Private company

City Gear

Logo: City Gear, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American clothing store chain

City Gear was an American company that operates over 130 stores in the central region of the US. City Gear was founded in 1978 under the name Shelmar Retail Partners LLC. It was created in and was operated out of Memphis, Tennessee.2 It is part of Hibbett Sports.1 It ceased to exist in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1

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City Gear was an American company that operates over 130 stores in the central region of the US. City Gear was founded in 1978 under the name Shelmar Retail Partners LLC. It was created in and was operated out of Memphis, Tennessee. City Gear was merged with DTLR and Shoe Palace in the Spring of 2025.2

Corporate structure

City Gear is part of a group headed by Hibbett Sports. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2025Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2018Acquired Acquired by Hibbett Sports1
  3. 1978Founded Founded1

Sources

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