Big 5 Sporting Goods
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| Publicly owned corporation | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: BGFV |
| Industry | sporting goods and outdoor gear |
| Founded | 1955 (founded by Maury Liff, original home office Hawthorne, CA) |
| Headquarters | El Segundo, CA, California, United States |
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Number of locations
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420[1] |
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Key people
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Steven G. Miller, CEO |
| Revenue |  US$897M (FY 2011)[2] |
| US$34.2M (FY 2011)[2] |
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| US$20.6M (FY 2011)[2] |
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| Total assets | US$392M (FY 2011)[3] |
| Total equity | US$151M (FY 2011)[3] |
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Number of employees
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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, Oklahoma (locations now closed), 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.
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- ↑ Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
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