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Foot Locker is a popular store for footwear and athletic clothing. The store is known across the world and has largely over 3,000 stores worldwide. Just like any other athletic store, Foot Locker has a wide range of customers who religiously shop there. As a matter of fact, due to their fan base, many people work hard to acquire jobs as sales representatives in the company. Foot Locker is one of the largest grossing footwear stores worldwide. Here are a few interesting facts you may not have previously known about Foot Locker:
Company Origin
The origin of Foot Locker dates back to 1894 to a standard shoe store called Kinney Shoes started by a man known as George Kinney. His business was pretty successful and expanded pretty quickly. The management changed over the years due to changes in the market. Kinney Shoes was bought out by Woolworth in 1963 which operated the Foot Locker athletic shoe division we know today.
First Official Foot Locker Store
The first official Foot Locker store was opened September 12, 1974 in the Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, California which is still operating today.
Foot Locker Is Global
Foot Locker being an international brand has managed to open stores all across the globe. They have widespread locations inside the USA grossing to over 900 stores including Illinois, Alabama, New York, and many other states. Europe comes in second with close to 250 stores across the continent in various countries such as Germany, France, Italy, and England.
Various Types of Foot Locker Stores
The most famous Foot Locker franchise stocks male and relatively gender-neutral shoe designs. However, with time, there has been an increased demand to expand the scope of the type of shoes they stock. Currently, there is Lady Foot Locker and Foot Locker Kids stores to cover the needs of all people. Together with these departments, they use their platform to incorporate important campaigns for women and kids.
Foot Locker Sells Many Brands
Considering the quantity of shoes Foot Locker sells, they have worked with various shoe companies over the years. Foot Locker holds brands such as Nike, Adidas, Canvas, Kappa, and many others. All these companies sum up to 60 different brands. The company prides itself on having the first choice at having the new releases on these shoes and also some of the most craved footwear releases in the world. The fact they have established demands allows the company to continuously grow as the years go by.
Homage to Basketball
In homage to basketball and its impact on athletic footwear, Foot Locker created a brand known as House of Hoops. This brand holds the most desirable and premium basketball shoes such as Nikes, Jordans, and Converse that are largely used in the game of basketball. This division of Foot Locker allowed for the start of the podcast, Built By The Game, which holds discussions around basketball in New York and other related issues such as athletes, sneakers, and music.
Large Social Media Presence
Foot Locker has various social media platforms that have worked to market their presence. They also use these platforms to broadcast their store campaigns. They have an officialy Instagram account with 12 million followers, a Twitter account with 1.5 million followers, and a YouTube channel with 156,000 subscribers. They are doing relatively well for themselves with all these being business accounts.
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