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Academy Sports and Outdoors to open in Victoria, Texas.

Byline: Thomas Doyle

Aug. 17--Academy Sports and Outdoors has signed a contingency lease to open a 75,000-square-foot store in Victoria across the street from the Wal-Mart SuperCenter, a company official confirmed Tuesday.

The company hopes to open in the summer of 2006, said Carl Main, director of advertising and promotions for the Katy-based firm. However, the lease is dependent upon the Texas Department of Transportation, he said.

"We are optimistic that it's going to happen," he said, but added he didn't have details about the specific issues. "We've been trying to get into the Victoria market for some time."

The developers, during a recent meeting with ...

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