Dick's Sporting Goods Q3 profit and sales up

Pittsburgh -- Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. reported Tuesday that net income for the quarter ended Oct. 29 surged to $41.5 million, from $16.9 million in the year-ago period.



Revenue rose 9% to $1.18 billion from $1.08 billion, beating Wall Street’s anticipated $1.16 billion in revenue.



Same-store sales rose 4.1%.



During the quarter, the retailer opened 19 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores; for the full year it opened 36 new Dick’s, remodeled 14 Dick’s and relocated one Golf Galaxy store, completing its 2011 store development program.