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ArticleSporting goods industry stocks rose by 10.9% in Q1 2021
Confirming the resilience of our industry, the average stock market value of 38 selected public companies in the sporting goods sector advanced by 10.9 percent in the first three months of 2021. Comparatively, the main stock indices grew by only between 2.4 percent and 8.5 percent over the period.
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Foot Locker has a new CFO, earns praise from Moody’s
Moody’s has confirmed Foot Locker’s positive Ba1 corporate family rating, in spite of Covid’s effects on its business, considering that its liquidity is very good. Other assets are its scale, geographic diversification and well-recognized brand names. Key risks are the chain’s narrow focus on the fashion-sensitive premium athletic footwear and ...
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Foot Locker reports lower sales and profits
The share price of Foot Locker fell by 8.8 percent at closing on Feb. 26 after the international U.S.-based sports retailer reported a drop of 2.7 percent in comparable sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, with a 12 percent drop in same-store sales offsetting a 44 percent increase ...
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Foot Locker’s capital spending will grow to $275m in 2021
Foot Locker’s board of directors has authorized capital investments of $275 million for this year, a big jump from the $155 million spent in 2020, when they were reduced to maintain liquidities in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Foot Locker’ board has also decided to raise its quarterly dividend by ...
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Foot Locker adopts a “poison pill”
Foot Locker announced that its board of directors has adopted a “short-term shareholder rights plan” designed to reduce the likelihood that anybody will gain control of the company without appropriately compensating its shareholders. It will distribute one right to each outstanding share as a dividend if any person acquires 20 ...
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Expanded: Foot Locker books 7.7% higher same-store sales in Q3
Foot Locker reported an increase in same-store sales of 7.7 percent for the third quarter, ended Oct. 31. In absolute terms, the company’s revenues grew by 9.0 percent to $2,016 million, with a 7.7 percent rise in local currencies, beating analysts’ estimates. Digital sales jumped by 52 percent, representing 21.4 ...
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Infographics & DataRanking - The Largest Sporting Goods Retailers Worldwide
This exclusive chart shows the revenue development of the major global sporting goods retailers in 2019 vs 2018. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 10 major European sports retailers online
The online retail business in the sporting goods sector has been growing stronger and stronger in recent years, find out which players are the real winners.
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Foot Locker partners with Adyen for online and in-store payments
Foot Locker is expanding its relationship with Adyen to various markets internationally for in-store and online payments. The international athletic footwear retailer has been working with Adyen since 2018. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Adyen has offices across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.
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Infographics & DataRanking - The largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe
This exclusive chart shows the largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe ranked by website visitors. Included are sporting goods retailer and e-tailer. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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Big recovery at Foot Locker
In a preliminary statement that sent its stock price high, Foot Locker revealed a jump of 18 percent in same-store sales during its third quarter ended on Aug. 1. Analysts had forecast a loss for the company, but Foot Locker indicated that it may have even beaten the $60 million ...
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A Foot Locker pioneer, Harold Sells, passed away
Harold Sells, a U.S. executive closely connected with the history of Foot Locker, has died at the age of 92. His career started in 1954 when he opened the first store of Kinney Shoes, a American shoe retail chain that was then bought by Woolworth Corporation, where he helped found ...
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ArticleFoot Locker will convert about 35 Runners Point stores
As we had imagined in reporting the phaseout of its Runners Point banner in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the management of Foot Locker told investors on May 22 that only about 40 stores would be closed, while the others would be converted to the Foot Locker or Sidestep format. Between ...
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ArticleFoot Locker closes its German Runners Point chain
Confirming in part a report aired on a German TV channel, Foot Locker said it “intends to consolidate our Runners Point business into our other operations in Europe,” after a year-long assessment of its operations and the competitive landscape in Europe. The TV report said that all the remaining Runners ...
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