BSN Sports has completed the acquisition of Judge Little Company, Inc.,
based in Meridian, MS. Judge Little, a family owned and operated company
since 1946, is a leading distributor of team apparel and equipment in
the state of Mississippi. Prior to this acquisition Judge Little was a
member of the Sports Inc. buying group.
“Judge Little is the premiere team distributor in Mississippi and we
are proud to bring Judge and the rest of the team aboard”, said Adam
Blumenfeld, the company’s chairman and CEO. “The Company has deep roots
in Jackson, Tupelo, Meridian and beyond. We plan to add value to their
existing relationships and expand the operation to new frontiers."
Tommy
Little remarked: “As hard as it is for a family business that's been
around for 70 years to make changes, we as owners of Judge Little Co.
feel like the timing is right to let BSN Sports take what we've created
and run with it. Judge Little Co. was built on the backs of great
people like Jim Bayles, Lefty Rawlings, Jack Parker, Walker Rawlings, Jo
Smithey, and Scott McMullin just to name a few.
These men, and others,
served the great people of Mississippi with joy. Judge, David, and I
think BSN Sports is ahead of the curve on industry trends, and we think
our salespeople will thrive using their proven structure, professional
approach, and technology. I'm excited our salespeople will now carry a
better, deeper bag of product of apparel and equipment into their
accounts, and continue to deepen relationships with schools and leagues
throughout Mississippi and beyond.”
Blumenfeld concluded: “Our
acquisitions are comprised of three basic ingredients: Great People.
Great People. And Great People. With Judge Little, Olympia, and ETSC
we’ve inherited highly talented individuals from three of the finest
organizations in the South. We are grateful to Tommy Little, Coach
Joiner, and Paul Reynolds for running such strong companies and
entrusting us with their future. While we’ve been pretty busy these past
30 days, I see us in just the second or third inning of the game.
We
are committed to finding companies and salesmen with a passion for not
just selling sporting goods, but truly surprising and delighting their
clients; creating a real WOW experience, and being part of something
much bigger than themselves. I believe BSN’s 1000 teammates share a
common desire to go beyond what’s expected, and serve in a way that has a
lifelong impact on the spirit and pride of our schools; their coaches,
and the 55 million school-aged athletes in their care. If you’d like to
join our mission, and the fastest growing employee-owned organization in
sports, contact Tevis Martin at tmartin@bsnsports.com or Bob Dickman at
bdickman@bsnsports.com."
All of this would be impossible
without the tireless efforts of Tevis Martin, our Executive Vice
President; Bob Dickman – Director of Acquisitions; Michael Caravati –
Director of Recruiting, and the numerous support and transition teams
that make it all happen without missing a beat. We have recently added
valuable team-mates across the USA, including Texas, Kentucky, Colorado,
Oklahoma, California, Mississippi, West Virginia, Ohio, New York,
Florida and Tennessee. We will continue to seek out partners that share
our values and have a passion for building lifelong relationships with
customers.
BSN Sports is the nation’s leading marketer and
distributor of sporting goods equipment and apparel. The company has
more than 400 sales professionals serving local communities, supported
by a network of 70 territory managers; more than 3.0 million catalogs
and a family of websites focused on enriching the experience of sports
and physical education in more than 150,000 institutions nationwide.
On
June 26, 2013 BSN Sports merged with Herff Jones, a leading supplier of
class rings; caps and gowns; yearbooks and cheerleading products and
competitions. Collectively the Enterprise now sports more than 1400
sales professionals serving schools in local communities. Herff Jones,
headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the nation’s oldest
employee-owned organizations.
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