Foot Locker, Inc., incorporated on April 7, 1989, is a retailer of shoes and apparel. The Company operates through two segments: Athletic Stores and Direct-to-Customers. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 3,363 primarily mall-based stores, as well as stores in high-traffic urban retail areas and high streets, in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated franchised stores in Germany under the Runners Point banner. A total of 74 franchised stores were operating as of January 28, 2017, of which 54 were operating in the Middle East, 15 in Germany, and five in the Republic of Korea.
Athletic Stores
The Company is an athletic footwear and apparel retailer, which include businesses, such as include Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Footaction, Runners Point, Sidestep and SIX:02. Foot Locker is an athletic footwear and apparel retailer, which caters to the sneaker aficionado. These stores offer footwear and apparel, manufactured primarily by the athletic brands. Foot Locker provides a selection of products that supports the global sneaker culture. As of January 28, 2017, it operated 217 House of Hoops shops, which sell basketball footwear and apparel from Nike and Jordan; 15 Puma Labs, selling Puma's footwear and apparel styles, and one adidas Foundation. As of January 28, 2017, the Company's 1,784 stores were located in 23 countries, including 948 in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam, 119 in Canada, 622 in Europe, and a combined 95 in Australia and New Zealand.
Kids Foot Locker offers a selection of brand-name athletic footwear, apparel and accessories for young children. Its stores feature an environment geared to appeal to both parents and children. As of January 28, 2017, of its 411 stores, 370 were located in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, 29 in Europe, and 12 in Canada. Lady Foot Locker is a United States retailer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories dedicated to sneaker-obsessed young women. Its stores provide premium sneakers and apparel, selected to reflect the styles. As of January 28, 2017, Lady Foot Locker operated 124 stores that were located in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Champs Sports is a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailers in North America. With a focus on the lifestyle expression of sport, Champs Sports' product categories include athletic footwear and apparel, and sport-lifestyle inspired accessories. As of January 28, 2017, of its 545 stores, 516 were located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands and 29 in Canada. Footaction is an athletic footwear and apparel retailer that offers a selection of athletic lifestyle brands and looks. As of January 28, 2017, its 261 stores were located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and focus on authentic product.
Runners Point specializes in running footwear, apparel, and equipment for performance and lifestyle purposes. As of January 28, 2017, its 122 stores were located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This banner caters to local running communities providing technical products, training tips and access to local running and group events, while also serving their lifestyle running needs. Sidestep is a predominantly athletic fashion footwear banner. As of January 28, 2017, its 86 stores were located in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland. SIX:02 is a retail concept designed for the modern woman, featuring top brands in athletic-inspired style. The apparel, footwear and accessory assortments are curated to provide an athletic fashion point of view, fusing performance and casual style. As of January 28, 2017, SIX:02 operated 30 stores in the United States.
Direct-to-Customers
The Direct-to-Customers segment is multi-branded and sells directly to customers through Internet and mobile sites and catalogs. The Direct-to-Customers segment operates the Websites for eastbay.com, final-score.com, eastbayteamsales.com and sp24.com. Additionally, this segment includes the Websites, both desktop and mobile, aligned with the brand names of its store banners (footlocker.com, ladyfootlocker.com, six02.com kidsfootlocker.com, champssports.com, footaction.com, footlocker.ca, footlocker.eu, runnerspoint.com and sidestep-shoes.com). These sites offer online selections of athletically inspired shoes and apparel, while providing a seamless link between e-commerce and physical stores. Eastbay is a direct marketers in the United States, providing high school and other athletes with a complete sports solution, including athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and team licensed merchandise for a range of sports.
