SAN DIEGO, April 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Execute Sports, Inc. (OTCBB:EXCS) announced today that it has received a test order for its vests from Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq:BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer.
Geno Apicella, Execute's VP of Watersports Chain Store Sales, commented that, "The test order further validates that our vests, wetsuits and rash guards are on point with our customers from a price, quality and delivery perspective, and we are pleased to add a customer the quality of Big 5 to our growing roster of accounts." Apicella further noted that, "The test is being run in approximately 50 of Big 5's leading water sports locations."
More than 325 Big 5 stores are located in 10 states, and in the past month, Execute Sports has announced test orders in Marine Max (NYSE:HZO) and Boater's World.
About Execute Sports, Inc.
Based in San Clemente, California, Execute Sports, Inc. develops performance products including wetsuits, vests, rash guards, snowboards, wake skates, bindings, bags and apparel for the action sports industry. The Company's brands include Execute Wetsuits, Academy Snowboards, Kampus Wakeskates and Kampus Shoes, Execute Moto Graphics, Collective Development Bindings and Collective Development Bags. In addition, Execute has an exclusive worldwide license to design, produce and distribute EagleRider apparel through EagleRider's 35 franchises and through the Company's eCommerce site, http://www.eagleridergear.com. For more information, go to http://www.executesports.com and http://www.academysnowboards.com.
About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the United States, operating 324 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's 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.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include expectations regarding the ability of the company to continue its growth and the financial performance thereafter. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this release. These risks include the ability to accomplish goals and strategies, anticipated revenue enhancements, general economic conditions and the level of consumer spending, and numerous other factors identified in the Company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.