Foot Locker Shoe Store
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Considering the smaller specialty sized storefront, it is amazing to discover the variety of shoes and products that a Foot Locker Shoe Store holds.
About Foot Locker, Inc
The original Foot Locker shoe store opened its doors in 1974, at a time when more customers were demanding authentic athletic shoes for their homegrown sports adventures. As the stores have emerged into a market where function and fashion have merged, they are now the leading retailer in the athletic marketplace. Their core customer base is guys and gals from twelve to twenty years old. Although headquartered in New York City, the corporation has over 4,000 retail operations in twenty different countries worldwide. They are divided into five separate organizations:
- Foot Locker Shoe Store
- Footaction
- Lady Foot Locker Store
- Kids Foot Locker Store
- Champs Stores
Community Support
As a company, Foot Locker, Inc gives back to the communities it resides in. They have created and partnered on four main humanitarian initiatives:
- American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides”
- Fred Jordan Mission in Los Angeles
- United Way of New York City
- Foot Locker Foundation’s “On Our Feet” donation program
Foot Locker Shoe Store
The Foot Locker shoe store division has over 2,000 individual stores worldwide with around 1,400 of them in the United States. In addition to the brick and mortar stores commonly found in large malls, they also have a complete Internet storefront.
At the actual stores, shoes are definitely the prominent product, although they do offer a variety of other related athletic merchandise. Their sports oriented shoes, clothing and accessories are divided into men’s, women’s, and youth. The traditional Foot Locker shoe store provides generalized products for all these categories, whereas the other divisions are more specific to a certain group. As Lady Foot Locker only sells merchandise for women.
Sports
If you play a sport, Foot Locker has you covered. With shoes and necessary accessories designed specifically for the following sports, this store can easily be a one stop shop before the season begins.
Fan Gear
Whatever is your favorite team, Foot Locker most likely carries its colors and logo on apparel or accessories. With the best selection found online, or regional teams highlighted at your local store, they cover the following leagues:
- AFL
- MLB
- MLS
- NBA
- NCAA
- NFL
- NHL
- US Olympics
- WNBA
- World Soccer
Casual Fashion
Although the most technical athletic shoe is an "in" with the fashion scene of today, Foot Locker shoe stores do also provide selected merchandise identified for only a casual use. Depending on the season you can find an assortment of:
- Boots
- Sneakers
- Clogs and Slippers
- Sandals
- Thongs and Slides
Accessories
Foot Locker shoe stores are simply packed with athletic gear. They also provide every type of athletic accessory imaginable including:
- Sport Technology and Watches
- Socks and Sport-specific Accessories
- Bags and Backpacks
- Sunglasses
- Books
Brands
If you have heard of it, they carry it. Foot Locker stores have access to over 2,000 unique brands of athletic shoes and gear. The most popular and heavily stocked are:
- Nike
- Adidas
- Converse
- Puma
- Asics
- Timberland
- New Balance
- Brooks
- Fila
- Champion
- Majestic
Sales Philosophy
As a traditional shoe store, they are not a help-yourself retailer. With samples of all their products sprinkled throughout the store, the true stock is hidden behind the back wall. If you know exactly what you need, be sure to hook up quickly with a salesperson and let them take over.
External Links
For further information on specific products, prices, career opportunities or to find a store near you visit:
The website also offers access to their Outlet clearance center with prices up to 50% off retail.
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Comments
Chelsea, visit the Heelys store locator to find a location near you.
-- Contributed by: Tsharmahi i cant seem to find any shoe stores that sell heelys can you please name some stores i can look at?
-- Contributed by: chelseaThanks for your comments, John and Rokeshia! We love Foot Locker, too!
-- Contributed by: Tsharma
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