Ross Athletic Supply

What Ross Athletic Supply does

Ross Athletic Supply is a privately held, founder-owned specialty retailer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The company supplies gymnastic equipment to customers in the gymnastics industry, operating with a small headcount of 11 to 50 employees under the ownership of founder Ross N Morreale. The firm appears to function as a traditional retail operation targeting the gymnastics vertical.

The company's product offering centers on gymnastic equipment, though SKU-level catalog details, brand/manufacturer partnerships, and pricing mechanics are not disclosed in the available source material. The business model — including pricing structure, sales channel mix (in-store vs. online), supplier relationships, and customer segmentation across clubs, schools, and individual athletes — is not characterized in the input data, representing a material information gap. The firm's website (rossathletic.com) did not render substantive content at the time of data collection, further limiting visibility into product breadth and any e-commerce footprint.

Given the 11–50 employee range, niche vertical focus, single implied location, and absence of any disclosed outside investment, Ross Athletic Supply appears to be a stable, owner-operated small business rather than a venture-backed or PE-owned growth platform. There is no evidence of multi-location expansion, technology-driven differentiation, M&A activity, or institutional capital in the available data. The investment-relevant question is whether the firm represents a tuck-in acquisition candidate for a larger sporting goods distributor or remains a stand-alone lifestyle business.

Name

Ross Athletic Supply

Website

https://rossathletic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ross Athletic Supply is a privately held, founder-owned specialty retailer founded in 1997 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, supplying gymnastic equipment to the gymnastics industry from a small 11–50 employee operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Athletic Equipment Retail

NAICS

Sporting Goods Retailers (45911)

SIC

Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec (3949)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAMABAD

Fitness Equipment & Performance Accessories Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Sporting Goods Generalist Retail

SECONDARYEDAEAIAG

Physical Education & Athletics Equipment (Gym, Sports Gear, Scoreboards)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Education Supplies, Equipment & Furniture Procurement

Keywords

• Gymnastics equipment
• Athletic supplies
• Sports equipment retail
• Gym gear
• Fitness equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Smith

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Ross Athletic Supply is a retail shop that sells gymnastic equipment and athletic supplies to customers in the gymnastics industry. The business stocks physical gear used by gymnasts, gymnastics programs, and related athletic buyers, operating as a traditional storefront retailer based in Fort Smith, United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnastic Equipment Retail Retail offering of gymnastic equipment and related athletic supplies sold to individual gymnasts, parents, coaches, and gymnastics programs from the company's Fort Smith store and website.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Tumbl Trak: A specialty manufacturer and retailer of gymnastics and tumbling equipment, including mats, bars, and training aids, serving the same gymnastics market niche as Ross Athletic Supply.
• Norbert's Athletic Products: A specialty retailer and distributor of gymnastics, cheerleading, and athletic equipment serving schools, gyms, and clubs — overlapping directly with Ross Athletic Supply's gymnastics retail focus.
• Resilite Sports Products: A manufacturer of gymnastics and wrestling mats, crash pads, and protective athletic equipment, supplying a comparable customer base of gymnastics facilities and athletic programs.
• Spieth America: A premier gymnastics equipment brand supplying apparatus, mats, and competition gear to clubs, schools, and competitions — a direct competitor in the gymnastics equipment space.
• American Athletic Inc. (AAI): A long-established manufacturer and supplier of gymnastics equipment, mats, and apparatus, directly competing with Ross Athletic Supply in the gymnastics equipment category for schools, clubs, and gyms.

Broad incumbents

• BSN Sports: A large-scale distributor of team sports and athletic equipment to schools, leagues, and institutions, carrying gymnastics lines alongside broader team sport categories where Ross Athletic Supply operates.
• Academy Sports + Outdoors: A large multi-category sporting goods and outdoor retailer with a presence in the South-Central US, offering fitness and gymnastics-adjacent equipment in competition with specialty retailers like Ross Athletic Supply.
• Dick's Sporting Goods: A national sporting goods retailer that carries gymnastics and fitness equipment as part of a broader assortment, representing a much larger incumbent competing for the same end customers.

Regional players

• Play It Again Sports: A franchised new and used sporting goods retailer with locations across the US including the South-Central region, offering gymnastics and fitness equipment to budget-conscious consumers overlapping with Ross Athletic Supply's market.

Emerging players

• Gymnova: An international gymnastics equipment manufacturer and supplier expanding in the North American market, representing an emerging competitive threat to niche US gymnastics retailers like Ross Athletic Supply.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rossathletic
• Facebookfacebook.com/rossathletic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ross-athletic-supply-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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