Big 5 Sporting Goods

Big 5 Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 434 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.

Big 5 Sporting Goods, Inc.
TypePublicly owned corporation
NASDAQ: BGFV
S&P 600 Component
Industrysporting goods and outdoor gear
Founded1955 (1955) (founded by Maury Liff, original home office Hawthorne, CA)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
420[1]
Key people
Steven G. Miller, CEO
RevenueUS$1.02 billion (FY 2016)[2]
US$34.2M (FY 2011)[2]
US$20.6M (FY 2011)[2]
Total assetsUS$392M (FY 2011)[3]
Total equityUS$151M (FY 2011)[3]
Number of employees
9,500[4]
Websitebig5sportinggoods.com
Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Glendale, California

The name Big 5 is derived from the first five stores that were opened in California. In May 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

  1. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results
  2. Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
  3. Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
  4. "Company Profile for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV)". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. 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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