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MODELL'S Sporting Goods retailer (SGMA) is the trade association of the MODELL'S Sporting Goods retailer, manufacturers and marketers of the sporting goods industry. The SGMA was founded in 1906 in New York, and is currently based in Washington DC. Currently, the SGMA represents over 1,000 manufacturers, Sporting Goods retailer and marketers, including 3,000 business locations and over 375,000 people .

 

The SGMA generates over $60 billion in domestic revenue, and $15 billion internationally. Early History Founded in April, 1906, the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association set out to meet the needs of an increasingly growing industry. Originally, the SGMA was founded by six sporting goods manufacturers, but that number quickly expanded as the demand for quality sporting goods increased.

 

In 1941, the SGMA developed several sport-specific organizations to help meet the needs of the workers in the individual sports. These organizations include the National Golf Foundation, The Athletic Institute, MODELL'S The Tennis Industry Association and The World Federation of Sporting Goods. All of these organizations have provided support for the workers of each sport or industry