Foot Locker
Headquarters:
112 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10120
Employees: 16,806
CEO: Matthew Serra
Website: http://www.footlocker-inc.com
Stock Symbol:
FL
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If you've been to a mall and shopped for
sneakers, then you've probably visited a Foot Locker store. Foot
Locker is the world's leading athetic retailer with over 3,900
stores in 20 countres in North America, Europe and Australia.
Through its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot
Locker and Champs Sports retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer
channel Footlocker.com/Eastbay, the company is the leading provider
of athletic footwear and apparel.
Stores are stocked with the latest athletic
clothing and footwear from Nike, Reebok and Adidas. The stores
are destination locations for its core customers that are 12
to 21 years old.
As of November 3, 2007, the Company operated
3,896 stores in 21 countries in North America, Europe and Australia.
In addition, 10 franchised stores are currently operating in
the Middle East and South Korea.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the company
expects to open eight new stores and close up to 142 unproductive
stores.
There are usually multiple Foot Locker-brand
stores found in the same mall.
History
Foot Locker was originally known as the
F.W. Woolworth Company, founded by Frank and Charles Woolworth
in 1911 as five-and-dime discount stores in New York City.
The company opened the first Foot Locker
in 1974 and grew to thousands of stores worldwide. The company
changed its name to Foot Locker Inc. in 2001. It would acquire
the Footaction chain in 2004.
Benefits
Employees of Foot Locker, Inc., enjoy a
comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental
coverage, as well as life insurance programs, merchandise discounts
and more.
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