Big 5 Sporting Goods was founded in Hawthorne, California, by Marty Liff. The original name came from the year it was founded (1955) and that the first stores were 5 former Army/Navy surplus outlets. The company is now headquartered in El Segundo, California.
Today, the company has more than 420 stores and is one of the most popular sporting goods stores in the Western United States with gross profit in 2015 of $85.8 million.
Big 5 Sporting Goods offers a wide variety of products including athletic shoes, apparel, tennis, golf, ski, snowboard, general fitness, outdoor, bicycles, swimming apparel, games, and most types of safety equipment for sports such as helmets and knee or elbow guards.
The company is publicly traded on the NASDQ under the ticker symbol: BGFV
Big 5 Sporting GoodsBig 5 Sporting Goods was founded in Hawthorne, California, by Marty Liff. The original name came from the year it was founded (1955) and that the first stores were 5 former Army/Navy surplus outlets. The company is now headquartered in El Segundo, California.
Today, the company has more than 420 stores and is one of the most popular sporting goods stores in the Western United States with gross profit in 2015 of $85.8 million.
Big 5 Sporting Goods offers a wide variety of products including athletic shoes, apparel, tennis, golf, ski, snowboard, general fitness, outdoor, bicycles, swimming apparel, games, and most types of safety equipment for sports such as helmets and knee or elbow guards.
History
The company is publicly traded on the NASDQ under the ticker symbol: BGFV
This past Friday July 9th, 2021 I went to the Big 5 in Medford, Oregon to purchase a camp chef stove. It was 3:30 pm and as I was entering the doors I was confronted by a larger older gentleman in a dress shirt, and tie. He told me they were closed for a half hour so everyone could go to lunch. It was very inconvenient for me and I drove away a little mad. I’ve never seen a company close for lunch in the middle of the day. I purchased the stove at a competitor and paid more money for it. I assume you would want to know about the loss of business. Someone needs to learn how to schedule.
Stop sending me emails.
Staff at the Ukiah California store inadequate, I had a terrible experience there today and will not go back. I noticed I was the only customer in the store and am not surprised. Was told the delivery truck was late and one of the sales person had been up since 2 am in a kind of explanation of their rudeness , yet they were in a huddle doing nothing when I entered.
NHL Licensed Hockey Tanks by Bench Clearers
Sir or Ma’am,
My name is Roy Henson and I run sales for BenchClearers.com, a new hockey lifestyle apparel company. I would like to tell you a little about our product as well as our Wholesale business line as I think your store would benefit from and be an excellent place to sell our product. I’d like to follow up with a call this afternoon regarding the below info. Can you let me know when a good time is for a 10 min call? Thanks!
The Product:
Officially NHL Licensed “Hockey Tanks”. We’ve designed a hockey top that fans can wear during the offseason and partnered with an NHL licensed manufacturer to make them exclusively for us.
These are 100% light-weight Polyester, durable, machine-safe, licensed, and extremely comfortable. They’re perfect to wear to the beach, BBQ, gym, park, or anywhere the sun is out. We just opened in July and currently have all NHL teams available.
After researching sport merchandise stores in your area, we think yours stands out as the best and would be a great fit for our Wholesale program. We recently launched this line specifically for retailers like you and after experiencing rapid growth and raving reviews in our first month of being open, we would like to discuss how to partner together and bring this success to you. Here are some quick details on the program:
As a Retail Wholesaler, you will have sitewide access to:
$35.75/each Tank (MSRP: $65)
Order Details:
10 Tank Minimum(Mixing teams is OK)
$35 Flat Shipping Fee
Discount Applied in Cart and Payment Checkout
You can find more info on the wholesale program here: benchclearers.com/pages/wholesale.
Thanks for the time and I’m looking forward to talking with you more about this opportunity!
Roy Henson
270-779-3105
BenchClearers.com
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to big 5 sporting goods i had fun working at store 18 and got a great chance to do sku and truck days at other stores beforew i got injuerd i have work the fred hall show now i am asking if you need help at the show this year thank you JAY
11-19-17
I have written several times before and haven’t received any correspondense.
Your Big 5 Sporting Goods at:
7250 Van Nuys Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91405
818-785-3773
is a nightmare. You can never keep a Manager at this location. The staff acts like they are doing you a favor by helping you. I went today to buy women athletic shoes.
First there was one sales representative. More customers came into the shoe department, as we were simply handed a shoe box of only one choice of shoe, and I think Aliens abducted all three sales staff. I was so upset I almost walked out. Several of us tried to find help. Then three of them came at once. Your Tampa street Big 5 in
Reseda, has very friendly staff who are smart enough to stay near you in the event you need another shoe.
