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95 W. 3rd St. Luverne, AL 36049 AL Tel. 334-335-3311 Fax 334-335-6243 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.hicksinc.com
Employees:
70
Hicks may be in the sticks but they've got the supplies sporting goods retailers need. The company distributes marine, fishing, hunting, archery, and other outdoor products to retailers nationwide. Its bi-annual trade show draws more than a thousand retailers nationwide to look at boats, guns, fishing tackle, bows, arrows, and other outdoor goodies. The company carries some 30,000 items from 700 vendors and sells through a B2B site, as well. Hicks was founded in the early 1900s and has been family owned and run since. Third and fourth generation family members hold the chairman and CFO (John M. Wise) and president and CEO (John M. Wise, Jr.) positions.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2008:
Sales: $14.2M
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: John M. Wise Sr.
President: John Wise Jr.
Network Administrator and Webmaster: Stewart Thomas
Competitors:
AcuSport
Maurice Sporting Goods
RSR Group




