Foot Locker

Foot Locker, Inc.

Formerly	Woolworth Co. (1988–1997) Venator Group (1997–2001)
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: FL S&P 600 component
Industry	Clothing
Predecessor	F. W. Woolworth Company
Founded	September 12, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-09-12) in City of Industry, California, U.S.
Founders	F. W. Woolworth and Santiago Lopez
Headquarters	New York City , U.S.
Number of locations	2,523 stores (2023)[1]
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mary Dillon (President & CEO)
Brands	Foot Locker Kids Foot Locker Lady Foot Locker Champs Sports Atmos WSS House Of Hoops Footaction Runner's Point Sidestep
Revenue	US$8.15 billion (2023)[1]
Operating income	US$142 million (2023)[1]
Net income	US$−330 million (2023)[1]
Total assets	US$6.87 billion (2023)[1]
Total equity	US$2.89 billion (2023)[1]
Number of employees	46,846 (2023)[1]
Website	footlocker.com

Foot Locker, Inc. is an American multinational sportswear and footwear retailer headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,^[2] and operating in over 40 countries.

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.^[3] 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.^[4]