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Sporting Life is a sporting goods retailer based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1979, it is a privately owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and the three co-founders, Patti Russell, David Russell and Brian McGrath. Fairfax bought a 75% share in the company in late 2011, with the founders retaining the remaining balance of shares.〔(Fairfax Announces Acquisition of Sporting Life ), Fairfax press release, 2011〕 Sporting Life sells footwear, apparel, and equipment catered towards runners, cyclers, skiers, snowboarders, and hikers. It has a large selection of outerwear, fleece, and coats from brands such as The North Face, Canada Goose, and Moncler. Sporting Life also carries a mix of high end and casual clothing brands, the most popular of which include Polo Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Michael Kors, Roxy, Nike, Hugo Boss and Lacoste. Sporting Life has four locations. Of those, the only store located outside of Toronto is in Collingwood, Ontario, situated near Blue Mountain.〔(About Us ), Sporting Life〕 A fifth store is set to open at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park in 2014. On June 25, 2013, Sporting Life bought Tommy & Lefebvre, an Ottawa-based sporting retailer. The staff at Tommy & Lefebvre's Bank Street location will move to Sporting Life's new store at Lansdowne Park.〔(Toronto's Sporting Life buys Ottawa's Tommy & Lefebvre ), CBC, 25 June 2013〕〔, ''Ottawa Citizen'', 26 June 2013〕 In Southcentre Mall, a location in Alberta, will open a location in 2016, it is also the first location outside Ontario. 〔(Release: Sporting Life set to open Calgary store ), Sporting Life News〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sporting Life (retailer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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