Foot Locker

Foot Locker, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in over 40 countries.

Foot Locker, Inc.
Formerly
  • Woolworth Co. (1988–1997)
  • Venator Group (1997–2001)
Company typePublic
IndustryClothing
PredecessorF. W. Woolworth Company
Founded
FoundersF. W. Woolworth and Santiago Lopez
Headquarters330 West 34th Street,
New York City
,
U.S.
Number of locations
3,129 stores
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Brands
  • Foot Locker
  • Kids Foot Locker
  • Lady Foot Locker
  • House Of Hoops
  • Footaction
  • Runner's Point
  • Sidestep
Revenue US$8.0 billion (2020)
US$659 million (2020)
US$491 million (2020)
Total assets US$6.6 billion (2020)
Total equity US$2.519 billion (2017)
Number of employees
32,175 (2017)
Websitefootlocker.com

Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foot Locker's roots date to 1879, as it is a successor corporation to the F. W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth's”), which changed its name to Foot Locker in 2001, as many of its freestanding stores were Kinney Shoes and Woolworth's locations. The company operates the eponymous “Foot Locker” chain of athletic footwear retail outlets (along with “Kids Foot Locker” and “Lady Foot Locker” stores), and other athletic-based divisions including Champs Sports, Footaction USA, House of Hoops, and Eastbay/Footlocker.com, which owns the rights to Final-Score. The company is also famous for its employees' uniforms at its flagship Foot Locker chain, resembling those of referees.

According to the company's filings with the SEC, as of January 2017, Foot Locker, Inc. had 3,363 primarily mall-based stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Nearly 70% of its products are from Nike.

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