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Dick's Sporting Goods is opening its second store in Utah on Wednesday, but its big splash on Layton's business scene will come later this week.
The formal ribbon-cutting ceremony is Friday for the sporting goods retailer, the country's largest with 457 U.S. stores.
And then Jimmer Fredette will be there Saturday.
The former Brigham Young University All-American, drafted in the first round by the Sacramento Kings, will be greeting visitors from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the location in Layton Hills Mall, 1201 N. Hill Field Road.
Real Salt Lake will be represented by players Tony Beltran and Nat Borchers on Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m. Basketball shooting contests, prize drawings and other activities also are scheduled. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
"Dick's Sporting Goods is excited to become a member of the Layton community," said Lauren Hobart, the company's chief marketing officer. Dick's other Utah store is in The Gateway shopping center in Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake Tribune