Big 5 Sporting Goods
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| Type | Consumers' cooperative |
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| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | California |
| Industry | sporting goods and outdoor gear |
| Website | big5sportinggoods.com |
Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 366 stores in eleven 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 $769.9 million in sales.
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.
