EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, will announce second quarter fiscal 2008 financial results on Thursday, July 31, 2008, after the market close. The Company also will hold a conference call and audio webcast to discuss these results and provide additional comments and details.
The conference call and audio webcast is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. EDT) on July 31, 2008. The webcast also will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.big5sportinggoods.com. The call will be archived and accessible on the same website for 30 days following the call. Visitors to the website should select the "Investor Relations" link to access the webcast.
About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 369 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.
SOURCE Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
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/CONTACT: Barry Emerson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, +1-310-536-0611; or John Mills, Senior
Managing Director of ICR, Inc., +1-310-954-1105, for Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation/
/Web site: http://www.big5sportinggoods.com /
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CO: Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
ST: California
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