Big 5 Has Outgrown its Name – Adds Store in Sahuarita

Rendering of Goodwill, Rubs and Big 5
Rendering of Goodwill, Rubs and Big 5

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Madera Marketplace in Sahuarita is located at the northeast corner of I-19 and Nogales Hwy and anchored by Walmart Supercenter, Walgreens, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Carl’s Jr. and a 99¢ Only store. Sahuarita Moore Worth, LLC of Texas, a developer for Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) recently purchased a 57,151 sq. ft. outpad at Madera Marketplace for[mepr-show rules=”58038″]$385,000 ($6.74 PSF) from WG Sahuarita Holdings, LLC an affiliate of Whirlygig Properties of Tucson (Barry Kitay and Lynn Taylor, principals).

A pad split was done for the Big 5 Sporting Goods store to build in conjunction with Goodwill and Rubs being built by Whirlygig on the same pad with a shared wall. The contractor, Bock Construction, broke ground last Wednesday and estimates completion to be in about 120 days, or November time frame.

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The company, that started out with five army surplus stores in California in 1955, thus the name “Big 5” has since outgrown its name. Big 5 is now one of America’s top retailers of name brand sporting goods and accessories. With 414 locations spread throughout 12 western states, this will be the first Big 5 in Sahuarita and the seventh for the Tucson region. Big 5 stores provide a full product line of traditional sporting goods, in a typical store size of approximately 11,000 sq.ft. for its stores. Its 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.

Dave Hammack and Brenna Lacey of Volk Company in Tucson represented the seller. Charlie Ogburn of Ogburn & Associates in Los Angeles represented the purchaser.

Taylor and Kitay can be reached at (520) 546-9003. Hammond and Lacy are at (520) 326-3200.[/mepr-show]