Big 5 Corp.
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Typepublicly owned corporation
Nasdaq: BGFV
S&P 600 Component
IndustrySporting Goods
Outdoor Gear
Founded1955 (1955) (founded by Maury Liff, original home office Hawthorne, CA)
Headquarters
El Segundo, California
,
United States
Number of locations
431[1]
Key people
Steven G. Miller (CEO)
RevenueIncreaseUS$1.02 billion (FY 2016)[2]
IncreaseUS$34.2M (FY 2011)[2]
IncreaseUS$20.6M (FY 2011)[2]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$392M (FY 2011)[3]
Total equityIncreaseUS$151M (FY 2011)[3]
Number of employees
9,500[4]
Websitebig5sportinggoods.com
Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Glendale, California (2007)

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.

Etymology

The name Big 5 is derived from the first five stores that were opened in California. Sportswest and Sportsland were acquired in May 1988 from Pay 'n Save subsequently. A list of major competitors can be found on this list of sporting goods retailers of the United States.

History

Big 5 was founded in September 1955 by Maurie I. Liff, Harry A. Liff and Robert W. Miller.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results
  2. 1 2 3 Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
  3. 1 2 Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
  4. ↑ "Company Profile for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV)". Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  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.
  6. ↑ 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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