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Article: Wilson Sporting Goods Company
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Wilson Sporting Goods Company
8700 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago, Illinois 60631
U.S.A.
(773)714-6400
Fax:
(773) 708-3178
Web site:
http://www.wilsonsports.com
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Amer Group Ltd
.
Incorporated:
1913 as Ashland Manufacturing Company
Employees:
3,062
Sales:
$300 million (1997 est.)
SICs:
3949 Sporting & Athletic Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods Company has the largest market share in the sporting and athletic goods industry, with its strongest competitors such as Anthony Industries, Inc., Johnson Worldwide Associates, and Spalding & Evenflo far behind. Wilson Sporting Goods has maintained the lion
’
s share of the market throughout its history primarily because of its ...