Also, the layout in this Van Nuys store stinks, why do you have jackets by the front entrance, that makes your store seems smaller? Put then to the side. This store is not my favorite, but close to home. Please take time to consider this nightmare!
Thank you,]
Lynne
i would like to thank Jessica in customer service,And Wayne at the store in Las Vegas nv for excellent customer service!i love your Brand and Leadership these two people are a asset to your organization.
BEWARE!! If you are interested in purchasing any brand new fresh out of the box firearm at big 5, think again! YOU will receive the display models that have been previously handled, cycled, and dry fired by indecisive customers!! and the worst thing is, they “big 5” won’t tell you the truth behind it! I will from first hand experience. I went to the Buena park store on 1/20/17 to purchase what I thought was a brand new escort mp tacstock 2 semiauto shotgun for a total of $507.70 I was helped by Robert benedict. He showed me the display model then put it BACK on the rack behind him. After my (10) day wait, I got the gun home and noticed some of the blue finish was rubbed off the front left blade that protects the sight. That can only occur when a firearm is being grabbed numerous times from the rifle rack and put back. As you see rifles have a tendency to rub against each other especially on the tips of the barrel when they are leaning. I also found evidence of INTERNAL ware from customers working the action and pulling the trigger which can destroy the firing pin mechanism if a round is not chambered. I looked on the end of the gun box and found a very small sticker on the upper right hand corner that read: “display 2017” this really, really, angered me!! I was shown a display model then sold a display model!! you people had me believing this was a new purchase!! If I would have known, I wouldn’t be writing to you. A very underhanded thing to do to your die hard customers like myself. this should be a crime!! or maybe it is! I will have to research this practice much deeper. I will certainly inform all of my NRA brothers to NEVER purchase a thing from the sneaky deceptive associates at big 5.
Shame on you big 5!!
I bought a pair of hiking boots…less than 1 month ago.
I returned them today due to tread coming apart…wringled feet from water getting in
AND the Manager of the
Big 5 store
Arizona Ave & Warner Rd
Chandler, AZ
Said with a straight face, and I quote,
“There is NOTHING WE CAN DO, they are almost a month old.
I have been a customer for many years…so much for loyalty.
Took their JUNK SHOES & MY RECEIPT and left.
I will never buy from them again.
Robb Large
My experience with Big 5 Sporting Goods has been actually the pits I received the phone call today from your corporate office and the operator or the reception is as what she called herself again was so inconsiderate Jackie called me left me a message to return the call I tried to return the call the reception is transferred me and said I could leave a message there was no message machine so I hung up the phone and call back she goes sir I’m just a receptionist here there at lunch what do you want me to do oh my God what the hell is wrong with these people. Even the reception it at the corporate level is totally obnoxious now I can understand where it comes from all the way down from corporate to the employees working in stores definitely have an attitude.. and for more information and pictures please go to the Yelp website
I am very dissatisfied with your company. I have been trying to order some boots that are advertised in your ad. I can’t get your online web site to work. I have called the number on your web site and left a message and no one has called me back. If this is how you run your company I will take my business some where else.
I work for a small non profit run by a wonderful man who is 79 years old. this man who takes the homeless and people who have problems and takes them off the street, gives them a good place to live and puts them to work.
We all work hard taking condemned properties rehab them by hard work, making them fit to live and helping people with no hope giving them dignity a job a home restoring them to feel self worth and hope..
Problem:
My wonderful boss, bought a pair of water proof shoes for me and also for him.at Big 5
..I was embarrased to let him know they didnt last 3 to 4 months, I finally told him and he told me his feet were totally soaked just like my feet were.
I called the Big 5 store in Marysville, wa 98270 and talked to a manager explained this to him…
He refused to make this Right!!!
I am very disappointed in Big 5 the way this was handled having always been a customer and the brash and rudeness I will find another popular sporting goods store if this doesn’t get the right customer service response . This will be my last and final attempt to contact corporate to right this wrong. I have a large family in sports and law enforcement word will spread and keep spreading and public service they will never buy there again…
I sincerely hope this will be resolved.
Thank you
Carol Stewart
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Hi, I have sent a email few days ago, but I haven’t gotten any reply yet. I lost the business card of Mr. Miller so I leave my message right here. Please contact me ASAP. Thank you
Br
Tim
Email: timlee at tosa.com.tw
Skype: tosa-timlee
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