Copeland’s Sports in Westwood will be closing today, to be
replaced by CVS Pharmacy in the near future.
Though there are no clearance sales as students may have hoped,
a lot of merchandise has been discounted between 30 and 50 percent,
said Sales Manager Javier Sanchez.
CVS Pharmacy purchased the property from Westwood property
moguls Madison Marquette in September, and has been negotiating
with Copeland’s Sports to buyout their contract, which was
set to expire in July 2004.
Copeland’s Sports in Ackerman Union will remain in
business, and could benefit from the Westwood Boulevard
location’s closure.
The Westwood store’s closure will allow the Ackerman
location to expand its array of merchandise, which is currently
limited in comparison to the larger Village location.
“It will probably help our sales,” said Sales
Manager Michael Reeves of the Copeland’s Sports in
Ackerman.
Though Village shoppers would’ve liked to see a clearance
sale this week, Copeland’s Sports is in no rush to rid
themselves of merchandise; it will be distributed among any of its
sixty locations, Sanchez said.
Some student shoppers don’t think the closing of the
Westwood Copeland’s Sports will affect them.
“Why would I shop there? It’s the same stuff (as in
the Ackerman location),” said second-year English student
Scott Snider.