Shuttered sporting goods retailer back in business

The game is back on at City Sports Inc.



In 2015, the Boston-based sporting goods retailer filed for bankruptcy and closed its 26 stores. Shortly afterwards, two Wharton-trained brothers, Brent and Blake Sonnek-Schmelz, bought City Sports' intellectual property rights at a bankruptcy auction for $400,000.



Most recently, the company has begun selling merchandise on its website, reported Boston Business Journal. And it also plans to open stores in large cities including Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.



According to Boston Business Journal, the company said, "Our focus on serving the urban athlete remains as strong as it was in 1983 when two friends opened a small store on Massachusetts Ave.”