▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Chicago ▁for ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁($ 5 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁dollars ). ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁company ▁operated ▁ 1 8 5 ▁traditional ▁stores , ▁one ▁Super ▁Sports ▁USA ▁store , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁Aber c rom bie ▁and ▁F itch ▁stores . ▁Ar ound ▁December ▁ 2 5 ▁that ▁year ▁it ▁stopped ▁its ▁proposed ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁sale ▁( of ▁which ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁could ▁be ▁in ▁bank notes ) ▁of ▁the ▁stores ▁to ▁an ▁invest or ▁group ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁chain ▁had ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sun ▁B elt . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁close ▁ 3 3 ▁stores . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁G art ▁Sports ▁Company ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁buy ▁O sh man ' s ▁for ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁c ash ▁and ▁stock ▁val ued ▁around ▁$ 8 2 ▁million . ▁In ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁it ▁merged ▁into ▁G SC ▁Ac quisition ▁Cor p ., ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁G art . ▁Many ▁of ▁O sh man ' s ▁stores ▁became ▁Sports ▁Author ity ▁stores ; ▁they ▁have ▁since ▁closed . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁affairs ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁company