and Sunnyvale, California earlier this month.

The Norwalk location is the 12th Dick's store in Connecticut, while the Sunnyvale location is the 47th store in California.

Dick's offers a range of sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories.

The company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores, as well as Dick's Team Sports HQ.