Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw its fourth quarter end in line with the overall annual trend in sales. For the fiscal fourth quarter, sales increased 7.1% to $234.5 million from $218.9 million last year. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the quarter, representing the company's 44th consecutive quarter of positive same store sales comparisons.
For the full fiscal year, net sales increased 7.7%, to $876.8 million from $814.0 million last year, while same store sales increased 4.0%.
