Big 5 Sporting Goods
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| Company type | Publicly owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: BGFV | |
| Industry | sporting goods and outdoor gear |
| Founded | 1955 (founded by Maury Liff, original home office Hawthorne, CA) |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 420[1] |
Key people | Steven G. Miller, CEO |
| Revenue |  US$897M (FY 2011)[2] |
| US$34.2M (FY 2011)[2] | |
| US$20.6M (FY 2011)[2] | |
| Total assets | US$392M (FY 2011)[3] |
| Total equity | US$151M (FY 2011)[3] |
Number of employees | 9,500[4] |
| Website | big5sportinggoods.com |
Big 5 Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 420 stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.[5] Steven G. Miller is the Chairman, President, and CEO.
The Big 5 name is derived from its start in 1955 as five Army-Navy surplus stores in Southern California.
In 1988, Sportswest and Sportsland were acquired from Pay 'n Save.
A list of major competitors can be found on this list of sporting goods retailers of the United States.
References
- ^ Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results
- ^ a b c Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
- ^ a b Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
- ^ "Company Profile for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV)". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ Dow Jones Client Solutions (September 5, 2010). "Investor Relations Home". Big 5 Sporting Goods. Big 5 Sporting Goods, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
Big 5 is the leading sporting goods retailer in western United States, operating stores in 12 states.
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