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Hibbett, Inc.
Company type Public
NasdaqHIBB
S&P 600 Component
IndustrySporting Goods Retailer
Founded1945
Headquarters Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Number of locations
1082 (April 2017) [1]
Key people
Michael E. Longo
(President and CEO)
Ben Knighten
(Vice President Operations)
Robert J. Volke
(CFO)
Jared Briskin
(Vice President Merchandise)
David Benck
(Vice President General Counsel)
ProductsSporting Goods
RevenueIncrease US$ $1.08 billion (2018) [2]
Increase US$118M (2015) [2]
Increase US$74M (2015) [2]
Total assetsIncrease US$452M (2015) [2]
Total equityIncrease US$325M (2015) [2]
Number of employees
3,200 full-time and 5,500 part-time (2015) [3]
Subsidiaries City Gear
Website http://www.hibbett.com/
A Hibbett Sports in Johns Creek, Georgia

Hibbett Sports, Inc. is an American publicly traded holding company for Hibbett Sporting Goods, a full line sporting goods retailer headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated approximately 1,096 retail stores, which include 900 Hibbett Sports stores, 179 City Gear stores, and 17 Sports Additions athletic shoe stores in 35 states. [1] Hibbett Sports, Inc. operates sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized markets, in the Southeast, Southwest and lower Midwest regions of the United States. States with the most stores are Georgia (97), Texas (97), and Alabama (90). Its stores offer a range of athletic equipment, footwear and apparel. The company's primary store format is the Hibbett Sports store, an approximately 5,000 square foot store located primarily in strip centers which are frequently influenced by a Wal-Mart store. [3]

History

In January 2015, Hibbett Sports reported net annual sales of US$913M on total assets of US$452M. [3]

In August 2017, the company announced the launch of its new e-commerce site, hibbett.com. The website includes product launch calendars, a store availability finder, and fit-finding technology. [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hibbett Sports, Inc. SEC Filing 10-Q April 2017". Stockpup.com. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hibbett Sports, Inc. financials".
  3. ^ a b c "Hibbett Sports, Inc. SEC Filing 10-K January 2015". Stockpup.com. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Hibbett Sports expects store sales to drop 10 percent; launching e-commerce site". AL.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Hibbett Sports retailer finally launches e-commerce site after brutal sales drop". USA TODAY. Retrieved 22 August 2017.