EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2008--Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq:BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, announced today that Steven G. Miller, the Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Barry D. Emerson, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 10th Annual ICR XChange Conference, to be held January 16-17, 2008, at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California.
The Big 5 Sporting Goods investor presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at 9:40 a.m. PT. The presentation will be webcast live and archived online on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.big5sportinggoods.com for 30 days.
About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 363 stores in 11 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding and in-line skating.
CONTACT: Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Barry Emerson, 310-536-0611
Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc.
John Mills, 310-954-1105
Senior Managing Director
SOURCE: Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation