sentences:  The result has been that it has never had to close one of its new stores, all of which have been profitable since their first day of operation.In 1995 David Gochman, the founder's son, joined Academy on a full-time basis.By that time his father, then 65, had built Academy into a $350 million retail chain and was ready to turn control of the business over to his 30-year-old son.