Big Top Banners Products Available at Academy Sports & Outdoors

Big Top Banners, Inc., an Athens, Alabama-based woman-owned provider of innovative marketing, advertising and sports novelty products, announced today that the company's patented college Big Top Banners and propane tank covers will be available in select locations of Academy Sports & Outdoors retail stores across the country.

Athens, AL (PRWEB) December 10, 2006 -- Big Top Banners, Inc., an Athens, Alabama-based woman-owned provider of innovative marketing, advertising and sports novelty products, announced today that the company's patented college Big Top Banners and propane tank covers will be available in select locations of Academy Sports & Outdoors retail stores across the country. Academy Sports & Outdoors is one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, operating over 90 stores across the southeastern United States.

The Big Top Banner is a very unique sports novelty product that can be displayed on top of a vehicle while driving at highway speeds or displayed while having a tailgate party. The fully assembled product measures 40" by 18" and includes a vivid banner displaying licensed collegiate logos. It is two-sided with a black liner, and attaches to the vehicle using suction cups and a patented driving attachment. Obviously larger than a traditional car flag, the Big Top Banner is virtually silent during use and also allows vehicle occupants full use of their windows while using the product.

The Big Top Propane Tank Cover displays college logos on both sides of a vivid cover for standard 20-pound propane tanks, most commonly used on barbecue grills. It has a zipper enabling the owner to place it on the propane tank without removing the tank from the grill. It is very durable and washable. This product is also available in several generic designs such as stars and stripes and camouflage for use by hunters on propane heaters.

"Big Top Banners is very excited to have formed this partnership with Academy Sports & Outdoors," stated Big Top Banners Vice President of Sales, Michael R. Hanson. "Our great relationship with Academy Sports & Outdoors will ensure that our products will be easily available to college sports fans throughout the Southeast!"

About Big Top Banners
Big Top Banners was founded in 2003 with a mission to provide innovative marketing, advertising, and sports novelty products to its target markets while delivering unmatched quality and service to its customers. Through the research and development for our own patented products to the distribution of our partners' quality products, Big Top Banners has a long and proven track record of delighting our customers. For more information, visit www.bigtopbanners.com.

Contact:   
Michelle Emens
Big Top Banners, Inc.
256-216-9350
www.bigtopbanners.com

About Academy Sports & Outdoors
Academy Sports & Outdoors is one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, operating over 90 stores across the southeastern United States. Our stores offer the sports and outdoors enthusiast a broad selection of equipment, apparel and footwear at everyday low prices. Our formula of low prices and a large selection has allowed the company to become a leader in the sporting goods industry.

Academy Sports & Outdoors ranks among the highest in sales per store and highest sales per square foot of any other sporting goods retailer in the country, and has experienced a compounded annual sales growth rate of 17 percent over the past ten years.

Our newly expanded distribution center boasts over a million square feet of processing and inventory space, and operates day and night to supply the store locations with merchandise for our customers. Expansion plans for the future include opening additional store locations throughout the Southeastern region of the United States.

Academy Sports & Outdoors is led by David Gochman, the Chairman, President and CEO. We are now over 9,000 associates strong.

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