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| Business World Magazine |
November 2012
MEMBERS
NASGW represents 430 corporate mem-
bers. They provide for more than 4,000 em-
ployees who supply sales, service and delivery
service in the U.S., Canada and internation-
ally. Wholesales members represent sales of
more than $3.2 billion annually of a variety
of sporting goods equipment and accesso-
ries.
The association also represents more
than 1,000 experienced and knowledgeable
salespeople who regularly call thousands of
retail outlets selling sporting goods to the
consumer. The industry as a whole accounts
for nearly four million square feet of ware-
house space throughout the U.S. and Can-
ada, and association wholesaler members
have a capital investment inventory of over
$500-million.
Most of the NASGW member base