Editing Canadian Tire (section)

====Sporting goods====
In May 2011, Canadian Tire announced the purchase of [[Forzani Group]], a Canadian sporting goods retailer that operates various brands, including [[SportChek]], Atmosphere, Intersport, Hockey Experts, National Sports, Nevada Bob's Golf, S3, Sport Mart, Sports Experts, Tech Shop, Pro Hockey Life, and The Fitness Source.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-tire-to-buy-forzani-group-1.1014616 |title=Canadian Tire to buy Forzani Group |date=May 9, 2011 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512010028/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/05/09/canadian-tire-forzani-group.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2021, Canadian Tire announced the closure of all National Sports stores, citing a focus on efficiencies and core assets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/national-sports-stores-all-closing-despite-parent-company-canadian-tire-posting-phenomenal-q4-earnings-1.5314258 |title=National Sports stores all closing despite parent-company Canadian Tire posting 'phenomenal' Q4 earnings |date=February 18, 2021 |publisher=[[CTV News]] |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225160945/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/national-sports-stores-all-closing-despite-parent-company-canadian-tire-posting-phenomenal-q4-earnings-1.5314258 |url-status=live }}</ref>