Big 5 Sporting Goods
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 336 stores in 10 western states. Steven G. Miller is the Chairman, President, and CEO.
The Big 5 name is derived from its start as five California located army-navy surplus stores in the 1950s. For the 2004 fiscal year, Big 5 had $778.9 million in sales.
In 1988, Sportswest and Sportsland were acquired from Pay 'n Save.
Main competitors based in the United States include the for-profit national and regional stores Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Eastern Mountain Sports, Gander Mountain, Sierra Trading Post, Sport Chalet, and Sportman's Warehouse, as well as national sporting goods retailers such as R.E.I., and Dick's Sporting Goods, web retailers such as Moosejaw.com, Altrec.com and Backcountry.com, and a host of local independent retailers.
"We get you ready to play." - Big 5 Motto
