Golf Town takes on U.S. market

Golf Town, a national chain of Canadian golf stores with one located on Laird Drive, is taking on the U.S. market. Golf Town Inc is a big-box retailer with headquarters in Markham. It will open several golf superstores in Massachusetts this year as it expands into the U.S.. The company said it is making a $25 million investment and creating 200 jobs in the Boston area, with five stores opening next month and one more in the fall. Among Golf Town’s 55 locations in Canada is one at 147 Laird in the Smart Centre.